Trump: 'Fake news' to say I tried to fire Robert Mueller

Tony Branco

Washington Examiner  "The Times' report said Trump ordered Mueller to be fired, and was stopped by White House counsel Don McGahn, who said firing Mueller in the middle of his probe into Russian meddling in the election would be a political disaster for Trump.

"McGahn later said the idea of firing Mueller has "never been on the table, never."

"Trump was set to deliver remarks to the World Economic Forum Friday morning at 8 a.m. EST." . . .

Journalists boo and astonished billionaires gasp in Davos as Trump attacks 'nasty' press for 'fake news  . . . "Some journalists in the back of the room let out unmistakable 'boo's, others said, while billionaires who came to hear Trump preach his prosperity gospel gasped in astonishment. 

"Others laughed and applauded. A few directed their booing to the media, according to an eyewitness in the room." . . .

Did Trump Really Try To Fire Bob Mueller Last June?   . . . "Is there any evidence to corroborate this spectacular claim? The best argument that it really is FAKE NEWS! is that it’s hard to believe TrumpWorld, which leaks like a sieve, could have kept a secret this sensational for six months. As it turns out, though, there *is* a bit of corroboration, right here in our own archives. On successive days, June 13 and 14, I wrote about new rumblings that Trump was preparing to can Mueller. His friend Chris Ruddy, the head of Newsmax, went on PBS and confirmed that Trump was thinking of firing him. (The White House denied it.) The next day, the Times reported that the president lately had begun “entertaining the idea of firing Mr. Mueller even as his staff tried to discourage him from something they believed would turn a bad situation into a catastrophe, according to several people with direct knowledge of Mr. Trump’s interactions.” Something obviously leaked to the paper at the time, but not solidly enough to justify the story they finally were able to publish last night." . . .