The Trump Administration has apparently abandoned, for now, attempts to build up a White House “war room” for preemptive strikes and instantaneous responses to combat new allegations and evidence in the ongoing Russia probes.  Nonetheless, the Trump team is not just sitting back and waiting for it.  They’re in the full throes of combat preparations as James Comey prepares to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee:  

Press Staff: Sarah Huckleberry Sanders and Sean Despiser have been working with a sports trainer to practice pivoting instantaneously from “Comey is unreliable, his testimony/memory can’t be trusted” to “See, Comey supports the President’s assertion — this totally vindicates him!”

The coach noted that “Anyone can make one quick pivot, but the pros must be able to pivot back and forth almost endlessly, without breaking character.” Despiser added “Comey’s so squirrelly, he’s hard to prepare for: now we love him, now we hate him, ‘don’t trust him,’ ‘rely on him’ — it’s tough to keep up and match the right response to each of his statements.  I get dizzy just thinking about it!”

Despiser is also practicing his “laugh line” for his post-Comey press conference. “Overall, I’d give Comey a ‘D’ — and if you add a ‘D’ to ‘Comey,’ you get ‘Comedy.’  And that’s what the President thinks: Comey’s testimony was Comedy.”

Trump: At Jared’s suggestion, the President has declared today National Amish/Orthodox Jew Day and urged everyone to turn off their TVs, computers, tablets and cellphones.

The President has also issued an Executive Order withholding all federal funds to Tacoma, Washington, and Takoma Park, Maryland.  “I’m not giving one dime to Comey!” he said, as he signed the order.

Trump also pre-drafted a preemptive tweet:

Jim Comey lies over the Russians. Jim Comey lies over deceit. Jim Comey lies over obstruction. Don’t trust that Jim Comey ’bout me!

And a distractive tweet:

Everybody come outside! Look, it’s Halley’s Comey–COMET! Not expected 4 decades! But came back to support me. Even visible in daylight!

Pence: Mike Pence has been practicing his loyal soldier mantra: “This president has done nothing wrong” while picking out new color schemes for the Oval Office.  He’s reportedly narrowed his selection down to a few shades of white.