FILE &#8211; In this April 3, 2017 file photo, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, lashed out at Blumenthal, calling him a &#8220;phony Vietnam con artist&#8221; after the lawmaker expressed concerns about the Justice Department&#8217;s pursuit of leakers and embraced a special counsel&#8217;s probe of Russia meddling in the election and possible collusion with Trump campaign officials. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)