Two Senate Republicans on Thursday referred to as for a particular counsel to research whether or not former President Obama helped an effort to undermine President Trump’s 2016 White Home bid.
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) are pushing for the appointment, saying they need solutions about how Obama and his administration “manipulated” issues within the hopes of a Hillary Clinton victory in 2016.
It follows the White Home’s Wednesday launch of paperwork associated to Russia’s effort to affect the 2016 election. That has prompted criticism that the administration is looking for a distraction.
The White Home is making an attempt to maneuver on from the Jeffrey Epstein controversy on a number of fronts, at the same time as Home Republicans joined Democrats to name for extra transparency within the state of affairs. Amid that, Deputy Legal professional Basic Todd Blanche met with Epstein’s alleged confederate Ghislaine Maxwell in jail in Tallahassee.
President Trump on Thursday will take a tour of the Federal Reserve, to see for himself the multibillion-dollar renovation of which has stoked requires Chair Jerome Powell’s resignation.
Catch up:
- GOP dysfunction over Epstein leaves Senate Republicans angry with House
- Trump document dumps raise questions of distraction
- Democrats to Obama: Don’t get in the mud with Trump
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