Trump Retains Personal Attorney As Russia Crisis Engulfs White House

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley President Donald Trump has retained Marc Kasowitz, a veteran litigator and longtime associate, to counsel him through ongoing law enforcement probes into alleged collusion between members of his campaign and Russian officials. Kasowitz is a partner at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, a commercial litigation shop in…

Sources: Garland Not Interested In FBI Job

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Judge Merrick Garland, former President Barack Obama’s ill-fated Supreme Court nominee, is not interested in become director of the FBI, according to sources close to the judge. Two unnamed sources described as “friends of Merrick Garland” told NPR’s Carrie Johnson that he “loves being a judge and…