Trump Keeps Talking to Russia Witnesses, Handing His Critics Fresh Obstruction Fodder
New reporting said President Trump had spoken with people who were witnesses in the special counsel’s Russia investigation, even as his lawyers had warned him to avoid exactly that kind of contact. The same account said he also pushed for a public denial from White House counsel Don McGahn about a prior story on Trump’s effort to fire Robert Mueller. That combination is the problem: it looks less like innocent venting and more like a president who cannot stop reaching into an active investigation.
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Trump Keeps Talking to Russia Witnesses, Handing His Critics Fresh Obstruction Fodder
New reporting said President Trump had spoken with people who were witnesses in the special counsel’s Russia investigation, even as his lawyers had warned him to avoid exactly that kind of contact. The same account said he also pushed for a public denial from White House counsel Don McGahn about a prior story on Trump’s effort to fire Robert Mueller. That combination is the problem: it looks less like innocent venting and more like a president who cannot stop reaching into an active investigati…
New reporting said President Trump had spoken with people who were witnesses in the special counsel’s Russia investigation, even as his lawyers had warned him to avoid exactly that kind of contact. The same account said he also pushed for a public denial from White House counsel Don McGahn about a prior story on Trump’s effort to fire Robert Mueller. That combination is the problem: it looks less like innocent venti…
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