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OBAMA ON EDGE: Trump's DOJ to RELEASE HIDDEN 'Fast and Furious' Documents

The sensitive material -which is set to be released to the House Intelligence Committee-

had been previously withheld by Holder and former President Barack Obama, who used "executive

privilege" to conceal the documents from the American people.

"The Department of Justice under my watch is committed to transparency and the rule

of law.

This settlement agreement is an important step to make sure that the public finally

receives all the facts related to Operation Fast and Furious," said Attorney General

Jeff Sessions.

"We need to find out the truth, exactly what happened, how it happened, why it happened.

We need Mr. Trump, President Trump, to unseal the documents, reverse executive privilege

so that we know what happened, and that we can hold the people accountable that are responsible,"

said the brother of a murdered Border Patrol Agent.

Operation Fast and Furious was a covert mission ran by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and

Firearms (ATF) that allowed Arizona gun store owners to knowingly sell weapons to members

of Mexican drug cartels in the hopes of tracking the firearms back to Mexico.

Thousands of guns went missing, with some showing up at crime scenes across

the border.

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Supreme Court Just Backed Trump…Big Changes For Illegal Immigrants Coming - Duration: 15:56.

Supreme Court Just Backed Trump…Big Changes For Illegal Immigrants Coming

America is in a constant battle with the topic of immigration.

Some citizens want open borders, and others want a stronger border to protect from illegal

entry into America.

Those who wish to open borders want it to be that anyone can go anywhere.

Those who want stronger protection at the border want people to follow the laws and

also help prevent drug smuggling, terrorists, and anyone else who wishes to inflict harm

on others from entering the country.

It's a constant debate that's been going on for years.

Former President Barack Obama had deported millions of people, and President Trump might

do the same.

This week's ruling by the Supreme court favors Trump's policies and ideas towards

immigration, laws, and deportation.

The Supreme Court has backed President Donald Trump in a controversial ruling that makes

interesting changes for illegal immigrants who are detained and awaiting deportation.

Specifically speaking, the immigrants who are detained and waiting to be deported are

now allowed to be held indefinitely.

They are also not entitled to a bail hearing.

This means any illegal immigrants who were detained might be detained for anywhere from

months to years and not have any possibility to challenge their situation.

On one hand, that seems very unfair to detain people for months or years when they can be

quickly deported.

However, on the contrary, if the person detained has broken several American laws or committed

a horrible crime like murder, then it should be acceptable to detain them for the amount

of time it would take for them to serve a prison sentence for the crime.

It is sometimes unknown if the illegal immigrant's home country will hold them accountable for

their crimes, which means someone who broke a major law in America could be quickly detained

without serving time for the crime.

Western Journal reported more on the ruling: "Justice Samuel Alito delivered the opinion

for the court, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch joined most of Alito's opinion, though they

also wrote to say they do not believe the court had jurisdiction to hear the case.

In a rare move, Justice Stephen Breyer read part of his dissent in the courtroom during

Tuesday's proceedings.

The justices only read their dissents from the bench when they mean to emphasize their

disagreement with the majority.

Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor joined his opinion.

Justice Elena Kagan was recused because she briefly participated in the case while serving

in former President Barack Obama's administration.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that individuals held in immigration jails

pending deportation may have a hearing every six months to review the legitimacy of their

detention.

The 9th Circuit based its decision on a legal rule called the canon of constitutional avoidance.

The rule says that where a federal law has multiple interpretations, courts must rely

on the interpretation that avoids constitutional problems.

Alito explained that this approach was mistaken, since the words of the statute clearly do

not provide bail hearings for detained immigrants.

"That is not how the canon of constitutional avoidance works," Alito wrote.

"Spotting a constitutional issue does not give a court the authority to rewrite a statute

as it pleases."

The high court declined to say whether the Constitution requires bond hearings for aliens

in detention.

They asked the 9th Circuit to resolve that issue, and may review their determination

at some future date.

