Fuming Trump Has Told Advisers He Wants Jeff Sessions to Have Omarosa Arrested: Report

The following article by Elizabeth Pena was posted on the AlterNet.org website August 16, 2018:

Fuming Trump Has Told Advisers He Wants Jeff Sessions to Have Omarosa Arrested: Report

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Donald Trump has told advisers he wants his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, to have his former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman arrested, Vanity Fair’s Gabriel Sherman reports.

According to Sherman, despite receiving advice from aides and his wife Melania Trump to “just ignore” Manigault Newman’s book tour, Trump has opted instead to attack and insult his former “Apprentice” co-star and confidante.

Though it’s unclear which law the president believes Manigault Newman broke, a former West Wing official told Sherman that Trump’s reaction is likely rooted in what he sees as “a personal betrayal.”

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