Top White House aide Kellyanne Conway told reporters that US President Donald Trump was not surprised by Monday's decision by a federal judge that former White House counsel Don McGahn must appear before Congress for questioning about possible obstruction of justice by the president.
"The DOJ has made clear that they will appeal yesterday's decision. It is not a final decision," Conway said.
"It is not unexpected, but it may be unsustainable and we'll see where it goes," she said.
Conway also criticized US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for failing to put the administration's trade agreement with Canada and Mexico on the floor for a vote.
"She promised they would have a vote on USMCA by the end of October. We're way past the end of October," she said.
Conway insisted the president believed he would get a good trade deal with China.
China's Ministry of Commerce said early Tuesday that top Chinese and US trade negotiators have agreed to talks on a preliminary deal for resolving the tariff war between the world’s two largest economies.
In a brief notice, the ministry said that Vice Premier Liu He and other senior officials spoke by phone with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
Pressure is building to reach an agreement, with new US tariffs set to hit December 15 on many Chinese-made items on holiday shopping lists, such as smartphones and laptops.
"Phase one is an important step on what will be a multi phase process, and I think that's a really smart move," Conway said.
"Something that complicated and something that many years in the making really can't be done in one big one big bite. So, it makes sense," she said.
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