Trump mulls overhaul of White House staff amid Russia allegations
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is considering overhauling his White House staff and bringing back top campaign strategists, frustrated by what he views as his team`s inability to contain the burgeoning crisis involving alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.Expanding teams of lawyers and experienced public relations hands are being recruited to deal with the drumbeat of new revelations about Moscow`s interference and possible improper dealings with the Trump campaign and associates. The disclosures dogged the president during his first trip abroad since taking office and threaten to overwhelm and stall the agenda for his young administration.As he mulls outside reinforcements to his operation, Trump returned late Saturday from his nine-day journey to a White House seemingly in crisis mode, with a barrage of reports hitting close to the Oval Office and involving Jared Kushner, his son-in-law and influential adviser.Read the latest news on U.S. President Donald TrumpA rally planned Thursday in Iowa was postponed due to "an unforeseen change" in Trump`s schedule.On Sunday, Trump sought to downplay recent news reports portraying his administration in disarray, calling it "fake news" on Twitter. In a flurry of angry tweets, Trump said that "many of the leaks coming out of the White House are fabricated lies." He added that it is "very possible that those sources don`t exist but are made up by fake news writers."The latest reports in the Russia matter said Kushner spoke with Russia`s ambassador to the United States about setting up secret communications with Moscow during the presidential transition.While overseas, Trump`s longtime lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, joined a still-forming legal team to help the president shoulder the intensifying investigations into Russian interference in the election and his associates` potential involvement. More attorneys with deep experience in Washington investigations are expected to ...