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Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit (NYT)
NY Slimes ^ | January 25, 2017 | MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MAGGIE HABERMAN

Posted on 01/25/2018 5:33:44 PM PST by Golden Eagle

WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered the firing last June of Robert S. Mueller III, 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.

The West Wing confrontation marks the first time Mr. Trump is known to have tried to fire the special counsel. Mr. Mueller learned about the episode in recent months as his investigators interviewed current and former senior White House officials in his inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice.

Amid the first wave of news media reports that Mr. Mueller was examining a possible obstruction case, the president began to argue that Mr. Mueller had three conflicts of interest that disqualified him from overseeing the investigation, two of the people said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: fake; fakenews; mueller; trump; trumpmueller
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To: Golden Eagle

Trump’s WH counsel has been wrong about a lot of stuff. Strutting about claiming Mueller will finish his investigation. Then Mueller doesn’t finish it. He’s not serving POTUS well, IMO.


21 posted on 01/25/2018 5:40:22 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Golden Eagle

I think it was a FREEPER who said, you know you are getting over a target if you are taking a lot of flak.


22 posted on 01/25/2018 5:40:32 PM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: Golden Eagle

Well, well. They brought in MAGGIE HABERMAN to co-author this. They usually save her for their biggest lies.


23 posted on 01/25/2018 5:40:42 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: John S Mosby

The leak is from Mueller’s office.


24 posted on 01/25/2018 5:41:23 PM PST by conservativehistorian (civilizational suicide continues)
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To: Golden Eagle

Wanna bet it was just the subject of firing Mueller that came up; nothing actionable.

The deep state is mired in its own crap and deeply. The NYT can never be trusted.


25 posted on 01/25/2018 5:41:27 PM PST by Boomer (Leftism is a Cancer on Society; Pray for a Cure!)
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To: Golden Eagle

Unless Mueller was fired, this is not really news.


26 posted on 01/25/2018 5:41:35 PM PST by Gahanna Bob
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To: Steely Tom
""they just now pulled it out of their butts""

Yep, could very easily be Very Fake News...

27 posted on 01/25/2018 5:42:01 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Golden Eagle

Mueller and his gang of blind shooters are doing a pretty good job of firing themselves.


28 posted on 01/25/2018 5:42:22 PM PST by lurk
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To: conservativehistorian

Is Mueller still getting an IC tap feed from the offices of Trump?


29 posted on 01/25/2018 5:42:53 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Golden Eagle

He ordered cross dressers out of the military too and Mattis countermanded that order without a peep from Trump. Trump’s tough guy personality was only for tv, in reality he is a wimp who gets run over every day by his Generals and everyone else.


30 posted on 01/25/2018 5:43:00 PM PST by Uncle Sam 911
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To: gubamyster

That’s why lefty articles require 4 authors anymore, each bringing their own imaginary source.


31 posted on 01/25/2018 5:43:07 PM PST by txhurl (Banana Republicans, as far as the eye can see)
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To: Golden Eagle

You’d think anonymous sources would embarrass them by now, but no.


32 posted on 01/25/2018 5:43:10 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>)
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To: lurk

It’s ok. He’ll really get fired soon I think.


33 posted on 01/25/2018 5:43:54 PM PST by Col Frank Slade
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To: Golden Eagle

Why is this not under news/activism? This should be in the sidebar under breaking news.


34 posted on 01/25/2018 5:44:10 PM PST by NRx (A man of integrity passes his father's civilization to his son, without selling it off to strangers.)
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To: BobL

“So why now?”

It always happens as a distraction because of good press in Europe.

However, if he pushes that insane amnesty plan, I won’t be voting for him ever again. Very demoralizing. The country will be lost. Reagan’s amnesty all over again.


35 posted on 01/25/2018 5:45:51 PM PST by odawg
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To: Steely Tom

...which is why it doesn’t pass the smell test.


36 posted on 01/25/2018 5:45:54 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Free Republic has been reduced to primarily a gathering place for the inane, banal, and obtuse.)
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To: Golden Eagle
"WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered the firing last June of Robert S. Mueller III, 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."

Does Mueller report to the White House Counsel??

37 posted on 01/25/2018 5:46:07 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: Golden Eagle

“Mr. Mueller learned about the episode in recent months as his investigators interviewed current and former senior White House officials”

More leaking by slimeball Mueller.


38 posted on 01/25/2018 5:46:10 PM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Wisdom and education are different things. Don't confuse them.)
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To: Golden Eagle

It’s the NYT . Ping me when it comes from a reliable source. Besides , I’ld love to see mueller unemployed.


39 posted on 01/25/2018 5:47:11 PM PST by katykelly
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To: Golden Eagle

Since the POTUS can fire anyone serving in the Executive Branch, why is this a problem?

If true, the POTUS changed his mind after consulting his Advisors, including his own Lawyer.

If the POTUS was really Hitler / Stalin as the Liberals describe him, Mulehead would have just vanished off the face of the Earth.


40 posted on 01/25/2018 5:48:06 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Shithole".)
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