President Trump has attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions, after the Justice Department filed charges against Republican Congressmember Christopher Collins of New York and Republican Congressmember Duncan Hunter of California. Collins is accused of insider trading. Hunter is accused of illegally using campaign funds for personal expenses. The two Republicans were the first and second members of Congress to endorse candidate Donald Trump in 2016. Jeff Sessions, then senator, was the third. On Monday, Trump tweeted, “Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department. Two easy wins now in doubt because there is not enough time. Good job Jeff......” In response, Nebraska Republican Senator Ben Sasse said, “The United States is not some banana republic with a two-tiered system of justice—one for the majority party and one for the minority party,” in a rebuke of the president and a member of his own party.
Trump Attacks Sessions for Filing Charges Against 2 Republican Congressmen
HeadlineSep 04, 2018
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