The American Civil Liberties Union represents the immigrants who brought the action.

They say detainees are eligible for bail under the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment."

It's predicted that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will challenge this ruling in

hopes to gain more chances for immigrants to challenge their detainment and confinement.

The more significant problem remains, which is convincing people to stop breaking the

laws at the border and getting more people to enter America the legal way.

America is a land of laws, and we live most civil when people adhere to the same set of

rules.

Many Americans were outraged when an illegal immigrant, Jose Inez Garcia Zarate, killed

Kate Steinle and was acquitted of homicide.

That sparked an all-out rampage against illegal immigrants, many of whom don't any other

laws.

But again, breaking into the country is a law that should be followed.

America welcomes immigrants and only asks that people follow the laws

of

the country.

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IT'S ON! Trump Just Unleashed INSANE 'Secret Weapon' After Sick Overnight Sneak Att*ck On US! - Duration: 5:22.

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Breaking News Today⚠️ World News_ World war 3_Donald Trump's 'LASER WAR' with Russia top secret - Duration: 3:15.

Breaking News Today⚠️ World News_ World war 3_Donald Trump's 'LASER WAR' with Russia top secret

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BREAKING: Illegals Just Marched 250 Miles To Trump's Backyard – Find HUGE Surprise Waiting... - Duration: 5:21.

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Breaking News Today⚠️ Donald Trump BOASTS about 'securing $1 6billion in funds' to build the WALL - Duration: 3:16.

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box to get all breaking news alert breaking news today Donald Trump boasts

about securing 1.6 billion dollar in funds to build the wall with Mexico

Donald Trump boasted that he has finally secured money to build a wall on the

u.s. southern border with Mexico but claims the rest is forthcoming it has

been revealed dot a final version of a proposed 1.3 trillion dollar spending

bill was agreed on Wednesday evening with only a narrow 52 hour deadline

before a government shutdown Trump has called for 1.6 billion dollars for 74

miles of border wall with an extra 1.1 billion dollars for technology and other

assets but instead the omnibus bill gives 1.5 seven billion dollars for

barriers along the border but not for the new prototypes Trump had visited in

California this did not stop the president taking to Twitter to boast

saying got 1.6 billion dollars to start wall on southern border rest will be

forthcoming most importantly got 700 billion dollars to rebuild our military

716 billion dollar next year most ever had to waste money on dem giveaways in

order to take care of military pay increase and new equipment in another

tweet he added Democrats refused to take care of D ACA would have been so easy

but they just didn't care I had to fight for military and start of wall the money

would fund around 33 miles of new construction in the San Diego area and

the repair of about 60 miles of existing segments negotiators also rejected

Trump's plans to hire hundreds of new Border Patrol and immigration

enforcement agents Donald Trump examined prototypes of walls along the US border

with Mexico as he declared the border the USA's first line of defense to keep

out illegal immigrants and drugs standing by the prototypes for the

controversial wall mr. Trump told reporters the border will is truly our

first line of defense the Republican President is on his first

visit the majority Democrat state of California where a lot of the resistance

to his policies is based while standing next to the prototypes mr. Trump was

accompanied by border officials chief of staff John Kelly and homeland security

secretary Kirsten Nielsen dot the twelve point eight billion pounds funding for

the wall has not come as quickly as supporters have hoped for after multiple

immigration restrictions proposed by the Republican Party slowed it down mr.

Trump examined eight styles of walls before turning his focus to sanctuary

cities areas where local governments do not cooperate with federal immigration

cities to deport illegal immigrants in San Diego he said they shield criminals

you can't do that last week the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the

state of California for alleged violation the US Constitution by passing

laws protecting illegal immigrants Democratic Governor Jerry Brown has

accused the Trump administration of waging a war on his state thanks for

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Trump's Top Lawyer For The Special Counsel Probe Reportedly Resigns - Duration: 0:29.

President Donald Trump's top defense attorney for the special counsel investigation has

reportedly resigned.

