They made him relatable to millions of angry and bewildered Americans in his role as a reality TV star. He also lied to Congress, as he now admits, over the negotiations Mr Trump was conducting, during his campaign, to open a Trump tower in Moscow. Mr Trump’s first campaign manager, Paul Manafort, is already in jail and faces as much as 10 years there. “So often … I would have to say to him, Mr President I understand what you want to do but you can’t do it that way. It violates the law.” Mr Trump responded by calling Mr Tillerson, the former president of Exxon Mobil, “dumb as a rock” and “lazy as hell”.

Source: The Guardian December 09, 2018 18:30 UTC