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Trump hits back against Corker; GOP calls for calm US House panel

By ERICA WERNER create more opportunity me.” more Republicans should subpoenas firm
Associated Press for the American people.” Trump also disputed the be willing to speak out behind Trump-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- Trump’s tweet Tuesday al- suggestion that his spat against Trump. Russian dossier
dent Donald Trump lashed
out at Sen. Bob Corker as By ERIC TUCKER
“Liddle’ Bob Corker” on WASHINGTON (AP) — A
Tuesday, escalating a feud political research firm be-
with the Tennessee Repub- hind a dossier of allega-
lican who’s dubbed the tions about President Don-
White House an “adult day ald Trump’s connections to
care center” and charged Russia has been subpoe-
that Trump could be set- naed by the House intelli-
ting the nation on the path gence committee.Joshua
toward World War III. Levy, a lawyer for Fusion
Fellow GOP senators, GPS, said in a statement
treading carefully, avoid- Tuesday that the subpoe-
ed siding with Trump or nas were signed by Rep.
with Corker. But leading Devin Nunes even though
lawmakers called on both the Republican committee
men to end a quarrel that chairman stepped aside
could imperil the Repub- months ago from leading
lican agenda on Capi- the panel’s Russia probe.
tol Hill. Trump will need He said the subpoenas to
Corker if he is to get big the firm reflected a “bla-
tax changes through the tant attempt to undermine
Senate, where the narrow the reporting” of the dos-
GOP majority was unable sier and came even as
to repeal Barack Obama’s In this Oct. 11, 2013 photo, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Wash- the firm was in the process
Affordable Care Act. And ington. President Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Bob Corker as “Liddle’ Bob Corker” on Tuesday, of cooperating with con-
escalating a feud with the Tennessee Republican who’s dubbed the White House an “adult day
Corker also figures to be a care center.” gressional committees in
key player if Trump moves (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) their investigations into Rus-
as expected to unwind the leged that Corker was “set with Corker would affect “What I believe Repub- sian meddling in the 2016
Iran nuclear deal. up” by “the failing” New his efforts to pass tax re- licans should do in Con- presidential election.The
“I have a lot of respect for York Times in a recorded form. gress is this: Work construc- co-founder of Fusion GPS,
Sen. Corker and what he interview Sunday. Corker, “I don’t think so, no, I don’t tively with him and support Glenn Simpson, spoke pri-
brings to the Senate, but I who is not running for re- think so at all,” he said in him when he’s on the right vately over the summer for
think the president is lead- election, leveled searing response to a reporter’s track, check him when about 10 hours to the Sen-
ing in the right direction criticism at Trump in the in- question. “I think we’re well he’s moving in a bad di- ate Judiciary Committee.
and I’m supportive of what terview and said the presi- in our way.” rection, and call him out if The intelligence commit-
he’s doing,” Sen. Roy Blunt dent’s conduct “would Earlier, Trump took to Twit- he makes outlandish state- tee, Levy said, was given
of Missouri, a member of have to concern anyone ter to voice his grievances ments or offensive state- the “opportunity to agree
the GOP leadership, told who cares about our na- over Corker’s New York ments,” Dent said. to the same terms that
reporters Tuesday at the tion.” Corker also said that Times interview, belittling But Trump’s enduring pop- other committees have
Capitol. “I would encour- Trump could set the U.S. the senator’s relatively ularity with a segment of allowed in a good faith
age them both to stop “on the path to World War short stature and writing the GOP base serves as a effort to strike a balance
what they’re doing and III” with threats toward oth- that Corker “was made to political muzzle that keeps between Congress’ right
get focused on what we er countries. sound a fool, and that’s most elected Republicans to information with our cli-
need to be doing.” Trump responded to that what I am dealing with!” from saying anything simi- ents’ privileges and legal
Sen. Cory Gardner, an- charge Tuesday as he ad- Corker’s office declined lar, even those who be- obligations.”“As we evalu-
other high-ranking Repub- dressed reporters in the to respond, but a Times lieve it to be true. ate these subpoenas,”
lican, issued a similar plea Oval Office while meeting spokeswoman, Danielle And Trump still has plenty Levy wrote, “we have
to reporters at home in with Henry Kissinger. Rhoades Ha, said “the in- of loyalists on Capitol Hill, serious concerns about
Colorado. “We were on the wrong terview with Sen. Corker several of whom voiced their legitimacy.”The dos-
“I’m not going to get in path before,” Trump said. was on the record and displeasure with Corker’s sier contends that Russia
the middle of this fight, but “All you have to do is take he knew it was being remarks. Corker’s fellow amassed compromising
I don’t think it’s helpful to a look. If you look over the recorded.”Corker’s com- Tennessean, Rep. Diane information about Trump
have finger-pointing and last 25 years, through nu- ments echoed what some Black, said in an interview and engaged in an effort
name-calling on either merous administrations, we Republicans say privately, on the “Hugh Hewitt Show” to influence the outcome
side,” Gardner said. “We were on a path to a very and drew public backing on Tuesday that “if you talk of the 2016 presidential
need to have people fo- big problem, a problem from another Republican about an adult daycare election on his behalf. The
cusing on one thing and like this world has never who’s announced his re- center, I’m sorry, but I think document circulated in
one thing only, and that’s seen. We’re on the right tirement, Rep. Charlie Dent the Senate is an adult day- Washington last year and
what we’re going to do to path right now, believe of Pennsylvania, who said care center. q was provided to the FBI.
Susan Collins to announce political plans Friday Special counsel Robert
Mueller’s investigators —
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) and has played a pivotal ton or run for governor. is in 2018.LePage is an ally who are probing whether
— Sen. Susan Collins’ of- role in the Senate in recent Collins’ office did not say of President Donald Trump, the Trump campaign coor-
fice says she’ll make an debates about health care where the senator would whom Collins has publicly dinated with Russia to sway
announcement on Friday policy. She said previously make the much-anticipat- criticized in the past. LeP- the election — have spo-
about whether she’ll run for that she would decide ed announcement. age and Collins have also ken with a former British spy
governor of Maine. during the Senate’s week- Republican Gov. Paul LeP- disagreed about the best who helped compile it, The
The moderate Republican long Columbus Day recess age is term-limited, and path forward on health Associated Press reported
was first elected in 1996 whether to stay in Washing- the election to replace him care.q last week. q