Hopefully putting to rest another narrative in which the press went off on a wild goose chase, after the CEO of Newsmax Chris Ruddy first said in an interview on Monday that he thought Trump was considering firing the special prosecutor on the Russia investigation, Robert Mueller, and then the NYT boldly followed, the White House said late on Tuesday that President Trump has “no intention” to fire Mueller.
Shortly after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Trump's "revised" travel ban in a largely moot decision as the White House already had appealed to the Supreme Court, moments ago 17 Attorneys General led by NY AG Eric Schneiderman, announced they are filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in opposition to Trump's "Muslim Ban." Attorneys General also filed suit against President Trump’s first and second immigration bans.
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Ahead of tomorrow's much-anticipated testimony, former FBI Director James Comey has released his prepared remarks.
Comey make no accusations but he does outline how he had concerns with some of President Trump's behavior - although he makes it clear that Trump never ordered him to do anything - specifically the president's intent with requests for "loyalty" and repeated direct outreach to Comey. Speaking through Sessions, Comey asked that Trump's outreach stop as it made him "uncomfortable."
Authored by Niall Stanage, op-ed via The Hill,
Is President Trump being undermined by a “Deep State” eager to leak damaging information about him?
The president’s allies, both within the White House and in friendly media outlets, say the answer is yes. Trump himself has complained repeatedly that he is being victimized by underhanded leaks.