Before his resignation, the former White House economic adviser discussed alternate roles with the president—who nevertheless decided to give the top spy job to someone else.
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Trump hires Russia probe critic Joseph diGenova to his legal team
The addition comes as Trump has started swinging more aggressively against Mueller and his team of prosecutors.
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White House tweaks plan to seek death penalty as part of opioid response
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Trump likely to quit Iran deal, Corker says
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Republicans warn Trump to back off Mueller
But they don’t say what, if anything, they might do if the president fires the special counsel.
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Donald Trump’s other attorney general problem
In Illinois, the race for the state’s top legal job has turned into a Democratic primal scream against the president.
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Trump’s adversaries steal the spotlight after wild 24 hours
Stormy Daniels and Andrew McCabe have a bigger platform than ever before.
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How Trump could give the Pentagon a McMaster problem
The general-turned-national security adviser has had a stormy relationship with the Army for years.
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Trump slams Comey, claiming corruption at ‘highest levels of the FBI, Justice & State’
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McCabe kept memos on Trump conversations
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