If there is no such guilt by Trump or his surrogates that he knows about, he would remain silent and even assist Mueller rather than resist him. He'd already fired FBI director James Comey, but by law, he couldn't fire Mueller himself, so he tried to bully Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who had (appropriately) recused himself from the investigation, into resigning.
The president unleashed a string of tweets Monday accusing CNN, all three broadcast networks and the New York Times and Washington Post of non-stop "fake news", blasting a Democratic critic as "a phony Vietnam con artist" and insisting that his political base is growing stronger, contrary to public opinion polls that show his job approval rating at a historic low.
Christie, a former federal prosecutor, made similar comments about a grand jury's power to issue subpoenas and gather information, while downplaying the news about Mueller purportedly having impaneled another one, reported first by The Wall Street Journal. "It's just a tool that we use like any other tool in the course of our investigations". His comments come two days after officials pledged to clamp down on government leaks they believe undermine U.S. security. "We will leave it [to] the appropriate authorities to determine whether this leaks [sic] should be investigated along with all those others being investigated". But his administration has been largely engulfed in chaos, high-profile departures, and the continuing investigations into Russia's possible link to his presidential campaign.
"Working hard from New Jersey while White House goes through long planned renovation". He added that "the allegations in this article are categorically false".
The report details efforts of several Republicans looking ahead to 2020, calling it a "shadow campaign". Troubled by the president's apparent soft spot for (or perhaps fear of) Vladimir Putin, overwhelming bipartisan majorities in both chambers passed a bill to impose more sanctions on Russian Federation and - most unusually - to prevent the president from lifting any such penalties. Called the Great America Committee, it can accept checks of up to $5,000 from individual donors.
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Dowd, a veteran Washington lawyer, was brought on to the team shortly before Trump's chief counsel Marc Kasowitz was phased out last month.
Trump has not suggested he won't seek a second term.
He also said he was anxious about the Justice Department reviewing subpoena policies for reporters.
"Vice President Pence is a very loyal, very dutiful, but also incredibly effective vice president, and active vice president, with this president, " she said.
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