the surprise was the u.s. attorney in manhattan, in new york, the southern district because he met with donald trump in late november and said afterwards, publicly, he had a deal with mr. trump and jeff sessions, likely nominee for attorney general at that point he had been asked to stay on. friday, he was asked to submit a letter of resignation like the others. he thought he had a deal and it didn t apply to him. saturday, somebody called him and said it applies to you, too. the white house intended to accept his letter of resignation so he tweeted he had been fired. tweeted saturday he had been fired. he continues to tweet. pete, i want my panel to weigh in on this. christine quinn and matt welsh and a new york staff writer, also the author of new york times best seller, black edge:
primer, all the news ewe need to know to get your day started. today is the deadline to provide evidence of the wiretapping accusations against the obama administration. the president has yet to provide any proof. a spokesman denied all claims. the man accused of jumping the white house fence on friday will be in court this afternoon. 26-year-old jonathan tran was carrying two cans of mace and a letter to the president. he told officers he was a friend of the president. president trump will host chinese president xi at his mar-a-lago estate in florida next month. more protests and arrests in ferguson, missouri after a documentary released more surveillance video from the convenience store he robbed before he was shot and killed. the film maker says it video shows he knew the clerks, didn t rob them, but instead traded