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Day 298: Step aside.
1/ Trump asked Putin if Russia meddled in the election. Putin said they didn't. Trump believed him. 2/ Trump called US intelligence leaders "political hacks." 3/ The former CIA director said Trump is being "played" by Putin regarding election me...
Day 295: If true.
1/ Trump cast doubt on the accusations that Roy Moore initiated sexual contact with a 14-year-old when he was 32. 2/ Roy Moore called the allegations against him "completely false and misleading." 3/ The Republican Party's Senate campaign commit...
Day 294: Great credit.
1/ Trump: "I don't blame China" for taking "advantage" of the US with its "very one-sided and unfair" trade deal. 2/ Affordable Care Act signups are outpacing last year's. 3/ John Kelly pressured the acting Homeland Security secretary, Elaine Du...
Day 293: Refreshed.
1/ Trump told 12 Senate Democrats that he would "get killed" financially by the GOP tax bill. 2/ Trump warned North Korea that developing nuclear weapons was putting the country in "grave danger." 3/ Corey Lewandowski's "memory has been refreshe...
Day 292: Incredible insights.
1/ Carter Page testified that he received permission from Corey Lewandowski to visit Moscow. 2/ Trump told CIA director Mike Pompeo to meet with a former intelligence officer who claimed the DNC emails were "leaked" – not hacked. 3/ The White Ho...
Day 291: Bad conduct.
1/ Trump: The Texas church shooting isn't a guns issue, it's a mental health issue. 2/ Robert Mueller has enough evidence to charge Michael Flynn and his son as part of the Russia probe. 3/ A Russian lawyer said Trump Jr. offered to have an anti...
Day 288: The only one that matters.
Current Status: Trump and Jeff Sessions have denied knowing about the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia. 1/ Trump does not "remember much" from the meeting with George Papadopoulos. 2/ Carter Page testified that he told Jeff Sessions about h...
Day 287: Cut, cut, cut.
1/ House Republicans unveiled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. 2/ Sam Clovis has withdrawn his nomination for the Department of Agriculture's chief scientist role. 3/ Senate Democrats asked Jeff Sessions to clarify his confirmation hearing remarks. 4...
Day 286: The lowest point.
1/ Trump did not dismiss the idea of meeting with Putin when it was suggested by George Papadopoulos in March 2016. 2/ In a call with Steve Bannon, Trump blamed Jared Kushner for his role in decisions that led to Robert Mueller's appointment as s...
Day 285: Covfefe boy.
1/ Trump spent yesterday "seething" as he watched the Mueller probe unfold on TV. 2/ Team Trump dismissed Papadopoulos as a "liar," their "coffee boy," and just a "young, low level volunteer" 3/ Court documents show that Papadopoulos shared his ...