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Friday 16 June 2017
Trump lashes out at ‘bad,’ ‘conflicted’ Russia investigators

investigation as “very bad nessing the single greatest
and conflicted people,” re- WITCH HUNT in American
sponding angrily to reports political history - led by
that the special counsel is some very bad and con-
looking into whether Trump flicted people! #MAGA.”
obstructed justice. The Twitter attacks came as
In a series of statements Vice President Mike Pence
on Twitter, Trump called hired a personal lawyer to
special counsel Robert represent him in the intensi-
Mueller’s investigation into fying investigation. Pence’s
Russian interference in the office confirmed he had
2016 campaign a “WITCH retained Richard Cullen,
HUNT” based on the “pho- a former Virginia attorney
ny” premise of possible col- general and U.S. attorney
lusion between Russia and for the Eastern District of Vir-
a cadre of Trump cam- ginia, to assist “in respond-
paign associates. ing to inquiries” from Muel-
The president complained ler.
the probe is unfair and Mueller investigation’s ap-
wondered why his defeat- peared to be reaching a
ed Democratic opponent broadening circle of cur-
President Donald Trump speaks about the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scales of La. at a wasn’t getting the same rent and former officials.
baseball practice, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washing- scrutiny. The Washington Post re-
ton before the start of an event on Apprenticeship and Workforce of Tomorrow initiatives. “Why is that Hillary Clintons ported Wednesday that
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh) family and Dems dealings the investigators were look-
By VIVIAN SALAMA WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- out Thursday at the inves- with Russia are not looked ing into possible obstruc-
Associated Press dent Donald Trump lashed tigators driving the Russia at, but my non-dealings tion of justice. The news-
are?” he asked. paper noted Mueller had
“They made up a phony requested interviews with
collusion with the Russians CIA Director Dan Coats,
story, found zero proof, so National Security Agency
now they go for obstruc- chief Michael Rogers and
tion of justice on the phony Richard Ledgett, the for-
story. Nice,” Trump wrote in mer NSA deputy director.
his first tweet. “You are wit- q

Illinois governor calls special

session to force budget deal

By SOPHIA TAREEN, Associ- saying they’ve presented
ated Press viable options.
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Lawmakers adjourned last
Gov. Bruce Rauner has month without a deal be-
called state legislators fore a critical May 31 dead-
back to the Capitol for line, triggering the need
a special session starting for a three-fifths majority
next week to hammer out vote instead of a majority
a budget deal and end an on a budget agreement.
unprecedented impasse There are options on the
that could enter a third table, including a Senate-
year. backed plan and another
The Republican, in a Thurs- presented this week by Re-
day Facebook video and publicans.
statement, accused major- The special session could
ity Democrats of “ignoring” run up to 10 days with dates
his long-term recommen- set from June 21 to June 30.
dations to fix the state’s The new fiscal year starts
massive financial problems. July 1.
“We have tough urgent The back-and-forth is a re-
choices to make and the peat of the last two years in
Legislature must be pres- Springfield, with both sides
ent to make them,” he blaming each other for the
said. “We have little time stalemate — the longest of
to change the direction of any U.S. state.
our state to come together The first-term governor has
around a budget compro- called for pro-business re-
mise that creates a brighter forms since he took office
future for all the families in in 2015, saying they should
Illinois.” happen in conjunction with
Democrats rejected Raun- a budget and an income
er’s statements Thursday, tax increase. q