After threatening a “massive attack,” the president said his envoys were talking with Tehran but left open the possibility of a sharp military escalation.
Hours before addressing the White House press corps, the president endorsed using subpoenas against reporters in national security leak investigations.
The president will address a smaller, heavily secured gathering Friday as his administration intensifies its legal and rhetorical attacks on journalists.
Bridie Farrell sued the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and U.S. Speedskating in 2020, alleging they failed to protect her from sexual abuse by former Olympic speedskater Andy Gabel.