Trump lashes out at 'beleaguered' Jeff Sessions, 'sleazy' Adam Schiff, and the D.C. 'sewer'

President Trump kicked off his week by tweeting about Russia. On Monday morning, Trump took a quote from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) criticizing Hillary Clinton for blaming her loss on outside factors as a suggestion that it's time to move on from the Russia investigation since "after one year of investigation" there's been "zero evidence" found.
Trump conveniently cropped out the portion of Schumer's quote about Clinton losing "to somebody with 40 percent popularity":
Trump then questioned why investigators and "beleaguered" Attorney General Jeff Sessions aren't "looking into Crooked Hillary's crimes":
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Joshua Green, author of Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency, pointed out the reason Sessions is so "beleaguered" is because he "put his career on the line to endorse Trump — who has now turned on him."
Trump also took a swing at Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, which is investigating Trump's potential ties to Russia:
Before diving into his Russia tweetstorm, Trump tweeted out a proposed change to his signature campaign phrase: "Drain the Swamp should be changed to Drain the Sewer — it's actually much worse than anyone ever thought, and it begins with the Fake News!"
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