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On the recordApril 10, 2018
Not exactly. I mean, the rules say, in part 7, they say the following. That the special counsel, 'may be disciplined or removed from office only by the personal action of the attorney general.' Last I checked, Donald Trump was not the attorney general.
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Neal Katyal
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Neal Katyal explains the limitations of President Trump's power to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

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