DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/JEFF SESSIONS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump threatened on Wednesday [11-7-18] to adopt a ‘warlike posture’ against Democrats if they use their newly won control of the House to investigate his financial and political dealings, drawing a line at the start of a new era of divided government. The president began a postelection news conference with an offer to work across party lines, but his conciliatory tone quickly turned contentious. And barely an hour later, he announced the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions in defiance of Democrats who saw an effort to impede the Russia investigation. House Democrats also made the traditional nod to bipartisanship after their victory in Tuesday’s [11-6-18] midterm elections even as they emphasized that they would scrutinize everything from Mr. Trump’s taxes to his campaign’s ties to Russia in 2016. But after Mr. Sessions was fired, the incoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said the decision would be investigated once Democrats took over in January.”
–Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear, “Trump Vows ‘Warlike Posture’ if Democrats Investigate Him,” The New York Times online, November 7, 2018