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Nearly five months ago, President Donald Trump bid farewell to a grinning Barack Obama, waving as the military helicopter shuttling his predecessor into post-White House life got smaller and smaller. Source: CNN

Senior White House aide Dan Scavino was reprimanded by the US Office of Special Counsel for violating the Hatch Act in a tweet, according to a letter posted by a Washington watchdog group. Source: CNN

Rep. Eric Swalwell said President Trump gave a “clownish performance” in the press conference with the Romanian president. Source: CNN

President Donald Trump offered a blunt assessment Friday of fired FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate intelligence panel. Source: CNN

President Trump held a joint press conference with the Romanian President in the wake of former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony, saying that he feels vindicated and that Comey is a leaker. Source: CNN

On May 12, just three days after he fired James Comey as the FBI director, President Donald Trump tweeted this: “James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!” Source: CNN

Sen. Jack Reed, member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says the “burden is now on the president to come forth definitively” regarding his conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. Source: CNN

Michelle Carter, 20, is on trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of her boyfriend Conrad Roy III, who committed suicide after Carter sent numerous text messages encouraging him to kill himself. In this case, the digital records of Carter’s statements alone establish her intent to cause Conrad’s death and her awareness of her culpability …

Former FBI Director James Comey came to the Senate intelligence committee ready to unload, one month after President Donald Trump fired him, and he delivered. Source: CNN

House Speaker Paul Ryan says President Trump is new to government and hasn’t been steeped in protocols, referring to Trump’s private meetings with former FBI Director James Comey. Source: CNN