Quote Originally Posted by lardy View Post
There's a reason for that. The tactic is to accuse the opposition of what you're being accused of.

When trump did his tweets about how sessions should not have pursued republicans on criminal charges with elections coming up, some senators said he was treating the US as a banana republic. So it was only a matter of time before the phrase cropped up in this manner.
The DOJ have a 60-day rule to suspend any activity regarding political fibers prior to an election.