Trump invokes Nixon and McCarthy in NYT White House counsel report rant

Don McGahn speaks to Mueller for 30 hours in Russia inquiry President calls report ‘fake’ but also confirms its substance Trump’s ‘good person’ defence could affect Manafort jurors Donald Trump went on the offensive on Sunday, invoking the spectres of Richard Nixon and Joseph McCarthy, starkly polarising figures from American history, in a frenzied attack on the New York Times. Related: Why is Donald Trump attacking the US intelligence community? Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/19/trump-blasts-new-york-times-white-house-counsel-report-in-twitter-rant #Headlines by: Martin Pengelly and Ed Pilkington in New York

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