Multiple outlets report John Dowd stepped down Thursday amid clashes with the president.

A source told The New York Times Dowd has considered leaving multiple times and believed

the president wasn't listening to his legal advice.

Dowd's resignation comes days after he called for an end to special counsel Robert Mueller's

investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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Trump's Wall Could Be Redirected To CUT Entire State Out Of U.S. – He Got $1.6BIL To Do It! - Duration: 5:43.

BREAKING: Trump's Wall Could Be Redirected To CUT Entire State Out Of U.S.

– He Got $1.6BIL To Do It!

A GOP lawmaker made a shocking statement when he mentioned where President Donald Trump's

wall really should go.

It was Rep Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) and she proposed building a border wall that goes

between Arizona and the sunshine state of California.

The not-so-sunny-anymore state of California is taking heat after scandals erupted in Oakland

with a mayor notifying illegals about an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid that swept

their west coast state.

California is also facing national outrage as Los Angeles has turned into the equivalent

of a third world country with astounding numbers of human fecal matter, homeless people, and

dirty drug needles flooding their streets to the point it's no longer safe to be outside

for the fear of catching Hepatitis.

California has also adopted the concept of the sanctuary city/state and American residents

are constantly in danger of criminals who should've faced deportation, but didn't

when a left-leaning mayor tipped people off.

California Governor Jerry Brown (commonly referred to as Governor Moonbeam by right

wing pundits) has also made it so that purposely transmitting HIV is no longer a felony, but

a simple misdemeanor.

It doesn't help that Hollywood and their righteous sexual assault perpetrators are

in the same state either.

Imagine living in California where you could catch Hepatitis from walking in the street,

get mugged by an illegal alien, then catch the HIV from someone purposely trying to infect

you, all while watching a movie by a rapist actor who tells YOU what to do.

It's a scary thought, perhaps tin-hat mentality, but that's reality in California and there's

a good reason that many Americans would be OK with pushing California out of the country…or

at least building a wall to keep the nonsense within their own borders.

McSally proposed the border wall between California and Arizona in hopes to protect Arizona from

being ravaged like much of California has become.

McSally must not want her population to endure the sickness from the filth and the crime

from the illegals.

It appears as though she believes California has some policies which put the residents

in danger.

She's not alone in that thought as any comment section on the Internet will show you the

true opinion that Americans have about California.

The Hill reported more on her thoughts: "As we look in Arizona, we often look into the

dangers of the southern border," McSally said during a round-table discussion about

"sanctuary cities" Tuesday at the White House.

Sanctuary cities are municipalities that do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement."But

if these dangerous policies continue out of California, we might need to build a wall

between California and Arizona as well to keep these dangerous criminals out of our

state," she said, smiling.

She added that California can't just "provide sanctuary for these criminals and think that

it's only impacting California dangerously."

Earlier this month, the Trump administration filed a lawsuit against California over the

state's immigration laws.

The Trump administration has been highly critical of California's sanctuary cities, and administration

officials have said they will crack down on policies that limit local law enforcement's

cooperation with federal authorities."

It appears as though California is not a very safe place to live.

It was recently reported that people are moving out en masse and they can't get out fast

enough.

Many Americans, if given the chance to vote on it, would rather see President Trump's

wall built on the edge of California instead of cutting off the border of Mexico.This is

due to the self-righteous liberalism that has taken matters to an extreme level of un-American

practices.

There is a level of disregard for Americans and an irresponsible amount of resistance

to President Trump that it's putting citizens in danger on a daily basis while massive amounts

of drug addicts, criminals, and homeless roam the streets and wallow in the mire.

It's reported, by the Express, that President Donald Trump has secured $1.6 billion to build

the wall he originally wanted to secure America from the border of Mexico.

While the Democrats and Republicans argue over the wall, the budget, and everything

else – the people in California are suffering from the ruling of the far left mayors and

governor.

California residents need to reorganize and vote for new leadership that will point them

in the right direction based on common sense practices and place the American citizens

first.

