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NATION/WORLD Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Spokesman: Former first lady Barbara Bush in failing health Associated Press HOUSTON — Former first lady Barbara Bush is in “failing health” and won’t seek additional medical treatment, a Bush family spokesman said Sunday. “Following a recent series of hospitalizations, and after consulting her family and doctors, Mrs. Bush, now age 92, has decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus on comfort care,” spokesman Jim McGrath said in a news release. McGrath did not elaborate as to the nature of Bush’s health problems. She has been treated for decades for Graves’ disease, which is a thyroid condition, had heart surgery in 2009 for a severe narrowing of her main heart valve and was hospitalized a year before that for surgery on a perforated ulcer. “It will not surprise those AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File FILE - In a 2013, file photo, former first lady Barbara Bush listens to a patient’s question during a visit to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Med- ical Center in Portland, Maine. A family spokesman said Sunday that the former first lady Barbara Bush is in “failing health” and won’t seek additional medical treatment. who know her that Barbara Bush has been a rock in the face of her failing health, worrying not for herself — thanks to her abiding faith — but for others,” McGrath said. “She is surrounded by a family she adores, and appreciates the many kind messages and especially the prayers she is receiving.” Bush, who is at home in Houston, is one of only two first ladies who was also the mother of a president. The other was Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, the nation’s second president, and mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president. Bush married George H.W. Bush on Jan. 6, 1945. They had six children and have been married longer than any presidential couple in American history. Eight years after she and her husband left the White House, Mrs. Bush stood with her husband as their son George W. was sworn in as the 43rd president. President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said in a statement Sunday evening that “the President’s and first lady’s prayers are with all of the Bush family during this time.” What’s in those seized records? Trump has new biggest worry WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his allies have hit a new level of anxiety after the raid on his personal attorney’s office, fearful of deeper exposure for Trump, his inner circle and his adult children — and more than concerned that they don’t know exactly what is in those records and electronic devices seized last week. There is also some worry that Michael Cohen, the self-described legal fixer who helped make bad stories go away and took a leading role in Trump Organization proj- ects in foreign outposts, may strike a deal with prosecutors out of concern about his own prospects. “I think it’s a huge mine- field for Donald Trump and the Trump Organization,” said trial attorney Joseph Cammarata, who represented Paula Jones in her sexual harassment suit against Pres- ident Bill Clinton. “I think this is on its own track and this train is coming down the track with brute force.” The wild legal show continued to play out Monday, at a court hearing in New York before a federal judge who is considering what to do AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office of the White House to Marine One in Washington on Monday for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Miami. with the material that the FBI seized from Cohen. The scene was punctuated by dramatic entrances and revelations. Stormy Daniels — the porn actress who alleged she had a sexual affair with the president — made an appear- ance, stumbling on her high heels as she was swarmed by press. Cohen was forced to reveal that another one of his clients is Fox News host Sean Hannity, a high-profile confidant of the president. Trump left the White House for Florida, for a two-day summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the president’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Advisers are hoping the meeting will draw attention from the legal tempest in Washington and New York. On the trip south, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders sought to put distance between Trump and Cohen, saying: “I believe they’ve still got some ongoing things, but the president has a large number of attorneys, as you know.” The federal raid, carried out a week ago in New York City, sought bank records, information on Cohen’s dealing in the taxi industry, Cohen’s communications with the Trump campaign and information on payments he made in 2016 to former Playboy model Karen McDougal and to Daniels, both of whom allege rela- tionships with Trump, people familiar with the raid told the Associated Press. The court proceedings Monday dealt with who gets to look at Cohen’s seized documents and devices before they are turned over to prosecutors. Though Cohen once said