SFGATE: Trump ordered Mueller fired in June, but backed off

Trump ordered Mueller fired in June, but backed off
Published on January 26, 2018 at 02:37AM by Michael S. Schmidt, Maggie Haberman, New York Times

President Donald Trump ordered the firing last June of Robert Mueller, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation, according to four people told of the matter, but ultimately backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive.

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