White House considers legal team to vet Trump’s tweets

The White House is reportedly considering appointing a legal team to monitor President Donald Trump’s tweets, according to a report.

The plan to scrutinize the president’s social media posts aims to avoid unnecessary political and legal troubles that have led to a number of investigations into administration officials, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump used Twitter as his main means of communicating with voters, a method that proved effective and far cheaper than advertising campaigns used by his opponents. 

However, aides and officials had hoped that Trump would be more cautious as president, but this has not been the case.

Trump has caused controversy during his time in office by issuing unverified claims on Twitter about former FBI Director James Comey and his predecessor, Barack Obama.

Without evidence, Trump accused Obama of wiretapping him during the election, and also hinted that his…

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