Robert Mueller made clear in the redacted version of his report that President Trump tried again and again to interfere with the Russia investigation by ordering the firing those in charge of the probe. The only reason his efforts were unsuccessful, Mueller said, is that “the persons who surrounded the President declined to carry out orders or accede to his requests.”
Trump’s takeaway: he still could have done so!
Some six hours after the report was released publicly, the President tweeted that he “could have fired everyone.”
“Donald Trump was being framed, he fought back. That is not Obstruction.” @JesseBWatters I had the right to end the whole Witch Hunt if I wanted. I could have fired everyone, including Mueller, if I wanted. I chose not to. I had the RIGHT to use Executive Privilege. I didn’t!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 18, 2019
Among those the President wanted to get rid of: former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, former White House Counsel Don McGahn, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and Mueller himself.
The only framing of trump is of the godawful portraits of himself that he commisions through his “charity.” The man is a crook all day long.
Preshitident Skanky-Manslut should fire Bill Barr. He has single handedly stolen defeat from the jaws of a huge victory for the Trump Organization.
Admit it Trump your ass got busted BIGLY today! The only way off the stage now is to EXIT STAGE LEFT!
In other words, get the hell out of our White House, you unworthy LIAR!
He’s going to keep the Mueller report in the news cycle next week and the week after, too.
He would have fired everyone had not he been stopped by west wing staff.
The only thing he can’t do is tell the truth.