open_word} Even in the absence of any further allegations of criminal associations between Trump and the Russians, the news would be extraordinary. And while Trump is correct that Manafort's alleged crimes predate his work for the Trump campaign, his tweet has all the persuasive force of Nixon's insistence that he never ordered the Watergate break-in. The great question, then, is how Trump will respond as Mueller's investigation grinds forward. Trump shares the authoritarian instincts, but not the strategic savvy, of the Russian president, whose actions arguably catapulted Trump into the White House. By asking to meet nominees who could one day prosecute the likes of Manafort, Trump again seems to be obstructing justice – if he is not doing it in fact.
Robert Mueller's Russia Probe Brings Danger to Donald Trump
The fateful morning began like so many others in the White House residence. At the White House, staffers reacted to the revelations with concern but not panic. They've got pretty thick skin at this point," says a GOP consultant with ties to the White House. GOP lawmakers are already weary and discouraged by their unproductive year, and badly estranged from a White House that gives them little direction or political cover (but plenty of trouble). For now, Trump watched from afar as Manafort appeared in federal court in Washington, trailed by cameras, and pleaded not guilty.
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