‘Enraged’ Trump lawyer issues ticking-clock ultimatum to shield embattled insider: report

A top lawyer has handed a major news outlet a ticking deadline over reporting on one of President Donald Trump's most powerful insiders.White House Counsel Will Scharf sent Politico a letter Monday giving it 48 hours to correct or retract three stories about chief of staff Susie Wiles, Axios reported Wednesday. The deadline runs out Thursday. A White House official described Scharf as "uncharacteristically enraged" and warned that "all options are on the table."The stories at issue were published last week. One reported that Trump had been weighing a replacement for Wiles, a claim the president dismissed as "fake news." A follow-up said the first story had caused a freakout and that Trump had exploded over it. A third suggested Wiles arranged a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity that set up the departing press secretary, Katie Zacharia, to stumble.According to Scharf, Politico ran the reports despite "on-the-record refutations" from...