Putting aside for the moment the hunt for the real reason why Trump didn't fire Mueller last June & why the story leaked now – There haven't been (afaik) any stories about McGahn that have made him look good… until now. I wonder if he has plans to leave the WH?
Reupping my totally scientific Twitter poll just bc I think it's interesting that it hasn't budged off a super majority believing Ruddy is the one who convinced Trump not to fire Mueller, not McGahn.https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/956874800944812032 …
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You don't like my response to Sessions / Bannon testimony theory? Or my, convince the public he himself didn't obstruct?
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I was simply thinking: If I were McGahn, I'd want this story (or one like it) out before I left, whether 2 months before or 2 years before. It's his own mini-Ashcroft-story (with McGahn as Comey).
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I remember the reports of McGhan raising Trump's ire in June of 2017 RE: Mueller.https://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/23/trump-don-mcgahn-white-house-counsel-russia-239876 …
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"Trump started the week by giving McGahn, a loyal supporter who was among the first Washington establishment figures to sign on with his presidential campaign, a dressing down in the Oval Office for not doing more to quash the Russia probe early on."
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"The episode came as part of a broader discussion on Monday about the president’s frustrations with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, which now includes the question of whether Trump himself tried to obstruct .."
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I voted McGahn. I think Ruddy wanted Trump to fire him, and floated the idea as a legit trial balloon, either of his own accord or with tacit Trump approval. The response was overwhelmingly bad, so Trump held off.
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so in effect it was both McGahn and Ruddy who saved his presidency. for now.
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