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- President Donald Trump and White House aides are reportedly frustrated with the chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, over not having a response plan for Trump's recent call with the Ukrainian president that has spurred calls for his impeachment.
- The White House released a memo of the call on September 25, which immediately ignited outrage against Trump for pressing a foreign leader to investigate Trump's political rival.
- CNN reported Saturday that though Trump reportedly didn't blame Mulvaney for the release of the memo, he has been angry that Mulvaney lacked a response plan for its contents.
- The White House has defended the Trump-Zelensky call by arguing that Trump had not been explicitly laying out a quid pro quo agreement exchanging US foreign aid for the Biden investigation.
- The White House press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, told CNN that the story of Trump and aides being frustrated with Mulvaney was "manufactured palace intrigue."
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President Donald Trump and some of his aides are reportedly frustrated with the White House chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, over not having a strategy to defend his recent call with the Ukrainian president that has spurred calls for Trump's impeachment.
CNN reported Saturday that Mulvaney is on "shaky ground" over his handling of a memo summarizing the July 25 call.
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