Trump calls Comey – slime ball’ in response to book
In this June 8, 2017, file photo, former FBI director James Comey testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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US launches missile strikes in Syria
President Donald Trump ordered a military attack against Syrian President Bashar Assad on Friday, joining allies Britain and France in launching missile strikes in retaliation for what Western nations said was the deliberate gassing of Syrian civilians. The coordinated strike marked the second time in a year that Trump has used force against Assad, who U.S. officials believe has continued to test the West's willingness to accept gruesome chemical attacks.
Trump orders strikes on Syrian chemical weapons facilities
Explosions lit up the skies with anti-aircraft fire, over Damascus, the Syrian capital, as the U.S. launches an attack on Syria targeting different parts of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria, early Saturday, April 14, 2018. Syria's capital has been rocked by loud explosions that lit up the sky with heavy smoke as U.S. President Donald Trump announced airstrikes in retaliation for the country's alleged use of chemical weapons.
US launches missile strikes on Syria
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the US, France and Britain together launched military strikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for his alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians and to deter him from doing it again. In an announcement from the White House, Trump said the US is prepared to "sustain" pressure on Assad until he ends what the president called a criminal pattern of killing his own people with international banned chemical weapons.
Trump considers re-joining Pacific trade pact he once spurned
President Donald Trump said Thursday the US could re-enter the Trans-Pacific Partnership if it could get a "better" deal, potentially marking an abrupt about-face for a president who campaigned against the deal and swiftly withdrew from it after taking office last year. "Would only join TPP if the deal were substantially better than the deal offered to Pres.
Justice Watchdog Says McCabe Misled Investigators
Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein tells confidantes he is prepared to be fired - WASHINGTON - Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has struck a stoic and righteous tone in private conversations he has had this week about the fate of his job as President Donald Trump has launched public criticism Comey says Trump asked if he could disprove salacious prostitute allegations in 'dossier' - Former FBI director James Comey says President Donald Trump asked him to investigate the salacious allegations from the so-called "dossier" to "prove that it didn't happen" and said it would be Publisher printing 850,000 copies of James Comey book - Comey: Briefing Trump felt like out-of-body experience - The publisher of James Comey's book "A Higher Loyalty" is printing 850,000 copies to meet the expected demand from buyers.
Asia cautious about possible Trump rethink on trade deal
Japan and New Zealand reacted cautiously Friday after US President Donald Trump signaled he might reopen talks on a Pacific Rim trade deal that he pulled the US out of shortly after taking office. Japanese officials said they welcome the move if it means that Trump is recognizing the importance of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Cohen to judge: Give us first crack at all materials from DoJ raid
Under normal circumstances, a motion to restrain the fruits of a duly executed search warrant would have little chance of succeeding. When the raid takes place on an attorney for the purposes of seeking information about a client, perhaps the odds might improve .
Trump Fires Back At Sharply Critical Book, Calls Comey ‘Slime Ball’
Firing back at a sharply critical book by former FBI director James Comey, President Donald Trump blasted him Friday as an "untruthful slime ball," saying, "It was my great honor to fire James Comey!" Trump reacted on Twitter early Friday, the day after the emergence of details from Comey's memoir, which says Trump is "untethered to truth," and describes him as fixated in the early days of his presidency on having the FBI debunk salacious rumors he said were untrue but that could distress his wife. James Comey is a proven LEAKER & LIAR.
Is Rod Rosenstein On The Chopping Block?
Rod Rosenstein recently met with Donald Trump at the White House, stoking fears that the president might fire him, POLITICO reported. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, is overseeing Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller's investigation into criminal activity by members of Trump's campaign team.
Trump: U.S. will rejoin Pacific trade pact if terms are improved
U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would only join the Trans Pacific Partnership, a multinational trade deal his administration walked away from last year, if it offered "substantially better" terms than those provided under previous negotiations. His comments, made on Twitter late Thursday, came only hours after he had unexpectedly indicated the United States might rejoin the landmark pact, and amid heightened volatility in financial markets as Washington locked horns with China in a bitter trade dispute.
In new book, Comey blasts untruthful, a ego-drivena Trump
Former FBI Director James Comey blasts President Donald Trump as unethical and "untethered to truth" in a sharply critical new book that describes Trump as fixated in the early days of his administration on having the FBI debunk salacious rumors he insisted were untrue but could distress his wife. In the forthcoming book, Comey compares Trump to a mafia don and calls his leadership of the country "ego driven and about personal loyalty."
Trump unleashes torrent of rage against Comey
President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of rage against James Comey on Sunday over the former FBI director's forthcoming book, calling him "slippery," insisting he never asked him for loyalty and labelling him "the WORST FBI Director in history, by far!" Trump fired off a series of tweets ahead of Comey's interview with ABC, which was set to air in full Sunday evening. In an excerpt shown Saturday, Comey said his belief that Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 presidential election was a factor in his decision to disclose the investigation into her emails.
Ex-coal baron Blankenship debuts ‘fact-check’ campaign site
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Pompeo vows to confront Russia, dodges Mueller questions
Aiming to quell concerns before what is likely to be a narrow confirmation vote, Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo vowed on Thursday to ramp up efforts against Russia in "each place we confront them." But he ducked and dodged when asked whether he supports President Donald Trump's pounding criticism of the federal investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Comey book claims President Trump sought loyalty like mafia boss a Sammy the Bulla
Donald Trump engaged in a months-long effort to secure the loyalty of then-FBI Director James Comey in a series of meetings and phone calls that began in the presidential transition period - behavior Comey likens to that of a mafia boss, Comey writes in a book set for release next week. Those efforts included a now-famous, private White House dinner with Trump just a week after the president was inaugurated, in which Trump, Comey writes, told him: "I need loyalty.
Trump says US will only join Pacific trade pact if terms are improved
U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would only join the Trans Pacific Partnership, a multinational trade pact his administration walked away from last year, if it offered "substantially better" terms than those provided under previous negotiations. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up the executive order on withdrawal from the Trans Pacific Partnership after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington January 23, 2017.
The Latest: New Zealand wary of Trump’s Pacific trade U-turn
New Zealand remains wary of President Donald Trump's apparent U-turn on a Pacific trade deal, after Trump said the U.S. is considering rejoining an 11-nation trade pact it earlier withdrew from. New Zealand Trade Minister David Parker says it isn't clear yet "how real it is" given the differing views about the deal held within the U.S. administration.
Fact: Ex-coal baron Blankenship funds ‘fact-check’ site
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Trump flips on trade pact, weighs rejoining Pacific Rim deal
In a striking reversal, President Donald Trump has asked trade officials to explore the possibility of the United States rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, a free trade deal he pulled out of during his first days in office as part of his "America first" agenda.