During his first week in office, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office of the White House, January 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. Also pictured, from left to right, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, Press Secretary Sean Spicer and National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. With the exception of Vice President Pence, all of the other high level aides in the room resigned or were fired during the chaotic first year of the Trump presidency.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer is deluged with questions from reporters during the daily press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, January 24, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill June 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. Comey said that President Donald Trump pressured him to drop the FBI's investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and demanded Comey's loyalty during the one-on-one meetings he had with president.
Protesters unfurl a banner atop a crane behind the White House, January 25, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Before leaving on Marine One to travel to his private residence in New Jersey, President Donald Trump stops and talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, September 29, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Former Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan testifies about Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election and possible ties between Russian operatives and the Trump campaign, during a hearing with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill, May 23, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Activists protesting against the Republican tax reform bill make their way through the Cannon House Office building as they visit various lawmakers’ offices to voice their displeasure about the bill, on Capitol Hill, December 5, 2017 in Washington, DC
With a portrait of George Washington behind him, President Donald Trump makes a statement on the administration's strategy for dealing with Iran, in the Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House, October 13, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Judge Neil Gorsuch pauses while testifying during second day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, March 21, 2017 in Washington. Gorsuch was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy left on the court by the February 2016 death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia.
Two Muslim women look toward the White House before a protest against the Trump administration's proposed travel ban, October 18, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Female members of the House Democratic caucus, led by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, look on during a press conference to denounce President Trump's demeaning tweets about women, on Capitol Hill, June 29, 2017 in Washington, DC.
A protestor is arrested by Capitol Police officers outside the office of Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) while lobbying against the Senate Republican health care bill, on Capitol Hill, June 28, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) pauses during a news conference where he fielded questions about the GOP’s failure to repeal and replace ‘Obamacare,’ on Capitol Hill, March 24, 2017.
President Donald Trump rarely passes on a chance to speak to the press before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House. President Trump rarely holds traditional formal news conferences, but often prefers to engage with the press in more freewheeling, impromptu exchanges.
Ranking member Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) (L) speaks with committee chairman Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) during testimony by former FBI Director James Comey before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill June 8, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Lawmakers head to the House chamber to approve the Senate's plan for the continuing resolution to fund the federal government, effectively ending the government shutdown, Capitol Hill, January 22, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Following his indictment on 12 federal charges stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort shields himself from the press as he leaves federal court, October 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. The investigation into and questions over possible ties between Trump associates and Russian operatives has clouded Trump's presidency from the start.
President Donald Trump exits the Oval Office of the White House, January 26, 2017 in Washington, DC.