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NEW w/@nickmiroff: Trump has told immigration & Army Corps officials to ignore enviro regulations & seize land in rush to build wall, saying he would pardon those who follow. (Asked for comment, a White House official says pardons were joking.) washingtonpost.com/immigration/ta…
@NickMiroff In May 23 Oval meeting, Trump ordered that the wall be painted black. A government analysis reviewed by the Post shows that would cost between $70 and $133 million more. washingtonpost.com/immigration/ta…
@NickMiroff In conference call last week, officials at U.S. Customs& Border Protection told Army Corps engineers that hundreds of miles must be completed before 2020 election. That means regular rules are not being followed on contracting, construction, officials say. washingtonpost.com/immigration/ta…
@NickMiroff In meeting with lawmakers last year on immigration, Trump conceded that the wall was not the primary way to curb illegal immigration -- but he had promised it, and his supporters wanted it. He is upending government to show progress before 2020. washingtonpost.com/immigration/ta…
@NickMiroff When Trump would order officials to do things that were illegal or unworkable on the wall, and sometimes float pardons, they would often be told by John Kelly, the former chief of staff, to just let him calm down and not worry about it. washingtonpost.com/immigration/ta…
