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    Two Oval Office conversations: One big mess for the White House

    President Trump delivered today's commencement speech to the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut. As he praised the accomplishments of the graduates, he listed some of his own… and made reference to reports that he leaked intelligence to the Russians and tried to shut down an FBI Investigation into his associates.

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    By Warren Olney • May 17, 2017 • 1 min read

    President Trump delivered today's commencement speech to the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut. As he praised the accomplishments of the graduates, he listed some of his own… and made reference to reports that he leaked intelligence to the Russians and tried to shut down an FBI Investigation into his associates. "You will find things happen to you that you do not deserve and are not warranted, but you have to put your head down and fight! Things will work out just fine. Just look at the way I have been treated lately."

    But many Republicans say they're concerned about Trump's leak of intelligence to the Russians and his alleged effort to shut down an FBI investigation of his associates. Even White House staff members are reportedly fighting among themselves over unpredictable behavior that leaves them contradicting their boss and each other. For the first time on the House floor, a Democrat today called for impeachment. We update the President's troubles as he prepares for his first trip overseas.

    After we recorded our discussion, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller to serve as Special Counsel to oversee the previously-confirmed FBI investigation of Russian government efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election and related matters.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Glenn Thrush

      New York Times

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    1 of 2
    Concern deepens amid Trump's controversies
    1. 1:26Two Oval Office conversations: One big mess for the White HouseYou’re reading this
    2. 43:30FCC to vote on rolling back net neutrality regulations
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