Trump talking directly with senators about gun control legislation

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White House officials have been quietly meeting with aides to Republican and Democratic senators on gun control legislation, and President Trump is personally involved.

Staffers for Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., have been in talks with Joe Grogan’s Domestic Policy Council and White House legislative affairs Director Eric Ueland, according to Politico. All three senators have also spoken privately with President Trump.

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