In this March 18, 2018 photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to supporters during a rally near the Kremlin in Moscow. The tempest over President Donald Trump's congratulatory phone call to Russia's Vladimir Putin is quickly evolving into an uproar over a White House leak about the call. The leak has sparked an internal investigation and speculation over who might be the next person forced out of the West Wing. The White House says in a statement it would be a "fireable offense and likely illegal" to leak Trump's briefing papers to the press.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Washington Post Opinion Writer, Christine Emba, addresses President Trump’s congratulatory call to Russia’s Putin, the dissension in the Republican Party over Trump’s latest action, the President’s attitude toward California and the sanctuary state status, and possible fallout from female accusers: