President Trump met with federal immigration officers at the White House, hailing them as heroes. He argued that Democratic victories in November would result in “open borders” and higher crime rates. And there was one awkward moment: As Mr. Trump introduced a Hispanic Border Patrol agent, Adrian Anzaldua, above, he noted that he spoke “perfect English.” Watch the video. Separately, recriminations are building over the Trump legal team’s original stance of total cooperation with the special counsel investigation. That’s because the president’s lawyers don’t know what exactly those interviewed by the prosecutor have actually said.

Source: New York Times August 20, 2018 22:04 UTC