.MaddowBlog: Why Pres. Trump is so nervous about former White House counsel Don McGahn
Close video The Rachel Maddow Show, 4/24/19, 10:33 PM ET Fmr. Nixon Attorney: Trump's criticism of Don McGahn 'risky' William Jeffress, Former Nixon Attorney, talks to Rachel Maddow about the “risky” behavior he sees coming from the president and this White House since the Mueller report’s release. share tweet email save Embed Few figures play as an important a role in the Mueller report as former White House Counsel Don McGahn.
Indeed, as the special counsel’s findings made clear, the former White House counsel very nearly resigned because the president directed him to “do crazy s**t,” including an incident in which, according to McGahn, Trump pressed the lawyer to push the Justice department to derail the investigation by getting rid of Mueller.
I can’t say with confidence whether the president was watching, but Trump made clear this morning on Twitter that McGahn is very much on his mind. To hear the president tell it, this version of events isn’t true. Why would Don McGahn lie? Trump hasn’t offered a possible explanation.
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