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) September 3, 2018
Trump is saying — explicitly saying — that the Congressmen in question should not have been charged with crimes because it might cost the Republican Party two seats in Congress. This is baldly corrupt — and I know of only one Republican who has raised an objection to the remark.
Policy preferences are now irrelevant; the country must be protected from the obsequious weenies who are the Republican Party.