President Trump on Thursday pushed back against questions about whether he may have obstructed the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, asserting that he could have “fired everyone,” including special counsel Robert Mueller, if he had so chosen.
Trump quoted Fox News host Jesse Watters, who said on “The Five” that Trump “was being framed” and “fought back.”
“I had the right to end the whole Witch Hunt if I wanted,” the president tweeted. “I could have fired everyone, including Mueller, if I wanted. I chose not to. I had the RIGHT to use Executive Privilege. I didn’t!”
“Donald Trump was being framed, he fought back. That is not Obstruction.” @JesseBWatters I had the right to end the whole Witch Hunt if I wanted. I could have fired everyone, including Mueller, if I wanted. I chose not to. I had the RIGHT to use Executive Privilege. I didn’t!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 18, 2019
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JUST IN: Trump: "I could have fired everyone" on Mueller team if I wanted to https://t.co/55qUYGIL86 pic.twitter.com/I6lUa63edM
— The Hill (@thehill) April 18, 2019
Every future POTUS now has this precedent, a new normal, a bar so low that a president under investigation can “fire everyone” to stop it.
God help this nation. https://t.co/I2OxtvWSI9
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) April 18, 2019
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