White House news dump: 3 stories Hurricane Harvey didn't overshadow
By Julia Manchester - 08/26/17 11:32 AM EDT
As Hurricane Harvey raced toward Texas on Friday evening, the White House was racing to release their own set of headlines that ended up partially overshadowing Friday night's storm coverage.
The Trump administration kept journalists busy on Friday night by announcing details of a ban, a pardon and a departure.
Some Democrats, such as Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), suggested the Friday night news dump - long a tradition for officials looking to bury controversial news stories - was a deliberate attempt to hide wrongdoing.
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