Trump Lawyer Forwards Email Echoing Secessionist Rhetoric

The email, forwarded to journalists, cites “no difference” between Robert E. Lee and George Washington. It claims Black Lives Matter is infiltrated by terrorists.

Trump Comments on Race Open Breach With C.E.O.s, Military and G.O.P.

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR, GLENN THRUSH and MAGGIE HABERMAN August 16, 2017 WASHINGTON — President Trump found himself increasingly isolated in a racial crisis of his own making on Wednesday, abandoned by the nation’s top business...