Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said on Tuesday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions works for “a blindfolded woman holding a set of scales,” not President Trump.
“I would not stay if my employer had lost confidence in me, but on the other hand, Attorney General Sessions may believe he is doing the job the way he’s supposed to. He doesn’t work for the President; he works for a blindfolded woman holding a set of scales,” Gowdy said in an interview with Bret Baier on Fox News, referring to Lady Justice. “So, he’s gotta make that call.”
Trump has recently been publicly critical of Sessions. In a tweet, he said that Sessions is “beleaguered” and stated in an interview with the New York Times that he would not have hired Sessions if he knew Sessions would recuse himself from the Russian investigation.
So why aren’t the Committees and investigators, and of course our beleaguered A.G., looking into Crooked Hillarys crimes & Russia relations?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 24, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes (where are E-mails & DNC server) & Intel leakers!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 25, 2017
“It’s a very difficult circumstance and again, I view that job differently than I do secretary of commerce or secretary of agriculture,” Gowdy said. “It is heartbreaking to me as a former DOJ employee to see public squabbling between the commander in chief and the nation’s top law enforcement officer,” Gowdy said.
Trump has not fired Sessions or officially asked for his resignation. Despite Trump’s criticism, Sessions has indicated that he plans to stay on as leader of the Department of Justice.