As of now, the citizens are suffering from the poor leadership that has allowed many

California cities to rubbish as those who do the right thing are stuck wondering how

much longer this will last.

The number of illegal alien criminals, human waste, homeless, and other factors go into

the reasons why many people are moving out of California.

It's only a matter of time until the next elections and hopefully, California residents

do the right thing.

Talks of Trump's wall will continue in the meantime.

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BREAKING: Trump's Wall Could Be Redirected To CUT Entire State Out Of U.S. – He Got $1.6BIL To.. - Duration: 5:36.

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Maxine & Farrakhan Plan To 'Take Down White Folks,' Trump Reacts With Nasty Surprise - Duration: 6:12.

Maxine & Farrakhan Plan To 'Take Down White Folks,' Trump Reacts With Nasty Surprise

A sick video has just surfaced of Maxine Waters meeting with the Nation of Islam leader Louis

Farrakhan, and it's rocking Mad Max's world.

The seventy-eight-year-old California congresswoman was unaware that she was on a hot mic as she

offers to implement Farrakhan's racist rhetoric at the "national level."

President Donald Trump isn't letting Auntie Maxine get away with her racist shenanigans

as he dropped a nasty surprise on her last night.

Don't miss this.Maxine Waters is a political dinosaur.

She's been in Congress since 1991, wrecking havoc on Americans, mostly poverty-stricken

African Americans.

She skyrocketed in 2016 to become the new darling of the left, using her big mouth to

scream "Impeach 45!"

But way before anyone knew who she was on a national level, Auntie Maxine was named

four times as the most corrupt Congressman, and her blatantly racist anti-white views

were well known in Southern California.

Now, her name is being bantered about as a potential 2020 candidate for president or

vice-president, but that was until this shocking video surfaced of Mad Maxine and Louis Farrakhan.

The video is from 2009, and Waters is meeting with the Nation of Islam (NOI) leader to pay

him homage.

Farrakhan is holding court, and Maxine clearly is pandering to get his approval.

She walks into the room where they embrace like long lost friends, patting each other's

backs with Auntie Maxine whispering "thank-you, thank-you."

Most people are aware of Farrakhan's racism, which is nothing new.

According to Breitbart, Farrakhan once said in a speech, "White folks are going down.

And Satan is going down.

And Farrakhan, by God's grace, has pulled the cover off of that Satanic Jew and I'm

here to say your time is up, your world is through."

Those words sum up a speech Waters was present for just a few weeks ago, and they also reflect

the NOI leader's sentiments when Waters was meeting with him in 2009.

Heck, Farrakhan's white man hatred is his entire show.

So when Mad Maxine tells him, "I think we need to get together and talk about how are

we going to put your words on the national agenda," her goal is pretty clear.That spurred

a coalition of black pastors to go after Mad Maxine.

"The head of a coalition of black pastors [Rev. William Owens] says Rep. Maxine Waters

(D-CA) and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) must end their 'partisan hypocrisy'

and denounce 'leftist hate speech' such as that proclaimed by anti-Semite and Nation

of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan," reports Breitbart.

"Rep. Waters' refusal to speak out against Farrakhan and other extremist hate speech

is the perfect example of the hypocrisy and moral cowardice of the Congressional Black

Caucus," Rev. Owens says.

"Rep. Waters lives in a multi-million dollar home, a stark contrast to the poor district

she represents.

She manipulates African American voters for her own gain.

And she's just one of many black leaders who have sold out our values."

President Donald Trump isn't letting Auntie Maxine off the hook.

As Whacky Waters' anti-white racism has been exposed over the last few days, the president

took off the gloves and honed in on the California Congresswoman.

In "Trumpian" fashion, he started a meme, "Low IQ Maxine," and he has been hitting

her with that every chance he gets.

At the National Republican Congressional Committee March Dinner, the president shredded Waters

on live TV.

Talking about the upcoming mid-terms, he said, "The Democrats think they are invincible.

