WTF Just Happened Today?

Day 865: Presidential obstruction and other crimes.


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1/ Before even landing in England for his first official state visit to the U.K., Trump tweeted that the mayor of London was a “stone cold loser� for being “foolishly ‘nasty’� to him. Sadiq Khan wrote an op-ed prior to the visit, calling Trump “one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat� and suggested that the state visit be rescinded because Trump’s views are “incompatible with British values.� After landing, Trump met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace and later tweeted that the trip was “going really well.� (New York Times / Washington Post / CNN / Politico / NBC News / The Guardian)

  • Ahead of his three-day state visit, Trump suggested that the U.K. should “walk awayâ€� from Brexit talks if the European Union does not give it what it wants. Trump criticized the $50 billion bill the U.K. must pay as part of the Brexit deal, saying he “wouldn’t payâ€� it because “it’s a tremendous number.â€� Trump later called on the U.K. to throw off the “shacklesâ€� of EU and strike a free-trade deal with the U.S. (Vox / CNN / Bloomberg)
  • 2/ Trump called for a boycott of AT&T in order to force “big changesâ€� at CNN, which is owned by the telecommunications giant. Trump tweeted for AT&T “do somethingâ€� about CNN, because the network “is the primary source of news available from the U.S.â€� in the U.K. and – he claims – its coverage of his administration is “unfair.â€� (Axios / CNBC / Politico / Washington Post)

    3/ The House Judiciary Committee announced a “series of hearings� related to Robert Mueller’s report, “Presidential Obstruction and Other Crimes.� The first hearing is scheduled for June 10th and will focus on Trump’s “most overt acts of obstruction� with John Dean, a key figure in the Watergate scandal, as one of the witnesses. Mueller – for now – is not scheduled to appear. (New York Times / NBC News /

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