Trump Raves ‘McGahn Had A Much Better Chance Of Being Fired Than Mueller’

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11: U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Oval Office of the White House April 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Moon is in Wa... WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11: U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Oval Office of the White House April 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Moon is in Washington to try to jump-start talks between the U.S. and North Korea after the failed summit in Hanoi in February. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday night that former White House counsel Don McGahn had a “much better chance” of getting fired than special counsel Robert Mueller.

Trump insisted that he “was NOT” going to fire Mueller amid the special counsel’s Russia investigation.

“Actually, lawyer Don McGahn had a much better chance of being fired than Mueller,” Trump tweeted. “Never a big fan!”

The President’s tweet is likely a response to recent reports that McGahn had rejected the White House’s request last month to publicly state Trump had not obstructed justice in the Russia probe.

The House Judiciary Committee is trying to get McGahn to testify about Mueller’s findings detailed in his report.

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