Faiz Shakir, an adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), said Sunday that President Trump is solely concerned with his “own self-interest.”
“This is a person who’s looking out purely for their own self-interest, self preservation,” Shakir said on “ABC’s This Week.” “Me, Trump, my cronyism, go and defend my personal interests, dear Department of Justice, dear IRS, dear Fed Reserve. Whatever it is I want, you are supposed to do.”
On Saturday, the president called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute the likes of former FBI Director James Comey, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D).
Hours later, he appointed White House aide Lindsey Halligan to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Erik Siebert, the previous U.S. Attorney,