One White House official texted a reporter a string of emoji characters in response, including a tiny container of popcorn. Neither did the White House chief of staff, nor the White House press secretary, nor the new White House lawyer overseeing its handling of the Russia investigation. “Rudy and Trump are talking by phone, and others aren’t in the loop,” one senior White House official said. McGahn and Flood also were not informed in advance of Giuliani’s plan to disclose the repayment information in his Fox interview, nor were other senior aides in the White House. Asked about White House officials being caught off guard by his disclosure, Giuliani told CNN on Thursday, “They were.

Source: thestar May 03, 2018 19:55 UTC