But did he advise Trump that firing Comey was possibly committing an illegal act: obstruction of justice? Surely he did. Reportedly the letter he "marked up" was a veritable tirade, having an "angry, meandering tone," according to a New York Times report.One of the next members of President Donald Trump's administration to enter the Russia investigation spotlight finds himself in a particularly awkward spot: He's the top lawyer at the White House.
Don McGahn is expected to be interviewed in the coming weeks in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, along with communications director Hope Hicks and Josh Raffel, who handles press-related inquiries for White House senior adviser Jared Kushner.
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As White House counsel, McGahn objected to a termination letter Trump wanted to send to Comey in May, according to The New York Times. McGahn marked up sections of it and suggested changes. Mueller's office has a copy of the letter, the Times reported in September. It's not clear how much of the letter addressed Trump's frustration with the Russia investigation.
McGahn also warned the President that firing Comey wouldn't stop the Russia investigation, and arranged for the President to meet with Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to talk about Comey. Trump fired Comey the next day, using a letter from Rosenstein as the initial justification.
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Mueller is quite far along the road to interviewing the asshat in chief if he's interviewing people this close to him, is he not? I hope. I hope.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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