Washington: The repeated national security scandals rocking the Trump White House could derail the president's economic agenda and dampen the wave of investor enthusiasm that greeted his election, analysts say.
For the moment, the tremors are still slight and most economic data, job creation in particular, are healthy.
But some signs suggest the firestorm sparked by President Donald Trump's sudden firing of Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, or the cloak-and-dagger investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections, have left investors rattled.
On Wednesday -- amid news reports suggesting Trump attempted to pressure Comey into dropping the Russia investigation -- Wall Street had its worst day since before November's elections. By Friday, stocks had regained some lost territory, however.
