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kpete

(71,867 posts)
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 02:27 PM Aug 2018

McGahn cooperated with Mueller out of fear Trump was setting him up to take fall for obstruction

This is quite a @nytmike @maggieNYT story:

Trump’s White House counsel Don McGahn decided to cooperate extensively with Mueller out of fear Trump was setting him up to take the fall for obstruction, NYT reports; Trump may not be aware:
















heads up, maggieNYT wrote this (we know her source), hmmmmm
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McGahn cooperated with Mueller out of fear Trump was setting him up to take fall for obstruction (Original Post) kpete Aug 2018 OP
K&R Scurrilous Aug 2018 #1
This story has some paradoxical (to me) components. triron Aug 2018 #2
White House counsel works for the Executive Branch, not for Trump personally. Goodheart Aug 2018 #4
But my question still stands. triron Aug 2018 #7
Same reason he has Giullani out speaking for him. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2018 #8
According to the article, his lawyers at that time believed he had done nothing wrong marylandblue Aug 2018 #6
I don't think McGahn has security clearance Iliyah Aug 2018 #3
Those who betray republican comrade Dirty Donny* are being loyal to the USA Achilleaze Aug 2018 #5

triron

(21,880 posts)
2. This story has some paradoxical (to me) components.
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 02:32 PM
Aug 2018

Why would Trump approve the cooperation based on his other seemingly obstructive actions??

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
8. Same reason he has Giullani out speaking for him.
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 05:24 PM
Aug 2018

Trump can't put himself into other people's shoes, he is too narcissistic for that, so he he accepts what they tell him, until their "disloyalty" becomes evident to him.


As the NYT puts it:
It is not clear that Mr. Trump appreciates the extent to which Mr. McGahn has cooperated with the special counsel. The president wrongly believed that Mr. McGahn would act as a personal lawyer would for clients and solely defend his interests to investigators, according to a person with knowledge of his thinking.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
6. According to the article, his lawyers at that time believed he had done nothing wrong
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 02:39 PM
Aug 2018

So they advised cooperation and he took their advice. His new lawyers are under no such illusions.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
5. Those who betray republican comrade Dirty Donny* are being loyal to the USA
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 02:38 PM
Aug 2018


* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief
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