Special Counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury. The Trump White House has called in the Marines, or at least one highly respected Marine General, to impose order in the West Wing, and to squash the constant barrage of leaks. Those leaks, however, continue at an unprecedented pace.
A transcript of phone calls with the Presidents of Mexico and Australia were revelatory about the President’s negotiating style. A transcript of a phone call with the head of the Boy Scouts will never be leaked, because the phone call was imagined by the President. In West Virginia last night, he played hits from the campaign like “Lock her up!” and reveled in the defection of the state's Democratic governor to the Republican Party. In Baltimore, the City Council and the Mayor wrestled over plans to stem the violence on city streets.
A lot to parse in this week's News Wrap. Tom is joined today by Associated Press White House reporter Darlene Superville, on the line from Washington. And joining us in the studio is Jean Marbella of the Baltimore Sun. She has been a writer and editor at the Sun for 30 years, currently serving on the Sun’s investigative and enterprise team.