Inside Trump’s fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations

At the center of the turmoil in the White House is an impatient president frustrated by his administration’s inability to erase the impression that his campaign was engaged with Russia, to stem leaks or to implement any signature achievements. Interviews with 17 insiders offer a look at the tumultuous recent days.

Trump enters week seven of his presidency the same as the six before it: enmeshed in controversy while struggling to make good on his campaign promises. Gnawing at Trump, according to one of his advisers, is the comparison between his early track record and that of Obama in 2009, when amid the Great Recession he enacted an economic stimulus bill and other big-ticket items.

• By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Ashley Parker
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• Comey asked Justice officials to refute Trump’s unproven wiretapping claims
  The FBI director’s request is the latest rebuff of Trump’s unfounded accusation that then-President Obama had ordered a wiretap of his campaign headquarters. Former director of national intelligence, James Clapper, denied allegations that wiretaps were authorized against Trump. James Comey reportedly asked DoJ to refute president’s allegation because of his concern that it was false and suggested the FBI had broken the law
  • By Abby Phillip and Ellen Nakashima
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  • Wiretapping accusation pushes Trump presidency onto a road with no guardrails
    The president’s tweets may have been an effort to distract from revelations that his associates had contact with Russian officials, but instead it invites scrutiny and deepens doubts about his own judgment.
    • By Karen Tumulty
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