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David Cicilline: “So, right after his White House counsel, Mr. McGahn, refused to follow the President's order to fire you, the President…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
So, right after his White House counsel, Mr. McGahn, refused to follow the President's order to fire you, the President came up with a new plan, and that was to go around to all of his senior advisers and government aides to have a private citizen try to limit your investigation.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline discusses the President's attempts to obstruct the investigation after McGahn's refusal.

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