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U.S. NEWS Monday 19 June 2017
Trump attorney insists president not under investigation

Continued from Front ‘’The best thing that could
happen for the president,
The president wrote on and the country, is a full
Twitter Friday: and credible investiga-
“I am being investigated tion.”
for firing the FBI Director by Trump is under pressure to
the man who told me to reveal whether he has any
fire the FBI Director! Witch tape recordings of private
Hunt.” conversations with Comey.
“Witch hunt” has become Rep. Adam Schiff, the top
Trump’s preferred phrase Democrat on the House in-
to dismiss the probe into telligence committee, said
Russian election interfer- that the panel — oversee-
ence. The message ap- ing one of several congres-
parently referred to Rosen- sional investigations — is
stein, whose role leading looking forward to getting
the federal investigation a response from the White
has become increasingly House on whether record-
complicated. ings exist.
The White House used a Schiff said he wants the
memo he wrote to jus- White House to acknowl-
tify Trump’s decision to fire edge the tapes or make
Comey, but Trump’s firing
of the FBI director may now clear there are no tapes
be part of the probe. and “it was an idle threat.” President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and their son and Barron Trump, walk to Marine
The president has denied The committee sent a bi- One across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 17, 2017, en route to
Camp David in Maryland.
that he has any nefari- partisan letter this month to (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
ous ties to Russia and has White House counsel Don
also disputed that he’s McGahn seeking an an-
attempted to block the swer by this Friday.
investigation into his cam- It also sent a letter to Com-
paign’s possible role in Rus- ey asking for any notes or
sia’s election-related hack- memos. Schiff said if the
ing. panel can’t get an answer
The president has directed then he believes a subpoe-
some of his frustration at na will be needed.
Rosenstein and Mueller. Schiff also said he believes
Sen. Marco Rubio said Sun- recent congressional tes-
day that he does not ex- timony from Comey and
pect Trump to seek to fire Attorney General Jeff Ses-
them. sions points to signs of pos-
“I don’t believe it’s going sible obstruction by Trump
to happen,” said Rubio on that warrant further investi-
CNN’s “State of the Union.” gation. q

Scalise upgraded to ‘serious’ condition

By ERIC TUCKER opened fire Wednesday
ERICA WERNER as the Republican team
Associated Press practiced in Alexandria,
WASHINGTON (AP) — Loui- Virginia. He has required
siana Rep. Steve Scalise surgery several times since
was upgraded from “criti- the shooting.
cal” to “serious condition” The man who shot Scalise
Saturday and continued to and others at the base-
show signs of improvement ball practice had with
after he was wounded in a him a piece of paper with
shooting at a Republican doodles and the names of
baseball practice outside three lawmakers, accord-
Washington. ing to a person familiar with
Medstar Washington Hospi- the case.
tal Center released the up- The person told The Asso-
date on behalf of the Scal- ciated Press on Saturday
ise family. The congress- that investigators aren’t
man underwent another sure of the significance of
surgery Saturday, and the the names and don’t know
hospital said he was more if it was a list of people he
responsive and speaking was targeting. This per-
with family. son was not authorized to
Scalise, the House majority speak publicly about the
whip, was one of five peo- case and spoke on condi-
ple shot when a gunman tion of anonymity.q