William Barr: New York Times botched up report that Trump ordered McGahn to fire Mueller

Published May 1, 2019 5:21pm ET



Attorney General William Barr accused the New York Times of botching a report that claimed President Trump instructed former White House counsel Don McGahn to fire special counsel Robert Mueller who was investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.

According to Barr, there was “no question” that Trump’s instruction to McGahn was to contact Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and relay concerns that Mueller had a conflict of interest that prohibited him from leading the investigation.

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