President Trump sought to cast himself as a uniter in his first State of the Union speech, asking Democrats to work together with him on issues like infrastructure and immigration. “Together, we are building a safe, strong, and proud America,” he said.
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President Trump’s State of the Union speech tonight will offer him a chance to add to the lexicon that has grown under his predecessors.
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A key question of the internal investigation is whether then-No. 2 FBI official Andrew McCabe or anyone else at the agency wanted to avoid taking action on the laptop findings until after the Nov. 8 election, according to three people familiar with the matter. It’s unclear whether the inspector general has reached any conclusions on that point.
White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly agreed to a review of the document by the National Security Council and the White House counsel’s office before it is released, after he was warned by Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher A. Wray that the four-page memo prepared by House Republicans could jeopardize classified information.
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