Trump: McGahn wasn’t responsible for keeping Mueller, Sessions

Source: The Hill | August 30, 2018 | Brett Samuels

President Trump on Thursday denied that outgoing White House counsel Don McGahn stopped him from firing special counsel Robert Mueller or Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

“I am very excited about the person who will be taking the place of Don McGahn as White House Councel! I liked Don, but he was NOT responsible for me not firing Bob Mueller or Jeff Sessions. So much Fake Reporting and Fake News!” Trump tweeted.

The president did not say if another individual prevented him from firing Mueller or Sessions. But the tweet appeared to imply that firing the two men had been discussed in the White House, as reported by multiple media outlets.

Trump announced in a tweet Wednesday morning that McGahn will depart the White House after Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation. He praised him later in the day as a “very good man.”

In a separate tweet Thursday morning, Trump denied reports that his daughter, Ivanka Trump, and her husband, Jared Kushner played a role in McGahn’s departure.

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