James Comey cloud hindering Trump’s agenda

Published June 10, 2017 4:01am ET



President Trump worked this week to revive his legislative agenda and kick off his administration’s pursuit of an infrastructure overhaul, but the attention devoted to former FBI Director James Comey’s congressional testimony demonstrated how difficult it will be to get back on track.

Trump’s efforts to expedite legislative priorities that had stalled amid controversy included a meeting with House and Senate leaders on Tuesday, which was followed by a private dinner with a handful of national-security-focused Republican lawmakers that evening.

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