Sandy Shanks
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There is a reason why Trump engages in controversial, unpopular policies. He wants to keep discussions away from even worse news. Such as:
Trump asked then-acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker if a US attorney he appointed could oversee an investigation tied to himself after the US attorney in question had already recused himself from the probe, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
The Times report cited several US officials with direct knowledge of the call that the paper said occurred late last year. The Times said there was no evidence Whitaker took steps to intervene in the investigation.
If the Times report is accurate, this is a clear case of an attempt of obstruction of justice.
Then matters got worse.
Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe told NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday that he briefed congressional leaders about the counterintelligence investigation he had opened into Trump's activities and statements. McCabe informed Savannah Guthrie of this when she had asked if he had informed the "Gang of Eight" bipartisan group of leaders on the Hill.
The purpose of the briefing in 2017 was to let the congressional leadership, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, then-House Speaker Paul Ryan and their Democratic counterparts, know what the FBI was doing in the probe into Russian election interference and possible collusion by the Trump campaign, McCabe said.
"No one objected. Not on legal grounds, not on constitutional grounds and not based on the facts," McCabe said, adding, "That's the important part here."
NBC News reached out to the congressional leaders for comment on McCabe's remarks, including McConnell, Ryan, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., and panel Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Virginia. They refused to comment.
Trump has argued that McCabe is a liar -- the pot calling the kettle black? -- and that he is fabricating all this, and that he is not the subject of the FBI investigation. In view of McCabe's revelations, that is hardly possible. McCabe informed the leaders of Congress, including Republican leadership, as to what he was doing.
Trump asked then-acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker if a US attorney he appointed could oversee an investigation tied to himself after the US attorney in question had already recused himself from the probe, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
The Times report cited several US officials with direct knowledge of the call that the paper said occurred late last year. The Times said there was no evidence Whitaker took steps to intervene in the investigation.
If the Times report is accurate, this is a clear case of an attempt of obstruction of justice.
Then matters got worse.
Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe told NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday that he briefed congressional leaders about the counterintelligence investigation he had opened into Trump's activities and statements. McCabe informed Savannah Guthrie of this when she had asked if he had informed the "Gang of Eight" bipartisan group of leaders on the Hill.
The purpose of the briefing in 2017 was to let the congressional leadership, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, then-House Speaker Paul Ryan and their Democratic counterparts, know what the FBI was doing in the probe into Russian election interference and possible collusion by the Trump campaign, McCabe said.
"No one objected. Not on legal grounds, not on constitutional grounds and not based on the facts," McCabe said, adding, "That's the important part here."
NBC News reached out to the congressional leaders for comment on McCabe's remarks, including McConnell, Ryan, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., and panel Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Virginia. They refused to comment.
Trump has argued that McCabe is a liar -- the pot calling the kettle black? -- and that he is fabricating all this, and that he is not the subject of the FBI investigation. In view of McCabe's revelations, that is hardly possible. McCabe informed the leaders of Congress, including Republican leadership, as to what he was doing.