Other Republican senators were predicting a similar outcome in conversations with reporters during breaks in Wednesday's proceedings. Late on Thursday, White House deputy counsel Patrick Philbin was asked if Trump agreed that foreign interference in US elections is illegal. CLASSIFIEDOn Wednesday, the White House objected to the book's publication. The manuscript was submitted to the White House for pre-publication review, a process that civil libertarians have said gives the government too much power to censor speech. None of the 53 Republican senators has publicly advocated removal.

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