Trump administration officials are lawyering up, preparing for the possibility that Democrats could launch probes if the party takes back Congress
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- WSJ reports: “Cabinet officials and ordinary staffers are preparing for the possibility that Democrats could launch probes if the party takes back Congress.”
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