Article snippet: The New York Times reported Thursday night. McGahn refused to ask the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation, because he felt it would it fuel the perception that the White House was attempting to obstruct the Russia investigation, the Times reported. Trump denied the report on Friday morning as he arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, responding to reporters' shouted questions by calling it "fake news." "Fake news, folks. Fake news," Trump said. "Typical New York Times fake stories." When contacted by ABC News, special counsel spokesman Peter Carr declined to comment on the Times' story. Ty Cobb, the White House lawyer leading the response to the investigation, told ABC News, "We decline to comment out of respect for the Office of the Special Counsel and its process." Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement in response to The New York Times report: "I’ve said it before, and I am saying it again: firing the Special Counsel is a red line that the President cannot cross," Warner said. "Any attempt to remove the Special Counsel, pardon key witnesses, or otherwise interfere in the investigation, would be a gross abuse of power, and all members of Congress, from both parties, have a responsibility to our Constitution and to our country to make that clear immediately." As ABC News reported in June, Chris Ruddy, a longtime fr... Link to the full article to read more