Washington's newest scandal, over a whistleblower's complaint about President Trump, has intensified -- and it is hard to see how any of this ends well | Analysis by stcollinson
The affair, centering on Trump's contacts with a mystery foreign leader, has also injected a toxic element into relations among the President, the intelligence community and Congress.It is hard to see how any of this ends well.Six months after special counsel Robert Mueller shut up shop, the White House again faces suspicion over Trump's dealings with a foreign power and seems to be taking steps to stop the full story from coming out.
Wolf Blitzer presses lawmaker over whistleblower complaint 02:02House Democrats argue that the White House is yet again adopting a model of presidential power that threatens to tear the checks and balances of the US system to shreds.House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff effectively argued that the approach taken by the administration could lead to the quashing of whistleblower claims in the government.
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