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"President Trump ordered the firing last June of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation, according to four people told of the matter, but ultimately backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive.
The West Wing confrontation marks the first time Mr. Trump is known to have tried to fire the special counsel. Mr. Mueller learned about the episode in recent months as his investigators interviewed current and former senior White House officials in his inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice.
After receiving the president’s order to fire Mr. Mueller, the White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, refused to ask the Justice Department to dismiss the special counsel, saying he would quit instead, the people said. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they did not want to be identified discussing a continuing investigation.
Mr. McGahn disagreed with the president’s case and told senior White House officials that firing Mr. Mueller would have a catastrophic effect on Mr. Trump’s presidency. Mr. McGahn also told White House officials that Mr. Trump would not follow through on the dismissal on his own. The president then backed off.
Ty Cobb, the president’s lawyer who manages the White House’s relationship with Mr. Mueller’s office, said in a statement, “We decline to comment out of respect for the Office of the Special Counsel and its process.”" Sure...of course..out of 'respect'...ROTFLMAO!
This is no big deal anyway..just a story of how Trump was saved from himself..in a way..it's a win for the Trumpkins.
There is no White House denial..that is telling--and the players..are the very ones saving Trump from himself
He does?
In what way? Every so called bombshell that shows the truth ended up falling on its face
Speaking of "bombshells", how many has your side lobbed out there in the past year that turned out to be duds ? You have had Hillary and Obama arrested and convicted 20 times so far, and each time it ends up just quietly going away. If I had a buck for every time one of you posted some " WOW !! Hillary is going down" tall tale, I would be living on the French Riviera on my yacht right now.
These things take time, look at how long Watergate took. The handwriting is on the wall, Trump will not make the full term, he is speeding up the process of impeachment every time he opens that mouth of his. He has zero control and zero ability to know when it is time to shut up. All that is doing is making it easier to dump him, but it won't happen over night.
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