Re this Daily Beast story: Trump attorney John Dowd tells me he (and the president) don't want Mueller fired, per se, but do want the investigation shut down.
"Not fire. Just end it on the merits in light of recent revelations."
"Not fire. Just end it on the merits in light of recent revelations."
When I asked what "recent revelations" he had in mind, Dowd said, "House, Senate Intel, the texts messages of CI agents."
He also gave me the same statement he gave Betsy Woodruff at the Beast:
He also gave me the same statement he gave Betsy Woodruff at the Beast:
(Obviously, though, shutting down the Mueller probe would inherently involving dismissing Mueller)
Full story: Trump's Lawyer Says He Wants The Mueller Probe Shut Down After McCabe's Firing buzzfeed.com/davidmack/trum…
fwiw the Daily Beast has updated their headline
