DEMS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “It had been more than two years since Michael Caputo, the onetime campaign communications adviser to Donald Trump, had spoken to the man he helped elect president. It was a span that encompassed special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, a probe with which Caputo had cooperated. On Wednesday [4-24-19], after the prolonged silence, Trump summoned Caputo to the White House for a reunion. So with his family in tow, Caputo met with the President and first lady in the Oval Office — a warm reception that appears a distant cry from Trump’s fury at other former aides who participated in the probe. The friendly welcome following the end of Mueller’s probe was meant as a reward for Caputo’s continuing loyalty. But it was also an indication that a week after a redacted version of Mueller’s report was released to the public, Trump continues to dwell on its findings and their sources. Even as the President is bringing some former staffers back into the fold now the investigation is over, he is lashing out at others who helped Mueller piece together a deeply unflattering portrait of his administration.”
–Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak and Lauren Fox, “Trump digs in against Democrats but there may yet be consequences,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, April 24, 2019 9:16 pm