Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Trump furious as Russia probe steps up pressure

DONALD Trump holed himself up in the White House and spent the day “fuming” as he watched the Russian drama unfold on TV.

AS THE investigation into possible links between the Trump campaign and Russia delivered its first blows on Monday, Donald Trump hunkered down in his private residence on the third storey of the White House with his bank of large-screen TVs blaring.

The President grew increasingly angry as the cable news channels broadcast around-the-clock coverage of his former campaign chief Paul Manafort and his business associate Rick Gates turning themselves in to the FBI.

The special counsel probe hit both men with 12 sensational charges — including “conspiracy against the United States — relating to a “scheme” that allegedly saw them act as foreign agents for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine, funnel $75 million through dodgy bank accounts and then lie to authorities about it…

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