Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Preetinder (Preet) Singh BhararaDemocratic attorneys criticize House Judiciary Democrats' questioning of Barr Clyburn echoes calls to rename Pettus bridge Support swells for renaming Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to honor John Lewis after his death MORE suggested Saturday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE is the “weakest and most craven Attorney General in modern times.”

“Once upon a time I thought Alberto Gonzales was the weakest and most craven Attorney General in modern times. I was wrong,” Bharara tweeted.

Once upon a time I thought Alberto Gonzales was the weakest and most craven Attorney General in modern times. I was wrong. — Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) March 17, 2018

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Bharara’s tweet came just hours after Sessions fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Andrew George McCabeGraham: Comey to testify about FBI's Russia probe, Mueller declined invitation Barr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' GOP votes to authorize subpoenas, depositions in Obama-era probe MORE. President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE fired Bharara last year after Bharara refused to resign from his post.

Bharara was referring to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who served under former President George W. Bush.

Gonzales was criticized for supporting the Bush administration’s policy on torture, and faced accusations that the Justice Department improperly eavesdropped on American citizens under his watch. He was also scrutinized over the removal of several U.S. attorneys.

Sessions fired McCabe on Friday just two days before McCabe was set to retire and be eligible for his pension, reportedly following months of Trump upping the pressure to get rid of the deputy director.

The attorney general said that McCabe hadn’t been forthcoming with investigators during an internal review, and had made an improper disclosure to the media.

McCabe claimed that he was fired to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s probe into Russia's election interference, in which McCabe could be a key witness.

McCabe served as acting director of the FBI in the weeks after Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey James Brien ComeyDemocrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Book: FBI sex crimes investigator helped trigger October 2016 public probe of Clinton emails Trump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa MORE.