Internal Squabbles At White House Delay Gun Control Decision

By Cam Edwards

On one side, according to Politico, daughter Ivanka Trump and Attorney General William Barr, who are both pushing for expanded background checks. On the other, son Donald Trump, Jr. and Michael Williams, a counselor to Mick Mulvaney, who are pushing back.

“I would say that not everybody in the White House is supporting the president trying to engage and make something happen,” said Manchin, a key Senate negotiator on gun legislation. “But he’s still the president, and I think he’ll make it happen.”

Barr has earned rare Democratic praise over his efforts on gun legislation. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a vocal critic of the attorney general, described Barr’s role in negotiations as “constructive.” Graham, a close Trump ally, also said that Barr has been helpful with the negotiations and has “been trying to bring the law enforcement perspective to the table.”

Manchin’s snark about “not everybody in the White House is supporting the president” is a dig not only at Trump, Jr. but a little-known staffer named Michael Williams as well.

Senators involved in negotiations view as an obstacle Mulvaney’s counselor, Michael Williams, a former law clerk for the National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm and general counselor for …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms