Day 69: Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Morning

President Trump sends two early morning tweets blasting the press

• “Remember when the failing @nytimes apologized to its subscribers, right after the election, because their coverage was so wrong. Now worse!” (@realDonaldTrump)
• “If the people of our great country could only see how viciously and inaccurately my administration is covered by certain media!”
  (@realDonaldTrump)

Suspect taken into custody after “criminal” incident near Capitol, police deny terrorism link (ABC News)

Judge Andrew Napolitano returns to Fox News, stands by report from sources that the Obama administration had British intelligence spy on Trump transition team (Mediaite)

President Trump hosts opiod and drug abuse listening session (WH YouTube) Transcript (White House)

FLOTUS Melania Trump and Under Secretary for State for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon honor 13 Women of Courage (State.gov) Remarks and video (State.gov)

Afternoon

Press Briefing with Press Secretary Sean Spicer (WH YouTube) Transcript (White House)

Article 50 officially triggered, UK begins formal Brexit process (BBC) (RT)

Judicial Watch releases additional 1,184 pages of State Department records showing previously unreleased e-mail exchanges, showing sharing of classified information over unsecure channels (Vessel News)

Representative Gowdy (R-SC) calls for Russia investigation to move forward (Fox News)

President Trump, FLOTUS Melania Trump stop by Women’s Empowerment Panel, where the POTUS offers a few words (@realDonaldTrump) (WH Facebook) Transcript (White House)

VP Pence speaks at Women’s Empowerment Panel, Transcript (White House)

Senator Schumer (D-NY) calls for Speaker Ryan (R-WI) to replace Representative Nunes (R-CA) as House Intelligence Committee Chair (The Hill)

Evening

Ivanka Trump joins White House in official capacity as unpaid advisor (Washington Times)

VP Pence swears in Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, transcript of remarks (White House)

John Podesta sends cease and desist letter to Daily Caller (Daily Caller)

President Trump tweets thanking Vietnam War veterans on first-ever National Vietnam War Veterns Day (@realDonaldTrump)

North Carolina lawmakers reach deal to repeal transgender bathroom law (Reuters MSN)