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Trump claims he instructed White House counsel to cooperate with Mueller | TheHill

posted onAugust 19, 2018
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Article snippet: The New York Times reported that McGahn gave over 30 hours of testimony to investigators.  The Times reported on Saturday that McGahn had grown concerned that Trump was preparing to set him up for a fall over the issue of possible obstruction of justice, prompting him to provide as much information as possible to Mueller's investigation about multiple episodes that investigators are probing. Among episodes McGahn reportedly discussed with the special counsel is Trump’s firing of former FBI Director Jeff Sessions to claim oversight of the special counsel, despite his recusal from Mueller's Russia probes. The paper noted, however, that McGahn told Mueller's investigators that he never saw the president. John Dean, White House counsel under President Nixon, said earlier Saturday that he thought McGahn was doing the right thing. Dean, who himself feared he would be used as a scapegoat for Watergate and was eventually fired by Nixon, tweeted "McGahn is doing right!" The White House claimed that the president maintains a good relationship with his White House counsel. “The president and Don have a great relationship. He appreciates all the hard work he’s done, particularly his help and expertise with the judges, and the Supreme Court," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. The president and his allies have long dismissed the Mueller investigation as a "witch hunt" that should be shut down. The probe has resulted in the indictment of dozens of Russia... Link to the full article to read more

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