Trump accused the former White House counsel Don McGahn of lying to investigators as he tried to cover his tracks on obstruction of justice.
Donald Trump Throws Don McGahn Under The Bus
Trump tweeted:
As has been incorrectly reported by the Fake News Media, I never told then White House Counsel Don McGahn to fire Robert Mueller, even though I had the legal right to do so. If I wanted to fire Mueller, I didn’t need McGahn to do it, I could have done it myself. Nevertheless,….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2019
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….Mueller was NOT fired and was respectfully allowed to finish his work on what I, and many others, say was an illegal investigation (there was no crime), headed by a Trump hater who was highly conflicted, and a group of 18 VERY ANGRY Democrats. DRAIN THE SWAMP!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2019
…..Despite the fact that the Mueller Report was “composed†by Trump Haters and Angry Democrats, who had unlimited funds and human resources, the end result was No Collusion, No Obstruction. Amazing!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2019
Trump wants the American people to believe that the White House counsel lied to investigators, even though he had no motivation to lie, and the president is trying to cover up a crime.
Trump is worried about impeachment
Somebody woke up this morning worried about impeachment, and with good reason. According to Laurence Tribe, the impeachment process against Trump is already under way in the House. It isn’t called impeachment yet, but the investigations that House Democrats are doing are part of the impeachment process.
Trump claims that he has been exonerated, so it makes no sense that he is so scared of McGahn’s testimony. If McGahn could clear Trump of obstruction of justice, the president should be thrilled and calling for him to testify immediately.
The president is trying to discredit a witness to obstruction of justice, in front of the entire country. Trump is risking ten years in prison with his behavior toward McGahn and only making a case for his impeachment airtight with each tweet.
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