he “would take a bullet” for Trump, he is aware of the possible outcome — including potential prison time — and has expressed worry about his family, said a person who has spoken to the lawyer in recent days but is not authorized to discuss private conversations. Cohen has not been charged with anything. East Oregonian Page 7A Comey speculates that Russians may have damaging info on Trump W A S H - I N G T O N (AP) — In his scathing appraisal of the man who fired him as FBI chief, James Comey cited “some evidence of obstruction of justice” in Comey President Donald Trump’s actions and speculated that Russians might have dirt on the pres- ident. Trump struck back, branding Comey a criminal. Their war of words escalated Monday after Comey, in an ABC interview broadcast the night before, labelled Trump “morally unfit” for office. Trump tweeted that Comey drafted an exon- eration of Hillary Clinton long before he talked to her as part of an investigation into her email practices. He labelled Comey “disgrun- tled” and accused him and allies of having “committed many crimes.” For his part, Comey has said that nine or 10 months into the Clinton probe, he had a “clear picture” where it was going and it’s common to draft statements before an investigation is complete. Comey’s remarks, coupled with the release of his forthcoming book, offer his version of events surrounding his firing and the investigations into Russian election meddling and Clinton’s email practices. Several of the episodes he describes in detail, including a private conversation about former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn, are central to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and his recollections are presum- ably valuable for prosecutors examining whether the president’s actions constitute obstruction of justice. The ex-FBI director, who until his firing in May led an investigation into possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, acknowl- edged that it was “stunning” to think that Russia could have damaging information about a U.S. president. But he said that in Trump’s case, he could not discount the possibility that the president had been compro- mised. “These are more words I never thought I’d utter about a president of the United States, but it’s possible,” Comey told ABC News’ chief anchor George Stephanopoulos. He also acknowledged he had no proof that Russia has dirt on Trump: “I think it’s possible. I don’t know.” He also answered “possibly” when asked if the president was attempting to obstruct justice when he cleared the Oval Office of other officials in February 2017 before encouraging him to close the investiga- tion into Flynn, who by that point was suspected of lying to the FBI about his Russian contacts. The retired general pleaded guilty in December and is now cooperating with Mueller’s investigation. “A person who sees moral equivalence in Charlottesville, who talks about and treats women like they’re pieces of meat, who lies constantly about matters big and small and insists the American people believe it — that person’s not fit to be president of the United States, on moral grounds,” Comey said. Trump on Sunday rejected Comey’s assertion that Trump had sought his loyalty at a January 2017 dinner, saying “I hardly even knew this guy. Just another of his many lies.” He also suggested Comey should be imprisoned, tweeting, “how come he gave up Classified Information (jail), why did he lie to Congress (jail).” There is no indication Comey is under investiga- tion for doing either. PARENTS, STAY POSITIVE! Free Triple P parenting help in Umatilla County Raising happy and healthy children comes with big and small everyday challenges. Triple P gives you tips and ideas to help make your family life calmer. Find the help that suits you best! Find out where Triple P Seminars and Discussion Groups are offered near you: What: Triple P Seminar – The Power of Positive Parenting When: Monday, 04/23/2018, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Where: BMCC Hermiston Room 133, 975 SE Columbia Drive Hermiston, Oregon 97838 Register: Call or email Shayne Arndt: 541-278-5965, sarndt@bluecc.edu What: DRAWINGS FOR PRIZES FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Online registration & race information at WWW.BUTTECHALLENGE.COM REGISTER ONLINE BY APRIL 28TH TO ORDER A CUSTOM TECHNICAL RACE T-SHIRT All proceeds benefit THE HERMISTON CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAM Thank you for your support! Triple P Discussion Groups – Hassle-free shopping with children When: Tuesday, 04/24/2018, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Where: St. Anthony Hospital, 2801 St Anthony Way, Pendleton, OR, USA Register: Call or email Chelsea Maranville: 541-969-4061, cmaranville@gobhi.net What: Triple P Seminar – Raising Confi dent, Competent Children When: Friday, 04/27/2018, 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM Where: Pendleton Public Library, 502 SW Dorion Ave, Pendleton, OR, USA Register: Call or email Chelsea Maranville: 541-969-4061, cmaranville@gobhi.net www.triplep-parenting.com/umatillacounty
