Article snippet: reported on Thursday that Trump attempted to oust Mueller last June, but was stopped after White House counsel Don McGahn threaten to tender his resignation. However, McGahn threatened to quit if Trump tried to fire Mueller, saying the move would further stir speculation the president was obstructing justice in the investigation. Attorney Ty Cobb, who is handling the White House's response to the probe, declined to comment to the Times. A number of other outlets have independently confirmed the Times's report, including Fox News. Fox News host Sean Hannity said that the network had confirmed the reporting on Thursday after originally calling it a distraction. "All right, so we have sources tonight just confirming to Ed Henry that, maybe, yeah, Donald Trump wanted to fire the special counsel for conflict. Does he not have the right to raise those questions?" Hannity said. The report comes after Trump said on Wednesday he is looking to sit down with Mueller for an interview. "There’s been no collusion whatsoever. There’s no obstruction whatsoever, and I’m looking forward to it," the president said. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2018 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more