A look at President Donald Trump's response to a recent Syria chemical attack and the FBI Raid's Trump After Dark: Storms at Home and Abroad edition

President Donald Trump strongly hinted at imminent U.S. military action against Syria — on the same day his personal lawyer’s offices were raided by the FBI.

In a whirlwind of news, Trump then denounced special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. The nation stood on the brink of significant military action as the president spoke before a strategy meeting in biting terms about Mueller, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and a “witch hunt” targeting him.


“Trump said ... that the United States had ‘a lot of options militarily’ about how to respond to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria over the weekend,” POLITICO’s Rebecca Morin reports . Trump also strongly hinted that the U.S. would be taking military action soon.”

Meanwhile, “Trump reacted angrily … after the FBI seized records from his longtime personal attorney, calling the law enforcement actions ‘disgraceful’ and part of “an attack on our country,” POLITICO’s Josh Gerstein reported .

Trump didn’t mince words — in fact his rage at the FBI’s raid of his personal lawyer Michael Cohen’s offices seemed to mirror his tough language on Syria.

““It’s an attack on our country, it’s an attack on what we all stand for,” Trump said of the FBI raids.

“This is about humanity, and it can’t be allowed to happen,” Trump said about Syria’s use of chemical weapons.

Elsewhere in President Trump’s orbit:

EXTRA SESSIONS: President Trump renewed his criticisms of Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from investigations of Russia.

SCOTT MY PROBLEM: Scott Pruitt’s chief of staff at the EPA, Ryan Jackson, said he approved raises to top staff at EPA and insisted that Pruitt had no knowledge of the raises.

HALEY’S COMET: U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley told the U.N. Security Council that Russia was complicit in the gas attack over the weekend by the Syrian government.

PROBLEMS CROP UP: President Trump attempted to reassure American farmers amid an escalating trade war with China and said he’ll “make it up to them.”

COMEY AND GET ME: The White House has no current plans to counter the coming media tour by fired FBI Director James Comey.

BRAVE FACE: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company should have done more to protect users‘ privacy during testimony on Capitol Hill.

There you have it. You’re caught up on the Trump administration. Happy Monday.