George Conway, husband to President Donald Trump’s senior counselor Kellyanne, took to Twitter Tuesday to again blast Trump and for abusing his power while citing other legal experts about some of the president’s recent attacks on the Justice Department and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Conway, who was at first supportive of Trump but has since publicly rebuked the commander-in-chief, specifically took umbrage with Trump’s tough talk about Sessions and the Justice Department investigating and charging Representatives Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter.
On Sunday, the president suggested that Collins and Hunter represented “easy wins” for Republicans and sarcastically said, “Good job Jeff.”
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……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 3 September 2018
The president’s detractors suggested Trump was openly abusing his power and evidently believed the Justice Department was meant to protect him and his political party. Most recent polls indicate Republicans will lose the House in November.
Harvard law professor Jack Goldsmith took to Twitter to explain how Trump’s attacks were ineffective but still displayed an attempt to abuse his power. Conway retweeted him.
“What’s remarkable about Trump’s attack on Sessions re GOP congressmen is that, like similar episodes, (a) he openly abuses his office, (b) his abuse is verbal, not operational, (c) he’s ineffective in executing his corrupts aims, (d) his openness is one key to his ineffectiveness,” Goldsmith said.