Trump Blasts Blumenthal for Being 'Judge and Jury' on Comey

President Donald Trump on Wednesday took to Twitter to dish on Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, making the rounds on the talk shows criticizing the president for firing FBI Director James Comey.

Blumenthal, D-Conn., earlier Wednesday on "Morning Joe" said Trump "may have committed treason" for his termination of Comey. Trump countered with a terse reminder of the fraud Blumenthal perpetrated back in 2010.

Watching Senator Richard Blumenthal speak of Comey is a joke. "Richie" devised one of the greatest military frauds in U.S. history. For....

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017

years, as a pol in Connecticut, Blumenthal would talk of his great bravery and conquests in Vietnam - except he was never there. When....

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017

caught, he cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness...and now he is judge & jury. He should be the one who is investigated for his acts.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017

"What's needed is an independent, objective, impartial prosecutor. Because only a prosecutor can bring criminal charges and hold accountable the people who may have committed treason, or fraud, or lied to the FBI," Blumenthal said on "Morning Joe."

On Tuesday Blumenthal, member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, went on CNN saying this country is "facing a looming constitutional crisis" over Trump's decision to fire Comey.

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