Don McGahn Rebuffed White House Request to Say Trump Didn’t Obstruct Justice – The Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON—Within a day of the commence of the Mueller file final month, President Trump sought to find old White Home counsel Don McGahn expose he didn’t purchase into consideration the president’s 2017 directive that he seek Robert Mueller’s dismissal to be obstruction of justice, but Mr. McGahn rebuffed the attach a question to, per folk familiar with the topic.

Mr. Trump has publicly denied asking Mr. McGahn to fireplace the Russia probe special counsel for the reason that commence of the file. Mr. Mueller’s file detailed that directive, and a subsequent…