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General Category => Trump Legal Investigations => Topic started by: Right_in_Virginia on December 22, 2017, 10:34:36 am

Title: Trump says he's not firing Mueller, but the media keep insisting he might
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on December 22, 2017, 10:34:36 am
Trump says he's not firing Mueller, but the media keep insisting he might
Fox News, Dec 22, 2017, Howard Kurtz

The media are constantly warning that President Trump might fire Robert Mueller, triggering a political firestorm and a constitutional crisis.

There is, however, a small problem with this story line: Trump and his top aides keep denying it.

Not that journalists are letting that spoil the fun.

A reporter asked the president days ago if he was considering firing Bob Mueller.

"No I'm not," Trump said.


More: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/22/trump-says-hes-not-firing-mueller-but-media-keep-insisting-might.html (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/22/trump-says-hes-not-firing-mueller-but-media-keep-insisting-might.html)