Trump 'abused' and 'harassed' Kirstjen Nielsen over border, new book reveals

The president browbeat the former homeland security secretary for refusing to break the law, according to A Very Stable Genius

Donald Trump “abused”, “harassed” and “pestered” his homeland security secretary over immigration policy, demanding that the US border be closed, a new book reveals.

And when the then secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, warned the president that shutting down the border would be illegal, the then attorney general, Jeff Sessions, approved the radical measure – despite it being against the law.

Related: Spare us the self-serving excuses, Kirstjen Nielsen. You were the worst | Richard Wolffe

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