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Out of the fire, into the frying pan

By Washington Examiner
Published May 19, 2017 2:28pm ET
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Out of the fire, into the frying pan
President Trump said, "As I have stated many times, a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know —" there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. I look forward to this matter concluding quickly. In the meantime, I will never stop fighting for the people and the issues that matter most to the future of our country." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

“This is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!”

This was President Trump’s characteristically sweeping Twitter encapsulation on May 18 of the news maelstrom and investigations surrounding him. These had been capped the previous evening by the appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to get to the bottom of Russian election tampering and allegations of allied improprieties or crimes by members of Team Trump.

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