PBS高端访谈:特朗普为挑选塞申斯而感到后悔

 　　President Trump¹ sounding off again. This time, as he observes the first half-year mark of his presidency²,

　　he's vented³ some very public criticism of his attorney general and of other top Justice Department officials, past and present. John Yang begins our coverage⁴.

　　Good morning. Attorney General Jeff Sessions made it clear today he's not going anywhere for now.

　　We love this job. We love this department. And I plan to continue to do so, as long as that is appropriate.

　　That came after President Trump's sharp rebuke⁵ of Sessions in a New York Times interview for disqualifying himself from the Russia investigation⁶.

　　How do you take a job, and then recuse yourself?

　　If he would have recused himself before the job, I would have said, thanks, Jeff, but I can't -- you know, I'm not going to take you.

　　It's extremely unfair, and that's a mild word, to the president.

　　Mr. Trump also said Sessions gave some bad answers in his Senate confirmation⁷ hearing when he failed to disclose meetings with the Russian ambassador.

　　While the White House said the president still has confidence in Sessions, Mr. Trump's comments mark a public break from one of his earliest supporters.

　　It also suggests that Mr. Trump's anger with Sessions is still fresh more than four months after the attorney general recused himself.

　　In the 50-minute interview, Mr. Trump leveled a new allegation about why fired FBI Director James Comey told him about the uncorroborated contents of a salacious dossier before Inauguration⁸ Day:

　　"In my opinion, he shared it so that I would think he had it out there."

　　He was asked, "As leverage⁹?"

　　"Yes, I think so, in retrospect¹⁰."

　　The president also appeared to warn special counsel Robert Mueller to limit his investigation.

　　Mueller was looking at your finances, your family's finances unrelated to Russia. Is that a red line?

　　Well, that be a breach¹¹ of what his actual charge is?

　　I would say yes. I would say yes.

　　Could Mueller's investigation go there?

　　Greg Farrell is a Bloomberg News investigative reporter.

　　That's what this is all about. They have to look into Trump's own finances and see if there's been any unusual benefit beyond the purchase of apartments,

　　if there's anything unusual about all the business transactions that have taken place over many years between Russian nationals and him.

　　Although the White House said the president doesn't intend to fire Mueller, his comments raised red flags for some Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats¹².

　　What we're watching is an obstruction¹³ of justice case unfolding in real time right before our eyes, the president of the United States trying to set limits on a legitimate¹⁴ investigation.

　　Mueller has the right to investigate this, and he was given that authority by the Justice Department,

　　and he reports to the Justice Department and not to the president of the United States.

　　Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said he wasn't worried.

　　As I know Mueller or 13 years or how many years he was head of the FBI, he's going to do his job. And that's all that matters.

　　Grassley said Donald Trump Jr. and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort have not yet responded to his request that they testify next week and that he will subpoena¹⁵ them if necessary.

　　For the PBS NewsHour, I'm John Yang.

　　We will explore some of the implications of the president's comments after the news summary. undefined

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

3 vented   

表达，发泄（感情，尤指愤怒）( vent的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He vented his frustration on his wife. 他受到挫折却把气发泄到妻子身上。
• He vented his anger on his secretary. 他朝秘书发泄怒气。

4 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

5 rebuke   

v.指责，非难，斥责 [反]praise

参考例句：

• He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
• Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

8 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

9 leverage   

n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量

参考例句：

• We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
• He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。

10 retrospect   

n.回顾，追溯；v.回顾，回想，追溯

参考例句：

• One's school life seems happier in retrospect than in reality.学校生活回忆起来显得比实际上要快乐。
• In retrospect,it's easy to see why we were wrong.回顾过去就很容易明白我们的错处了。

11 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

12 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 obstruction   

n.阻塞，堵塞；障碍物

参考例句：

• She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
• The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。

14 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

15 subpoena   

n.（法律）传票；v.传讯

参考例句：

• He was brought up to court with a subpoena.他接到传讯，来到法庭上。
• Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses.特别委员会有权传唤证人。