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SIEGE Trump Under Fire MICHAEL WOLFF HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY NEW TONN EFTA00316512 Contents AUTHOR'S NOTE XI 1. BULLSEYE 1 2. THE DO-OVER 21 3. LAWYERS 38 4. HOME ALONE 50 5. R

ten said in triplicate: "Make it go away, make go away, make it go away" The White House counsel Don McGahn—representing the Whi EFTA00316516 2 MICHAEL WOLFF SIEGE House rather than, in a distinction Trump could never firmly grasp, the president himself—demonstrated little ability to make problems disap

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

he owned in Florida, according to the complaint." Politico <https://wvvw.politico.cotn/news/2020/07/21/larry-householder-bribery-ohio-376684> (7/21, Wolff, 4.29M) reports, "Householder used some of the money to help elect 21 candidates for the Ohio House in the 2018 elections, David DeVillers, U.S. at

ce was likely to neutralize objections that some aides had raised in recent days over allowing him to participate in televised coronavirus updates." Meadows, "along with senior adviser Jared Kushner and top officials on the president's reelection campaign, had previously urged him to tether his reelecti

, has been demeaned and disparaged." Reuters also reports that "the decision to restart briefings came after tension between Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, whose team took over leadership of the West Wing in March, and others in the White House, especially Vice President Mike Pence's team, about the ri

rsonal accounts, including more than $100,000 to pay for costs related to a home he owned in Florida, according to the complaint." Politico (7/21, Wolff, 4.29M) reports, "Householder used some of the money to help elect 21 candidates for the Ohio House in the 2018 elections, David DeVillers, U.S. att

ce was likely to neutralize objections that some aides had raised in recent days over allowing him to participate in televised coronavirus updates." Meadows, "along with senior adviser Jared Kushner and top officials on the president's reelection campaign, had previously urged him to tether his reelecti

has been demeaned and disparaged." Reuters also reports that "the decision to restart briefings came after tension between Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, whose team took over leadership of the West Wing in March, and others in the White House, especially Vice President Mike Pence's team, about the ri

he US Treasury's OFAC announced sanctions against Evil Corp, which prohibited US individuals and firms from engaging in any transactions with them." Wolff concludes, "The Treasury Department would now investigate what happened with Garmin and penalize the company if, in fact, it did authorize any rans

llegal immigrants,' McConnell told reporters after GOP senators met for lunch with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who are involved in negotiations with congressional Democrats on the COVID-19 package." The Washington Post (7/28, Daly, 14.2M) reports, "McConnel

hite House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters on Capitol Hill that a new headquarters is a 'pressing need.' While he defended its indusion, Meadows said it won't be an obstacle to passage of another relief bill. 'There are a number of things in the last bill that had nothing to do with the coron

rsonal accounts, including more than $100,000 to pay for costs related to a home he owned in Florida, according to the complaint." Politico (7/21, Wolff, 4.29M) reports, "Householder used some of the money to help elect 21 candidates for the Ohio House in the 2018 elections, David DeVillers, U.S. att

ce was likely to neutralize objections that some aides had raised in recent days over allowing him to participate in televised coronavirus updates." Meadows, "along with senior adviser Jared Kushner and top officials on the president's reelection campaign, had previously urged him to tether his reelecti

has been demeaned and disparaged." Reuters also reports that "the decision to restart briefings came after tension between Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, whose team took over leadership of the West Wing in March, and others in the White House, especially Vice President Mike Pence's team, about the r

rsonal accounts, including more than $100,000 to pay for costs related to a home he owned in Florida, according to the complaint." Politico (7/21, Wolff, 4.29M) reports, "Householder used some of the money to help elect 21 candidates for the Ohio House in the 2018 elections, David DeVillers, U.S. att

has been demeaned and disparaged." Reuters also reports that "the decision to restart briefings came after tension between Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, whose team took over leadership of the West Wing in March, and others in the White House, especially Vice President Mike Pence's team, about the r

ce was likely to neutralize objections that some aides had raised in recent days over allowing him to participate in televised coronavirus updates." Meadows, "along with senior adviser Jared Kushner and top officials on the president's reelection campaign, had previously urged him to tether his reelecti

he US Treasury's OFAC announced sanctions against Evil Corp, which prohibited US individuals and firms from engaging in any transactions with them." Wolff concludes, "The Treasury Department would now investigate what happened with Garmin and penalize the company if, in fact, it did authorize any rans

ite House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters on Capitol Hill that a new headquarters is a 'pressing need.' While he defended its inclusion, Meadows said it won't be an obstacle to passage of another relief bill. 'There are a number of things in the last bill that had nothing to do with the coron

he US Treasury's OFAC announced sanctions against Evil Corp, which prohibited US individuals and firms from engaging in any transactions with them." Wolff concludes, "The Treasury Department would now investigate what happened with Garmin and penalize the company if, in fact, it did authorize any rans

ite House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters on Capitol Hill that a new headquarters is a `pressing need.' While he defended its inclusion, Meadows said it won't be an obstacle to passage of another relief bill. `There are a number of things in the last bill that had nothing to do with the coron

he US Treasury's OFAC announced sanctions against Evil Corp, which prohibited US individuals and firms from engaging in any transactions with them." Wolff concludes, "The Treasury Department would now investigate what happened with Garmin and penalize the company if, in fact, it did authorize any rans

ite House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters on Capitol Hill that a new headquarters is a 'pressing need.' While he defended its inclusion, Meadows said it won't be an obstacle to passage of another relief bill. 'There are a number of things in the last bill that had nothing to do with the coron

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preternatural confidence, nothi appeared to dissuade him—that sometime in the very near future he wot HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021125 --- PAGE BREAK --- 4 MICHAEL WOLFF hear directly from the special counsel, who would send him a compre- hensive and even apologetic letter of exoneration. “Where” he kept demanding to

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