{"id":33668,"date":"2017-05-30T06:25:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T06:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=33668"},"modified":"2017-05-30T06:25:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T06:25:36","slug":"trump-lashes-out-at-leaks-considers-staff-upheaval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=33668","title":{"rendered":"Trump lashes out at leaks, considers staff upheaval"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wire\"Trump, who made no public appearances Sunday, was expected to deliver remarks at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day<\/h2>\n
US President Donald Trump is assailing internal leaks as he considers an overhaul of his White House staff and grapples with a burgeoning crisis involving alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign, reports the Associated Press.<\/div>\n
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Frustrated with what he views as his team\u2019s inability to push back against the drumbeat of new revelations, Trump is seeking expanded teams of lawyers and experienced public relations hands. While he has called his first trip abroad a \u201chome run,\u201d it was shadowed by reports about Moscow\u2019s interference and possible improper dealings with the Trump campaign and associates.<\/p>\n

The latest reports hit close to the Oval Office, alleging that Trump\u2019s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner proposed secret back-channel communications with Russia during the presidential transition.<\/p>\n

Trump struck back Sunday, after maintaining a limited social media presence throughout his nine-day trip. He unleashed a flurry of tweets, lashing out at what he called the \u201cfake news\u201d media. He focused heavily on leaks \u2013 both those coming out of the White House and an intelligence leak blamed on Americans about the deadly bombing at a concert in Britain.<\/p>\n

On the bombing investigation Trump wrote: \u201cBritish Prime Minister May was very angry that the info the UK gave to US about Manchester was leaked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump also wrote that \u201cmany of the leaks coming out of the White House are fabricated lies.\u201d He added that it is \u201cvery possible that those sources don\u2019t exist but are made up by fake news writers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even when authorised, top officials in the Trump White House frequently request anonymity to brief reporters \u201con background,\u201d meaning their names will not be disclosed.<\/p>\n

Trump, who made no public appearances Sunday, was expected to deliver remarks at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s longtime lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, has joined a still-forming legal team to help the president shoulder the intensifying Russia investigations. More attorneys with deep experience in Washington investigations are expected to be added, along with crisis communication experts.<\/p>\n

During the Monica Lewinsky investigation, the Clinton White House brought on a dedicated group of lawyers and a created a separate media operation to handle investigation-related inquiries so they didn\u2019t completely subsume the president\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n

As he mulls changes, Trump has entertained formally bringing back his former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, and former deputy campaign manager, David Bossie. Both Lewandowski and Bossie discussed the prospect with the president before his trip, according to a person told of the conversations.<\/p>\n

Lewandowski\u2019s return would be notable, given the fact that he was fired by Trump after clashing with staff and Trump\u2019s adult children. Nonetheless, Lewandowski has the trust of the president \u2013 an advantage that many of Trump\u2019s aides lack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trump, who made no public appearances Sunday, was expected to deliver remarks at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day US President Donald Trump is assailing internal leaks as he considers an overhaul of his White House staff and grapples with a burgeoning crisis involving alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign, reports the Associated Press. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":33669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n