Obama branded 'classless moron' for AG jab at Trump as 'wingman' comments resurface

"The White House shouldn't be able to direct the attorney general to go around prosecuting whoever the president wants prosecuted," Obama said. "The idea is that the attorney general is the people's lawyer, it's not the president's consiglieri."

"You can't have a situation in which whoever's in charge of the government starts using that to go after the political enemies and reward their friends, right?" Obama continued.

"That's different than who do you charge, what case do you bring," Obama said.

Trump supporters on social media criticized Obama's comments, pointing to previous remarks by Holder describing their close relationship. In a 2013 radio interview with Tom Joyner, Holder described himself as Obama's "wingman" when answering a question about his plans to leave the administration.

"I'm still enjoying what I'm doing, there's still work to be done. I'm still the president's wingman, so I'm there with my boy. So we'll see," Holder said.

During Holder's tenure as attorney general, he was held in contempt by the House for failing to produce documents related to an investigation into Operation Fast and Furious, an operation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that led to Mexican drug cartels gaining access to illegal guns. Holder has previously faced scrutiny for opting against seeking criminal prosecution, but he was never accused of pursuing criminal charges on Obama's behalf.

Aside from Comey, several of Trump's other political foes have been indicted, including former national security advisor John Bolton and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The Justice Department had also opened criminal investigations into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.

"Pam: I have reviewed over 30 statements and posts saying that, essentially, 'same old story as last time, all talk, no action. Nothing is being done," Trump wrote. "What about Comey, Adam 'Shifty' Schiff, Leticia??? They're all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done."