Trump's evidence-free wiretap claim follows rightwing Obama 'coup' stories Read moreOther insiders see an inexorable path to normalcy and the establishment. “The most presidential speech Mr Trump has ever given,” said the New York Times, summing up the kind of reaction that left Trump’s aides elated as they returned to the White House. By the next day Trump’s entire grip on politics slipped back to its usual tenuous state as revelations emerged about his attorney general’s contacts with Russian officials through the course of the 2016 election. They defended Sessions by pointing to past meetings between Russian officials and Democratic senators. Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser, was forced out of his job for lying to the vice-president about his Russian contacts during the presidential transition.

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2017 17:34 UTC