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d out his threat not to sign the bill, he would bring on what they most feared: a shutdown. And he might well blame the shutdown on his own party. Mark Meadows, the head of the House Freedom Caucus and a staunch Trump ally in Congress, called the president from Europe to say that after the vote on Thursday

ght-wing adversary Mark Meadows, along with Bannon, had gotten behind a plan to push House majority leader Kevin McCarthy for chief of staff. Even Meadows, who hated McCarthy, was all for it. Here finally was a strat- egy: McCarthy, a top tactician, would refocus an unfocused White House on one mission

invective. His legal interpretation of proper executive branch function too often thwarted his boss's wishes. Dowd and his colleagues, Ty Cobb and Jay Sekulow—the trio of law- yers charged with navigating the president through his personal legal problems—had, on the other hand, become highly skilled in avo

r will they come across as partisan and unserious about his conclusions? EFTA00021205 --- PAGE BREAK --- "Bob Mueller better be prepared," Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) told Laura Ingraham on Fox News last night. "Because I can tell you, he will be cross-examined for the first time and the American people

rican people will start to see the flaws in his report." "The first thing he needs to answer is his own conflicts of interest," added Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow on Sean Hannity's Fox show. Mueller's unwillingness to engage in a tit-for-tat with Trump and Co. throughout his probe kept him above the fray, but

com/2020/08/03/coronavirus-stimulus-updates-relief-bill-talks- hinge-on-unemployment-insurance.html> (8/3, Pramuk, 3.62M) reports on its website that Meadows and Mnuchin met with Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer "for more than two hours at the Capitol," and "following the meeting, Pelosi told re

m/story/news/politics/2020/08/03/trump-investigation-goes- beyond-hush-money-manhattan-da-suggests/5573931002/> (8/3, Johnson, 10.31M) indicates that Jay Sekulow, EFTA00136457 Trump's attorney, "argued that allowing the Manhattan prosecutor to obtain the president's financial records would empower some 2,3

, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, and House Speaker Pelosi - are scheduled to meet again Tuesday. CNBC (8/3, Pramuk, 3.62M) reports on its website that Meadows and Mnuchin met with Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer "for more than two hours at the Capitol," and "following the meeting, Pelosi told re

led that Trump could challenge the subpoena on separate grounds, which his lawyers did last month." USA Today (8/3, Johnson, 10.31M) indicates that Jay Sekulow, Trump's attorney, "argued that allowing the Manhattan prosecutor to obtain the president's financial records would empower some 2,300 local distri

), the Washington Examiner (7/9, Brest, 448K), and Bloomberg (7/9, Sink, 4.73M), among other news outlets, also cover Trump's tweets. Chief of Staff Meadows said on Fox Business' Lou Dobbs Tonight (7/9, 49K) that "this was nothing more than setting up a fishing expedition for every local DA across the co

Holt, 5.87M) reported the White House "insists" the "rulings are a win," and the Washington Post (7/9, Barnes, 14.2M) notes "the president's lawyer Jay Sekulow said in a statement, We are pleased that in the decisions issued today, the Supreme Court has temporarily blocked both Congress and New York prosecu

, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, and House Speaker Pelosi - are scheduled to meet again Tuesday. CNBC (8/3, Pramuk, 3.62M) reports on its website that Meadows and Mnuchin met with Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer "for more than two hours at the Capitol," and "following the meeting, Pelosi told re

led that Trump could challenge the subpoena on separate grounds, which his lawyers did last month." USA Today (8/3, Johnson, 10.31M) indicates that Jay Sekulow, Trump's attorney, "argued that allowing the Manhattan prosecutor to obtain the president's financial records would empower some 2,300 local distri

d invective. His legal interpretation of proper executive branch function too often thwarted his boss's wishes. Dowd and his colleagues, Ty Cobb and Jay Sekulow—the trio of law- yers charged with navigating the president through his personal legal problems—had, on the other hand, become highly skilled in avoi

ied out his threat not to sign the bill, he would bring on what they most feared: a shutdown. And he might well blame the shutdown on his own party. Mark Meadows, the head of the House Freedom Caucus and a | staunch Trump ally in Congress, called the president from Europe to say that after the vote on Thursda

right-wing adversary Mark Meadows, along with Bannon, had gotten behind a plan to push House majority leader Kevin McCarthy for chief of staff. Even Meadows, who hated McCarthy, was all for it. Here finally was a strat- egy: McCarthy, a top tactician, would refocus an unfocused White House on one mission—