Sunday shows - George H.W. Bush praised as president, patriot

View in your browser     Former secretary of State: Bush 'kept his spirit right until the very end' By BRETT SAMUELS    Former Secretary of State James Baker said Sunday that former President George H.W. Bush maintained his spirit and sense of humor right up until his death. Baker, who served as secretary of State under the 41st president, said on ABC's "This Week" that Bush's health began to deteriorate rapidly after he returned from the family's summer home in Maine. "He kept his spirit and he kept his sense of humor right until the very end,"  Baker said. "But his passing... was very gentle and very peaceful." Read the full story here     Colin Powell: Bush was 'most qualified person' on foreign policy ever to serve as president By BRETT SAMUELS    "He was a patriot. He demonstrated that in war. He demonstrated that in peace. He was the most qualified person, with respect to foreign policy, ever to serve as president of the United States of America," Colin Powell said on ABC's "This Week." Read the full story here     Cheney: George H.W. Bush 'masterfully handled' end of the Cold War By BRETT SAMUELS    Former Vice President Dick Cheney (R) on Sunday recalled former President George H.W. Bush as a "remarkable man" who "masterfully" handled of the end of the Cold War. Read the full story here     Roger Stone says he hasn't spoken to Trump about potential pardon By BRETT SAMUELS    "There’s no circumstance under which I would testify against the president because I’d have to bear false witness against him. I’d have to make things up.  And I’m not going to do that," Roger Stone said on ABC's "This Week." Read the full story here     Schiff: Trump refusal to rule out Manafort pardon adds to evidence of obstruction of justice By BRETT SAMUELS   "The president continues to dangle a pardon for Paul Manafort, which only adds to growing body of evidence that the president is engaged in obstructing justice,"  the incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said on ABC's "This Week." Read the full story here     Negotiations over Moscow property not 'very cool,' Schiff says By  BRETT SAMUELS    Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday that President Trump's negotiations during the 2016 election to build a property in Moscow were "very compromising." Read the full story here     Top Dem: Cohen plea provides more evidence Putin 'has leverage over the president' By BRETT SAMUELS    Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) suggested Sunday that Michael Cohen's acknowledgement that he lied to Congress about negotiations to develop a Trump Tower in Moscow that took place well into the President Trump's 2016 campaign raises fresh questions about whether the Kremlin holds leverage over the president. Read the full story here     Warner says he believes Republicans would 'like to have known' Trump was dealing with Russia in 2016 By MICHAEL BURKE    "I gotta believe that most Republicans who were about to nominate Donald Trump in the summer of 16 would probably have thought it was a relevant fact — they would like to have known — that then-candidate Trump was still trying to do with business with Russia," Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.)  said on CNN's "State of the Union." Read the full story here     Giuliani trashes Mueller probe over 'unethical' tactics after Cohen guilty plea By JOHN BOWDEN    President Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, took aim at special counsel Robert Mueller in an interview airing Sunday, criticizing what he called "unethical" tactics by prosecutors in Mueller's office after former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress. Read the full story here     Senate Republican 'glad to see' Mueller is taking lying to Congress seriously By MEGAN KELLER    "I certainly do think that lying to the [Senate] Intelligence Committee, which I am a part of, is a big mistake for whoever does it and creates lots of problems for the committee itself," Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) told "Fox News Sunday."  Read the full story here     Blunt: Skeptics of Trump trade policy can 'take some encouragement' from developments By MEGAN KELLER    "People like me who’ve really been concerned about the president’s stated trade policy can take some encouragement about what happened in the last couple days," Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) told "Fox News Sunday." Read the full story here     GOP senator: 'I think we need to do more' to respond to Russian aggression toward Ukraine By BRETT SAMUELS    Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said Sunday that President Trump made the right decision to cancel his bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit, and urged the U.S. and NATO to take stronger action in response to Russian aggression toward Ukraine. Read the full story here     Senate Dem: US must maintain strategic relationship with Saudis and hold them accountable By MEGAN KELLER    Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said Sunday that the U.S. needs to make sure those involved in the killing of reporter Jamal Khashoggi are held accountable, but that the strategic relationship with Saudi Arabia should be maintained. Read the full story here     Sherrod Brown: 'Don't know' if I'm best candidate to challenge Trump in 2020 By MICHAEL BURKE   Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who is mulling a bid for president in 2020, said Sunday that he doesn't know if he would be the best candidate to challenge President Trump. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       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.