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EXCLUSIVE: Trump declines to say he has confidence in FBI director
President Trump declined to say he has confidence in Christopher Wray and stressed that he disagrees with the FBI director, who has said he does not believe there was spying on the president’s 2016 campaign.
“Well, we’ll see how it turns out,” Trump said in an exclusive interview with The Hill when asked about his level of confidence in Wray. “I mean, I disagree with him on that and I think a lot of people are disagreeing. You may even disagree with him on that.”
Wray last month disagreed with Attorney General William Barr’s use of the term “spying” to describe the bureau’s surveillance of Trump campaign advisers in 2016, telling lawmakers he would not use the same language.
“Well, that’s not the term I would use,” Wray said at a Senate hearing.
Trump at the time called Wray’s answer “ridiculous” and said Barr had described the situation “perfectly.”
The president on Monday said he “respectfully” disagreed with Wray, but did not elaborate on his performance as FBI chief.
The president recently gave Barr the authority to declassify information related to the origins of the federal investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Trump has long claimed the probe will show there was improper surveillance on his campaign, an assertion denied by intelligence and law enforcement officials. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/450136-exclusive-trump-declines-to-say-he-has-confidence-in-fbi-director
White House threatens veto of House border bill
The White House on Monday threatened to veto House Democrats' proposal on how to meet its request for $4.5 billion in funds to address the influx of migrants on the southern border.
The House and Senate are considering competing bills this week to meet the Trump administration's request.
While the Senate version is bipartisan, House Democrats are still trying to round up the votes for their bill amid concerns from Hispanic and progressive lawmakers wary of funding the Trump administration's immigration policies.
Members of the Progressive and Hispanic caucuses are meeting Monday night with House Democratic leaders to discuss the proposal, which was unveiled Friday. House Democratic leaders are hoping to bring the bill to the floor as soon as Tuesday.
In a statement on Monday, the Office of Management and Budget called the House measure a "partisan bill that underfunds necessary accounts and seeks to take advantage of the current crisis by inserting policy provisions that would make our country less safe."
It cited the House bill's provision requiring the Trump administration to use money that Congress already provided for aid to Central American countries, as well as its restrictions on the Department of Health and Human Services policies regarding unaccompanied migrant children.
The veto threat signals a difficult path ahead for both the House and Senate to reach an agreement by the end of the week before lawmakers depart for the July 4 recess.
The Department of Health and Human Services has warned that it could run out of funds within weeks, adding urgency for lawmakers to act quickly. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/450134-white-house-threatens-veto-of-house-border-bill