Former President George W. Bush’s top ethics lawyer thanked President Trump for making special counsel Robert Mueller’s job “easier.”

“Using Twitter on Christmas Eve to intimidate a witness (McCabe) in a criminal investigation is not a very Christian way to celebrate the holiday,” Richard Painter tweeted Sunday. “But it does make Mr. Mueller’s job easier and that’s a nice thing to do. Merry Christmas!”

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