President Donald Trump strongly hinted at imminent U.S. military action against Syria — on the same day his personal lawyer’s offices were raided by the FBI.
In a whirlwind of news, Trump then denounced special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. The nation stood on the brink of significant military action as the president spoke before a strategy meeting in biting terms about Mueller, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and a “witch hunt” targeting him.
“Trump said ... that the United States had ‘a lot of options militarily’ about how to respond to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria over the weekend,” POLITICO’s Rebecca Morin reports. Trump also strongly hinted that the U.S. would be taking military action soon.”