On Monday, The New Yorker published bombshell allegations against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman by four women who said he had physically and verbally abused them while they were in a romantic relationship. Schneiderman has since resigned — with his downfall predicted by none other than President Trump.
A liberal Democrat, Schneiderman had long been a thorn in the side of President Trump, filing a $40 million civil lawsuit against him over Trump University in August 2013. Trump, then, certainly had something to be angry about when he slammed Schneiderman on Twitter in September 2013:
Looking back now, Trump's tweet — which references Anthony Weiner, the disgraced New York congressman known for his multiple sexting scandals, and Eliot Spitzer, the state's former Democratic governor who resigned following a prostitution scandal — is rather ominous.
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