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The White House was still absorbing the blowback from firing James Comey, and nothing about the surrounding days made it look smarter. Trump had already tied the decision to the Russia investigation in public remarks, which only deepened suspicions. By May 25, the firing was not fading; it was becoming the central fact pattern.
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The White House was still absorbing the blowback from firing James Comey, and nothing about the surrounding days made it look smarter. Trump had already tied the decision to the Russia investigation in public remarks, which only deepened suspicions. By May 25, the firing was not fading; it was becoming the central fact pattern.
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The White House was still absorbing the blowback from firing James Comey, and nothing about the surrounding days made it look smarter. Trump had already tied the decision to the Russia investigation in public remarks, which only deepened suspicions. By May 25, the firing was not fading; it was becoming the central fact pattern.
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