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White House Staff, Congress Blindsided by FBI Pick Announcement
Of Course
President Trump decided to leave much of his senior staff out of the loop before announcing his pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Lachlan Markay
Reporter
Asawin Suebsaeng
Senior Political Reporter
Published
Jun. 7 2017
11:18AM EDT
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Lachlan Markay
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Senior Political Reporter
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