Tipsheet: Mueller interview fraught with peril for Trump

View in your browser     Mueller interview fraught with peril for Trump By Jordan Fabian and Morgan Chalfant   President Trump could face the greatest political and legal peril of his life if he agrees to an interview with Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Mueller would likely confront Trump over whether he obstructed justice by firing former FBI director James Comey. The special counsel could also force Trump to answer tough questions about his knowledge of some of the most controversial events related to the Russia probe. Read the full story here     Listen to the HillCast AM View: Trump gets his first medical checkup as president, and more of today’s news By Alexis Simendinger President Trump is heading to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center near Washington for a physical examination today, his first as president. AM View explores how recent presidents disclosed their medical details and why health and fitness are issues for the 71-year-old Trump. Listen to The Hill's podcast here     Dems face hard choice for State of the Union response By Reid Wilson and Amie Parnes Democratic Party leaders are balancing a complex political calculus and a host of competing egos as they consider who they will choose to respond to President Trump's first State of the Union address later this month.  Read the full story here     Trump's 's---hole' remark sparks bipartisan backlash By John Bowden President Trump sparked bipartisan backlash on Thursday evening following reports that he referred to Haiti and African nations as "shithole countries" during a heated Oval Office meeting with lawmakers to discuss immigration. Read the full story here       GOP Rep. Mia Love calls on Trump to apologize for 'unkind, divisive, elitist' comments By Josh Delk Republican Rep. Mia Love (Utah) on Thursday called for President Trump to apologize for those he "wantonly maligned" in his reported comments about immigrants from "shithole countries." Read the full story here     Hoyer: Trump’s immigration comments are ‘racist and a disgrace’ By Mike Lillis House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) hammered President Trump on Thursday for rejecting immigrants from select countries, deeming the president’s sentiments “racist and a disgrace.” Hoyer’s comments raise new doubts about the capacity of the sides to come together and reach a bipartisan immigration agreement. Read the full story here     Trump hits the brakes on Senate immigration deal By Jordain Carney   A bipartisan group of senators says they have clinched a deal to provide protections to young immigrants known as Dreamers, but are facing pushback from President Trump and GOP leadership. Read the full story here     Trump FISA tweet puts Capitol Hill in a tizzy By Katie Bo Williams President Trump’s early morning tweet Thursday about controversial legislation renewing the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program sent Capitol Hill into confusion hours before what was expected to be a close vote. Read the full story here     Issa mulls running in neighboring district By Scott Wong and Katie Bo Williams GOP Rep. Darrell Issa, who said Wednesday he is not seeking reelection in California’s 49th District, has been discussing with colleagues the possibility of running in a neighboring San Diego district if embattled Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) resigns, multiple sources told The Hill. Read the full story here     Trump accuses FBI agent of 'treason' By Jonathan Easley President Trump on Thursday accused an FBI agent who criticized him while serving on special counsel Robert Mueller’s team of committing “treason” against the U.S. Read the full story here     Bannon is gone, but Trump's movement is stronger than ever By Frank Cannon OPINION | Steve Bannon may be out of the spotlight for now. But Bannon’s movement — President Trump’s movement — the American people’s movement — is stronger than ever.  Read the full story here     Florida’s exemption reveals limits of Trump’s offshore drilling plan By Jason Bordoff OPINION | Perhaps the biggest lesson from Florida’s fast — and effective — outcry against opening up its waters for leases to the oil and gas sector will be that translating the Trump administration’s intentions into massive new offshore oil and gas production may prove more difficult than it expected. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trump is expected to stop short of reimposing strict sanctions on Iran By Mark Landler President Trump has again stopped short of reimposing draconian sanctions on Iran that could break up its nuclear deal with world powers, two people briefed on his decision said on Thursday, but he is expected to give Congress and European allies a deadline to improve the deal or the United States will pull out of it. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Immigration talks muddled amid Trump’s vulgar comments By Laura Meckler and Siobhan Hughes President Donald Trump questioned why the U.S. would admit people from “shithole countries” Thursday, roiling discussions over a bipartisan Senate deal to protect young undocumented immigrants. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump ‘cancels’ London visit to dedicate new U.S. Embassy, citing ‘bad deal’ to sell and relocate building By Anne Gearan     President Trump said he has called off a planned ceremonial visit to Britain because he didn’t want to be associated with what he called a bad real estate deal in which the U.S. Embassy is being relocated from central London to “an off location.” Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Africa startled by Trump’s sudden and vulgar attention By Cara Anna   Africans woke up on Friday to find President Donald Trump had finally taken an interest in their continent. It wasn’t what people had hoped for. Read the full story here     Reuters: 'A mad scramble': How Trump tweet on Pakistan blindsided U.S. officials By Jonathan Landay, Arshad Mohammed and John Walcott A surprise New Year’s Day tweet by President Donald Trump in which he appeared to decree an end to U.S. aid for Pakistan, sent U.S. officials scrambling to suspend security assistance without even knowing how much aid they were freezing, four U.S. officials said. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet     You might like         Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.