Posted on 03/07/2018 5:01:37 PM PST by bitt
WASHINGTON — The special counsel in the Russia investigation has learned of two conversations in recent months in which President Trump asked key witnesses about matters they discussed with investigators, according to three people familiar with the encounters.
In one episode, the president told an aide that the White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, should issue a statement denying a New York Times article in January. The article said Mr. McGahn told investigators that the president once asked him to fire the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III. Mr. McGahn never released a statement and later had to remind the president that he had indeed asked Mr. McGahn to see that Mr. Mueller was dismissed, the people said.
In the other episode, Mr. Trump asked his former chief of staff, Reince Priebus, how his interview had gone with the special counsel’s investigators and whether they had been “nice,” according to two people familiar with the discussion.
The episodes demonstrate that even as the special counsel investigation appears to be intensifying, the president has ignored his lawyers’ advice to avoid doing anything publicly or privately that could create the appearance of interfering with it.
The White House did not respond to several requests for comment. Mr. Priebus and Mr. McGahn declined to comment through their lawyer, William A. Burck.
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Don’t forget The Thing from That Time
so what?? Nothing double burger. “people said”???? What a joke on wheels. I am really sick of this attempted coup. I assure you you will never reverse this election by the people and if you try i really fear many will die. We will never allow you to take our vote away. And it is getting mush worse for you because Trump is so awesome!! We were right to elect this man that YOU CAN’T BUY!!Go TRUMP!!
He has the right to do so.
And The Other Time, too!
In the other episode, Mr. Trump asked his former chief of staff, Reince Priebus, how his interview had gone with the special counsel’s investigators and whether they had been “nice,” according to two people familiar with the discussion.
they got him now!!!!
I know in NY people interviewed by law enforcement or called to testify before grand juries are under no obligation to stay mute. Thry are free to speak about their tedstimony to anyone. And there is no restraint onnthe part of anyone, even the target from asking.
the proceedings of a Grand Jury are secret...not what the Special Council asked of them.
Anyone can inquire of them anything they like, up to and including every syllable of what was said by all parties.
Mueller is a total POS and belongs in prison right next to the boiled cabbage urine and farts of Hillary.
What amazes is that all three of the Clintons are still outside of the penitentiary.
I know in NY people interviewed by law enforcement or called to testify before grand juries are under no obligation to stay mute. Thry are free to speak about their tedstimony to anyone. And there is no restraint onnthe part of anyone, even the target from asking.
THE NERVE OF THAT MAN!!!??? He must be a baby-eating NAZI!!!
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LMAO! These morons prove the point, "once a nitwit, always a nitwit."
Never heard of them.
Not just one, three.
What a joke.
OMG! He probably talked to them RIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN! HOW CRIMINAL IS THAT??!!
At least he could have done it the right way: using a pseudonym on a private email server, like a ‘proper’ president would do...
Maggie Maggie Maggie you dispicable slut when will you give it a rest?
Lame.
Greenwald’s expose on Maggie Haberman being a de facto Clinton operative instrumental in “placing stories” in the press for HRC & Co.
Grasping at straws.
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