Donald Trump calls Russia probe a 'witch hunt'

President Donald Trump has blasted a probe into his team's ties to Russia as an opposition "witch hunt," defending his former top aide Michael Flynn's decision to ask for immunity in the case. "Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!" But Flynn is not the only Trump associate to have had contacts with Russia during the campaign. But two key committees in the probe, the House and Senate Intelligence Committees, both suggested the immunity proposal was premature. US president backs his former adviser Michael Flynn's move to ask for immunity if he were to testify.


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Donald Trump is talking tough on China but may act meek when Xi Jinping arrives — Quartz

Trump has already established a pattern with foreign leaders of talking tough but carrying a tiny stick, when it comes to policy. Donald Trump will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at his private Mar-a-Lago club with his fledgling presidency in upheaval. Yet despite the tough talk, the Trump White House just issued a new China trade report that was little different from the one Barack Obama put out in 2016. A need to rebound from these setbacks may be one reason Trump has promised a "tough" discussion with Xi. The White House and the Republican party are riven with infighting, key initiatives have stalled, and investigations into Russian interference in the presidential election have undermined his legitimacy.




Mr. Trump predicted "a very difficult" meeting in a tweet just hours after both governments announced the summit. The reality, however, is that China is believed to have installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the South China Sea. It is the same Florida resort where Mr. Trump hosted and played golf with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in February. Relations between China and the U.S. under former President Obama were strained by issues including China's island-building in the South China Sea, allegations of cyberhacking and a U.S. policy rebalance to Asia. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will host Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan at a dinner on Thursday evening, it added.


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