POTUS kicked off his nine-day, five-country swing across the Middle East and Europe this weekend, hoping for a reset after a disastrous week. Just how bad was it? Well, there were no less than seven White House-related stories that individually could have led multiple news cycles in more normal times — but we live in Trumpland! So while POTUS enjoys Saudi Arabia, let's look back on a week of Russian scoops…
When asked whether he believes the appointment of a special prosecutor was part of a witch hunt targeting President Trump, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) told reporters, "I don't believe in witches," adding that he wasn't surprised Trump was angry. "It's going to turn over a lot more rocks than the executive branch wants," said Issa.
Comey memos: "I don't believe in any way that anyone directed him [to write them]... it's suspicious when lawyer's don't write memos."
Comey firing timeline "will be reviewable," said Issa, who said Comey "ill-served the American people" and "loved the camera."
On Joe Lieberman: "As everyone here knows, he's solid, he's probably a little bored in private life... his experience and his independence is pretty legendary, so I'm a Lieberman fan and wouldn't look at a second candidate."
