Collins says she’s ‘really appalled’ by Trump’s attacks on AG Sessions
"I am really appalled at the president's continuing public humiliation of the attorney general," she told the
Collins, a
Trump renewed criticism of Sessions in a series of posts on the social media site Twitter Friday, after a televised interview Thursday in which he said the former
[Trump continues feud with Sessions, saying he should investigate the 'other side']
In his Friday Tweets, the president chided the attorney general to focus more on investigating what he called "the other side" -- such as people Trump considers rivals or threats, like 2016 presidential opponent
Trump has long been critical of Sessions for recusing himself from Mueller's investigation into
Sessions had said after the president's Thursday comments on
According to Bloomberg, Collins said previously that Trump firing Sessions "would not be a wise move," and "I don't see the president being able to get someone else confirmed as attorney general were he to fire
In addition to weighing in on the Trump-Sessions spat, Collins talked to
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Kavanaugh is seen by opponents as a threat to tip the top court toward overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion. Collins, who is in favor of abortion rights and is seen as a potential make-or-break vote on Kavanaugh's candidacy, said he made it clear to her he sees Roe v. Wade as established law.
On McCain, Collins reportedly told
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