Once in the White House, the author claims, Trump continued to believe Putin over the US intelligence community in its assessment of Russia and the rest of the world. The author also claims Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner defended bin Salman. Some of these meetings, the author claims, are held in the White House's secure Situation Room, even if there's no classified information being handled. "If ever experts from within the administration's bureaucracy are brought into sensitive White House discussions, they must be the 'trusted' ones," the author writes. "I blocked Acosta from getting into the White House.

Source: CNN November 17, 2019 21:06 UTC