I mean I watched this Maxine Waters — have you ever seen Maxine Waters?

A low IQ individual, low IQ.

We will impeach him.

We will impeach him.

But he hasn't done anything wrong.

It doesn't matter, we will impeach him.

This is what we are going to have, this is what we are going to fight against.The 2009

video of Farrakhan and Maxine just re-surfaced within the last 24 hours, which is only going

to do further damage.

She's refusing to denounce her pal Farrakhan, and with her constituents being 54% Hispanic,

you can imagine that's not going to go over too well.

It's gotten so bad, there was a parody Twitter account of Mad Maxine, and it clearly stated

it was a parody account.

People were loving it, but the Twitter leftists took it down.

There was nothing "R" rated on it, just funny stuff that Mad Maxine might say.

Deplorable Covfefe tweeted, "@jack Have the Twitter nazis gotten to Maxine Waters

PAC?

One of the funniest parody accounts appears gone."Meanwhile, the black pastors are hitting

Auntie Maxine where it hurts.

"Politicians like Maxine Waters need to step up or go home," Rev. Owens says.

"We've had enough of their partisan games.

They're stooges of a party that enriches them, but does nothing to help the African

American community."

I'd say Americans are saying to Mad Max, "Go home!"

Trump has kicked off his "Low IQ Maxine" campaign, and it's taking off on social

media.

Auntie Maxine is feeling the heat as she tried to respond, crying on MSNBC that the president

is a bully.

Wow, coming from the woman who embraces a renowned racist like Louis Farrakhan, and

who said "Putin invaded Korea," the president's nickname, "Low IQ Maxine," fits her perfectly.

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Trump Hits China With Tariffs, Heightening Concerns Of Global Trade War - Duration: 2:26.

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Obama Just Went Behind Trump's Back Then Sends Creepy Handwritten Note – Here's What It Said - Duration: 5:32.

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BREAKING Trump criticizes predecessors in defending congratulatory call to Putin - News - Duration: 4:02.

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Trump announces new tariffs on Chinese imports - Duration: 0:34.

President Donald Trump has announced wide-reaching tariffs on Chinese goods.

Trump signed a presidential memorandum Thursday at the White House targeting China's "economic

aggression."

He has repeatedly accused China of unfair trade practices like currency manipulation

and stealing U.S. intellectual property.

Officials say the new tariffs will be applied to at least $50 billion worth of Chinese imports

in dozens of categories — including clothing and consumer electronics.

China previously warned it would retaliate if the U.S. decided to go through with its

tariff plans.

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All In with Chris Hayes Mar.22.2018 Gen. McCaffrey: Trump is 'under the sway of Mr. Putin' - Duration: 6:26.

For more infomation >> All In with Chris Hayes Mar.22.2018 Gen. McCaffrey: Trump is 'under the sway of Mr. Putin' - Duration: 6:26.

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Tiffany Trump and boyfriend Ross Mechanic split after 2 year relationship - Duration: 2:43.

After dating for two years, Tiffany Trump and her boyfriend Ross Mechanic have broken

up.

The youngest daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump and her New York City-based ex called

it quits back in the fall, according to a Us Weekly report published Wednesday.

Its unclear why the two broke up, but Tiffany's studies may have played a role in the decision

to go their separate ways.

Sources close to 24-year-old Tiffany and Mechanic told the publication that the pair had a "cordial"

breakup around the time she started law school.

Tiffany Trump started taking classes at Georgetown University back in August.

"She's taking law school seriously," the source told Us Weekly.

Neither Tiffany Trump or Mechanic have publicly announced their split.

However, rumors the lovebirds ended their relationship first surfaced nearly a month

ago after Mechanic reportedly posted a photo on his Instagram kissing another woman on

Valentine's Day.

In the snapshot, which was reposted by the Daily Mail in February, Mechanic was seen

snuggling up to his Valentine's Day date in an elevator tagged as being in the Freehand

Hotel in New York City.

