RUSSIA MEDDLING: White House counsel grilled for 30 hours

White House Counsel Donald McGahn was reportedly interview for 30-hours as findings into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential polls gathers steam.

According to New York Times, McGahn cooperated extensively with the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

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The report added that the White House’s top lawyer shared detailed accounts about the episodes at the heart of the inquiry into whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice at the last polls.

A source close to the president told Reuters on Saturday the extent of McGahn’s cooperation was “a tactical or strategic mistake” instigated by Trump’s first legal team and it should not have been allowed to happen because McGahn should have been covered by executive privilege. The person also said Trump is not worried because he does not feel he did anything wrong.

 

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