CONGRESS/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Latest on President Donald Trump’s attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Department of Justice (all times local): 2:35 p.m. President Donald Trump’s attack on his own Justice Department for pursuing cases against two GOP congressmen is drawing fire from his fellow Republicans. Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake says Trump’s criticism of the agency for jeopardizing the two lawmakers’ seats exceeds what previous presidents have said. He said Tuesday [9-4-18], ‘We can’t normalize that.’ A spokeswoman for House Speaker Paul Ryan says the Justice Department must be apolitical. AshLee Strong says Ryan is taking seriously the charges lodged against New York Rep. Chris Collins and California Rep. Duncan Hunter. Trump tweeted Monday [9-3-18] both indictments came weeks before November’s midterm elections. In a shot at Attorney General Jeff Sessions, he wrote, ‘Good job Jeff.'”
-The Associated Press, “The Latest: Flake Slams Trump’s Justice Department Attack,” The New York Times online, September 4, 2018