Only fueling the breakup rumors, Tiffany hasn't posted a photo with Mechanic since the ex-couple's

trip abroad in July 2017.

The duo spent a few weeks traveling Europe together over the summer and shared photos

of themselves in cities like Budapest and Berlin.

Despite their breakup, many of Tiffany's old photos with Mechanic are still on her Instagram.

However, she's only shared pictures of her time at Georgetown and images of family and

friends as of late.

Tiffany and Mechanic started dating back in 2015 while they were students at the University

of Pennsylvania.

Mechanic, a data engineer, has since worked at real estate startup Cadre, which was co-founded

by Tiffany's brother-in-law Jared Kushner.

Despite the stress and the split, Tiffany appears to be adjusting well to her new life

at law school.

She celebrated her return to school in January, sharing an Instagram post of herself in Las

Vegas, wearing a tiger-print sequin dress and holding an oversized red ballon.

"My back to school [balloon emoji] #GeorgetownLaw," she captioned the post.

Tiffany has shared other solo shots of herself on Instagram in recent weeks, including one

in Los Angeles last week on spring break.

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Hillary Just Left The Hospital And Makes REPULSIVE Public Statement To Trump – She's Off Her Meds! - Duration: 4:50.

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Trump Slaps $60B In Penalties On Trade Giant, Sparking Washington Swamp Meltdown - Duration: 3:20.

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FBI Director Wray Just Left Liberals Speechless With THIS Statement on Trump - Duration: 3:41.

FBI Director Wray Just Left Liberals Speechless With THIS Statement on Trump

Liberals believe that President Trump us running around "controlling" everyone ad everything

with collusion and obstruction.

That's not the case at all.

As a matter of fact, FBI Director Christopher Wray says President Trump has NEVER made any

inappropriate requests regarding the current Russia witch-hunt.

FBI Director Christopher Wray says President Trump has never made any requests of him regarding

the federal Russia probe, but does not deny reports that he threatened to resign after

he was encouraged to fire people under his charge.

"He's never asked me to do anything with the Russia investigation," Wray told NBC

News' Pete Williams in an interview clip shown on Tuesday.

Wray's assertion stands in stark contrast to that of former FBI Director James Comey,

who was fired by Trump last year.

Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee last June that Trump requested his

loyalty and pressed him to drop the investigation into former national security adviser Michael

Flynn.

It was after Comey's ouster that the Washington Post reported Mueller had expanded his investigation

to look at possible obstruction of justice.

Trump has long called the Russia investigation a "witch hunt," but the White House rejects

reports that say he has talked about firing Mueller.

EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Christopher Wray responds to questions about the Russia investigation

and whether he threatened to resign over being urged to fire people.

See more from Pete Williams' interview with Wray tomorrow on the @TODAYshow.

pic.twitter.com/pHoGlREI8G

— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) March 20, 2018

During the same interview with NBC News, Wray declined to refute reporting earlier this

year that said he threatened to resign from his post amid pressure to fire people.

During the same interview with NBC News, Wray declined to refute reporting earlier this

year that said he threatened to resign from his post amid pressure to fire people.

"You know, I have been very clear — from the minute I was nominated — to the minute

I walked in the door to countless opportunities since then, that I am unwaveringly committed

to doing this job by the book, independently — following our rules and our processes

free from political or partisan influence," Wray said.

"So, it sounds like you're saying those reports are not wrong," Williams said.

"I'm not going to talk about specific conversations," Wray said.

In January, reports emerged that Wray had warned he would step down as he was urged

by Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to fire his deputy, Andrew McCabe.

That effort was reportedly diffused after White House counsel Don McGahn told Sessions

firing McCabe was not worth it if it meant Wray would leave.

However, McCabe was fired on Friday by Sessions -— less than 48 hours before he was able

to retire with a full pension.

He has been under internal investigation over the FBI's role in federal inquiries during

the 2016 election.

Wray assumed office as the new FBI director in August 2017, after being confirmed by the

Senate.