This HAD to be coming….
McGahn has spent 30 hours talking to the Mueller people investigation Trump….
There is no way Trump and his people are going to continue to have this lawyer supporting the Office of the Presidency’ instead of ‘loyalty‘ driven Donald Trump….
McGahn was reportily worried that Trump was ‘setting him up’ to be a fall guy with the Mueller probe….
President Trump announced Wednesday that White House counsel Don McGahn would be leaving his position in the fall.
Trump made the abrupt announcement on Twitter, writing that McGahn would leave after Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s expected confirmation.
“I have worked with Don for a long time and truly appreciate his service!” Trump wrote.
Trump has not chosen someone to fill McGahn’s role when he leaves, according to an Axios report earlier Wednesday.
McGahn is poised to leave his position just weeks after The New York Times reported that the White House counsel had cooperated extensively with special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his investigation into Russian interference in the election, including on the line of inquiry as to whether Trump obstructed justice….
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McGahn was appointed by Trump and previously worked for Trump’s campaign….
McGahn replacement guess…
Jonathan Swan
@jonathanvswan
Scoop: Don McGahn is leaving the White House this fall, per senior officials and sources close to the WH Counsel. Overwhelming internal pick to replace him & manage blizzard of investigations — though nothing formalized yet — is Emmet Flood…
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Interesting….
It maybe that McGahn didn’t know he was quitting……
President Trump’s announcement of White House counsel Donald McGahn’s departure this fall “came as a surprise, including to McGahn,” the Washington Post reports.
Said one person close to McGahn: “He was surprised.”….
Politicalwire…