Team Trump on offense ahead of Comey hearing

The White House is in full attack mode just a few days before former FBI Director James Comey’s highly anticipated testimony on Capitol Hill.

President Trump’s aides fanned out across the networks to rip Comey as an incompetent FBI director, sparred with news anchors and defended Trump on everything from the controversial immigration executive order to his response to the weekend terrorist attack in England.

The president started off the week with a blizzard of tweets that ignited battles with the mayor of London, the media, Democrats and his own Justice Department. 

Meanwhile, the administration flooded the zone with new policy initiatives. The White House held two background briefings with reporters in an effort to steer coverage toward Trump’s legislative agenda, even as anticipation over Comey’s testimony on Thursday dominated the political world.

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