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The President and the Probe: President Trump is reportedly close to firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein—a move that could test the purpose and principles of American law enforcement, Benjamin Wittes argues. A lawyer who served on the Watergate Task Force says Trump’s actions seem to echo Richard Nixon’s in the lead-up to the Saturday Night Massacre, when the president sought to fire Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox. If Trump’s goal is to end the probe into Russian interference with his 2016 presidential campaign, firing Rosenstein isn’t likely to solve his problems.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo faced the Senate in his confirmation hearing

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