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The first excerpts from former FBI Director MORE’s book were released on Thursday, providing his first extensive public recounting of the events surrounding the 2016 election and his brief time in the Trump administration. Comey, who was fired by MORE’s use of a private email server. The book, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth Lies & Leadership,” is due out on April 17. Here are some of the most notable claims in the book:   Comey compares Trump to a mob boss Comey takes a number of shots at his former boss in the upcoming book, l

MORE announced Thursday he is forming a task force to look at the viability and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on the heels of his tweets accusing Amazon of hurting the organization. Trump said in an executive order that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin would chair the panel, which will assess how the Postal Service is affected by the package delivery market and declining use of mail as well as examine its business model and role in the U.S.

Former FBI Director according to an Associated Press report.  In the book, "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership," Comey describes Trump's leadership as "ego driven and about personal loyalty," and accuses the president of trying to pressure him over the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 president campaign. The former top cop also takes personal shots at Trump, describing "bright white half-moons" under his eyes that he suggests are the result of wearing tanning goggles, according to the AP. Trump fired Comey in May 2017, ostensibly for his handling of the FBI's in

GOP fissures are widening over MORE.  Trump’s days-long attacks on the Russia investigation have sparked heartburn among lawmakers worried that the impulsive president could ax the former FBI director or Rosenstein, setting off a chain of events Republicans describe as “suicide” and “catastrophic” months before a midterm election. Left in political limbo, Republicans are upping their public warnings to Trump while holding out hope he is simply venting his frustration.  "I think it would be an end to his presidency from the political chaos," said Sen.

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ISIS and “not engage in the civil war itself,” some things, like the use of chemical weapons, are “simply inexcusable beyond the pale” and “in the worst interest… of civilization itself.” Speaking at a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Mattis made the comments as justification for last year’s U.S.

As former Republican National Committee has prepared an aggressive response to discredit him. Talking points prepared by the RNC and obtained by ABC News will be distributed to surrogates and allies of the president and are aimed at attacking what are called Comey’s “misstatements and misconduct,” contradictions and credibility. Comey sits down for an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos a

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President Dick Cheney, according to sources familiar with the president’s thinking. The president has already signed off on the pardon, which is something he has been considering for several months, sources told ABC News. The move would mark another controversial pardon for Trump and could raise questions as an increasing number of the president’s political allies have landed themselves in legal jeopardy.

James Comey in a series of meetings and phone calls that began in the presidential transition period -- behavior Comey likens to that of a mafia boss, Comey writes in a book set for release next week. Those efforts included a now-famous, private White House dinner with Trump just a week after the president was inaugurated, in which Trump, Comey writes, told him: “I need loyalty.