Breaking: Attorney General William Barr will hold a 9:30 a.m. press conference Thursday morning to discuss the release of the Mueller report
When the Mueller report crashes into a Washington feverish with anticipation on Thursday, the White House hopes to show President Donald Trump busy doing his job — and far away from a phone-sized keyboard.
The goal for Thursday is to use the bully pulpit of the White House to give the appearance of a president consumed by the demands of his office.
“The White House’s intent is to brush this off and move on as quickly as possible,” said one Republican close to the White House. “That is the approach the White House counsel will want the president to take — though it is up the president to do it,” the same Republican added. A White House spokesman declined to comment.
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