Trump has repeatedly lamented how Flynn's life has been destroyed by the special counsel's probe. At one point, he tried to protect Flynn by asking former FBI Director James Comey to drop an investigation into his alleged false statements, according to a memo Comey wrote after the February 2017 encounter.
Trump already has left an imprint on the court, restoring its 5-4 conservative majority with the appointment of Gorsuch after the Republicans in the Senate in 2016 refused to consider former Democratic President Barack Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland.
Trump on the call had asked Zelenskiy for a "favor," to conduct an investigation into Biden and his son. The link between Trump's call and the White House's holding back of security aid is the central question in the impeachment inquiry. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called it "bribery." Trump, who says he only wanted to root out corruption in Ukraine, says he did nothing wrong.
Trump tempered those remarks on Thursday.
Trump's remarks were widely derided as racist and even some of his fellow Republicans spoke out against them.
Trump hinted he would not tweet his reactions live during the first debate, which is taking place as he flies aboard Air Force One to Osaka, Japan, for a G20 summit.
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Trump’s claim that Amazon shipping costs the U.S. Postal Service billions has also been widely disputed. Package shipping is actually a rare revenue generator for the otherwise financially struggling USPS. Documents show that package revenue contributed a net total of more than .1 billion to the U.S. Postal Service’s bottom line during fiscal year 2017.
Trump's remarks came days after US media, citing insiders, reported that the CIA had concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered to kill Khashoggi, while the crown prince himself kept denying the accusations.
Trump's comment on export controls was welcomed by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
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