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In White House, mood is perseverance amid the storm

The following article by Jordan Fabian and Jonathan Easley was posted on the Hill website December 10, 2017:

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The White House believes it is weathering the storm wrought by former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s guilty plea and staff remains optimistic President Trump will survive the Russia investigation that has clouded his first year in office.

The mood largely reflects the cool attitude of attorney Ty Cobb, who is telling Trump and his aides the investigation will wrap up by year’s end or soon thereafter, according to interviews with more than a dozen current and former White House officials and outside advisers in touch with the West Wing.

“The feeling now, over the last 48 hours, is very positive,” said one former transition official. “I feel good about it. Everyone I talk to does.” Continue reading “In White House, mood is perseverance amid the storm”