![]() ![]() Mr Comey was also joined by NSA director Mike Rogers, CIA director John Brennan and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.Īfter Mr Clapper briefed the team on the intelligence community's findings of Russian election interference, Mr Comey said he was taken aback by what the Mr Trump team did not ask. Others in the meeting included vice president Mike Pence, Mr Trump's first chief of staff, Reince Priebus, Michael Flynn, who would become national security adviser, and incoming press secretary, Sean Spicer. Mr Comey also writes extensively about his first meeting with Mr Trump after the election, a briefing in January 2017 at Trump Tower in New York City. Mr Kelly has been increasingly marginalised in the White House and the president has mused to confidants about firing him. He writes that then-homeland security secretary John Kelly - now Mr Trump's chief of staff - offered to quit out of disgust at how Mr Comey was dismissed. The former FBI director provides new details of his firing. They will be looking to impeach Mr Comey's credibility as a key witness in Mr Mueller's obstruction investigation, which the president has cast as a political motivated witch hunt. Mr Comey's book will be heavily scrutinised by the president's legal team looking for any inconsistencies between it and his public testimony, under oath, before Congress. While Mr Comey does not outline the details of the information - and says he didn't see indications of Ms Lynch inappropriately influencing the investigation - he says it worried him that the material could be used to attack the integrity of the probe and the FBI's independence. He also reveals new details about how the government had unverified classified information that he believes could have been used to cast doubt on Attorney General Loretta Lynch's independence in the Clinton probe. The second time I positioned myself lower and centrally, and used the longest lens I have to capture only hands reaching for a handshake."Įvery person on the investigative team, Mr Comey writes, found that there was no prosecutable case against Ms Clinton and that the FBI didn't find that she lied under its questioning. But then there is always something that can make it special - in this case the background made of US and Chinese flags. And they all look similar - two big men, smiling and heartily greeting each other until everyone gets their shot. I would imagine there were some more handshakes I haven't seen but other photographers did. If I'm not mistaken in calculation, presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump shook their hands at least six times in events I covered during Trump's recent visit to China. Photographer Damir Sagolj: "It's one of those "how to make a better or at least different shot when two presidents shake hands several times a day, several days in row". But I guess the image catches a glimpse of what it's like to be a West Wing staffer on the road."ĭonald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands after making joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on 9 November, 2017. I liked the photo, but had no idea it would go a little bit viral, especially since Scaramucci, who was the biggest mover and shaker that week, was hidden back in the pack. When I raised my camera and back-pedalled ahead of the group to take this image Lewandowski gave me a hello. ![]() It's crucial to know who's who and why they're important. For those of us covering the Trump administration, there seem to be more compelling figures in the West Wing than ever before. But there are also the staff who support them. ![]() Jonathan Ernst: "The most visible person in any White House is naturally the President, followed by the press secretary. Former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski says hello to reporters as he and White House advisors including Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci accompany President Trump for an event celebrating veterans at AMVETS Post 44 in Ohio, July 25, 2017. ![]()
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