NYT - Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit nytimes.com/2018/01/25/us/…
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TRUMP in December when asked if he will fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller:
"No, I'm not. No. What else? What, are you surprised?"
"No, I'm not. No. What else? What, are you surprised?"
This did not age well.
SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS in December: "For the 1,000th time, we have no intentions of firing Bob Mueller."
KELLYANNE CONWAY on ABC in August:
STEPHANOPOULOS: Does the president commit to not firing Robert Mueller?
CONWAY: The president has not even discussed that. The president is not discussing firing Bob Mueller.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Does the president commit to not firing Robert Mueller?
CONWAY: The president has not even discussed that. The president is not discussing firing Bob Mueller.
CHRIS RUDDY on PBS in June: "I think he's considering perhaps terminating the special counsel."
MARC SHORT on NBC in December:
TODD: Is he setting the stage—
SHORT: No, come on, Chuck.
TODD: For firing Bob Mueller?
SHORT: No, there’s no conversation—
TODD: There’s no way he’s going to fire him?
SHORT: There’s no conversation about that whatsoever in the White House.
TODD: Is he setting the stage—
SHORT: No, come on, Chuck.
TODD: For firing Bob Mueller?
SHORT: No, there’s no conversation—
TODD: There’s no way he’s going to fire him?
SHORT: There’s no conversation about that whatsoever in the White House.
Trump attorney JAY SEKULOW on ABC in October: “The president has not indicated to me or to anyone else that I work with that he's has any intent on terminating Robert Mueller. ... You could only terminate a special counsel for cause, and we just don't see any basis for cause.”
WaPo: "McGahn did not deliver his resignation threat directly to Trump, but was serious about his threat to leave, according to a person familiar with the episode.” washingtonpost.com/news/politics/…
Fox News confirms Trump considered firing Mueller in June: foxnews.com/politics/2018/…
HANNITY at 9:15pm: "How many times has The New York times & others gotten it wrong?"
HANNITY at 9:55pm: "Yeah maybe Donald Trump wanted to fire the special counsel for conflict. Does he not have the right to raise those questions? You know, we'll deal with this tomorrow night."
HANNITY at 9:55pm: "Yeah maybe Donald Trump wanted to fire the special counsel for conflict. Does he not have the right to raise those questions? You know, we'll deal with this tomorrow night."
