Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump,
after being criticized for his response to Russia's election meddling,
challenged Attorney General Jeff Sessions to launch an investigation
into the Obama administration for failing to do enough to stop the 2016
election foreign interference.
The tweet is the latest in a series where Trump faults former President Barack Obama for not doing enough to stop Russian meddling,
but the first time Trump has suggested that Sessions -- the man he
picked to lead the Justice Department but has maintained a grudge
against for the better part of a year -- wasn't doing enough.
"Question:
If all of the Russian meddling took place during the Obama
Administration, right up to January 20th, why aren't they the subject of
the investigation?" Trump tweeted Wednesday morning. "Why didn't Obama
do something about the meddling? Why aren't Dem crimes under
investigation? Ask Jeff Session!"
Trump misspelled his
longtime supporter's name: It's Sessions, not Session. He later deleted
the original tweet and corrected the spelling error.
The
Justice Department is tasked with investigating crimes committed in the
United States, making Trump's tweet a suggestion that the former Obama
administration committed a crime by not stopping Russia.
The Justice Department declined to comment on Trump's tweet.
Trump
and Sessions were in the Oval Office together on Tuesday during an
event honoring law enforcement officials. The two, according to a
source, did not interact much while taking photos.
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