McGahn, a Soldier for Trump and a Witness Against Him, Departs White House

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Source: NYT

WASHINGTON — Donald F. McGahn II departed as White House counsel on Wednesday, ending a tumultuous 21-month tenure where he spearheaded some of President Trump’s most significant political accomplishments, including two appointments to the Supreme Court, but also became a chief witness against him in the special counsel investigation.

Mr. McGahn’s departure was confirmed by two people close to him. Mr. McGahn and the president sat for a farewell chat on Wednesday, one said. Mr. Trump said this week that he will install as Mr. McGahn’s replacement the longtime Washington lawyer Pat Cipollone, calling him “a very fine man, highly respected by a lot of people.”

As White House counsel, Mr. McGahn took on a handful of often-conflicting roles: counselor to the president; protector of top law enforcement officials, including the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III; and witness in the investigation into whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice. He has told associates that he stopped Mr. Trump from firing Mr. Mueller and from forcing Attorney General Jeff Sessions to retake control of the Russia inquiry after he recused himself from oversight of it.

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Mr. Trump also considered giving the job of White House counsel to Emmet T. Flood, the White House lawyer for the special counsel investigation whom he has grown to trust. Some White House officials told Mr. Flood, who wants to represent the president if impeachment proceedings begin in Congress, that he should have taken the job in order to maintain control over the special counsel investigation and possible impeachment. Mr. Flood ultimately did not take the job, according to people familiar with the discussions, and is expected to remain in his post.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/us/politics/don-mcgahn-leaves-trump-administration.html

[MaryMagdaline]

1. He did his damage.

2 SC justices with 30 plus years to live

[zentrum]

2. So, Is Mueller

...still protected, if, as the article says, McGahn was his protector?

The timing seems weird to me given that we hear MUeller is about to deliver some of his findings on Russia and Trump.

[turbinetree]

3. Federalist Society lackey.....................they hate the Constitution

must be nice to deny the FBI to investigate a fucking "guy" that went around and assaulted woman, and get him on the bench, must be nice to just say FUCK YOU to the public and deny us the right to know about some asshole, that is paranoid that democrats are out to get him along with the Clinton's musts be nice to get an asshole on the bench, that thinks that a seventeen year old rape victim can't have an abortion.....................must be nice to have helped packed the lower court with Federalist Society assholes, that will fuck the public for years to come......must be nice to hire some person to say to the elected representatives in a committee that you the public can't have the documents to be informed on nominee to be put on the bench, denying those records by some hired gun, that wasn't elected ..................POS

[FakeNoose]

4. And the White House employment carousel makes another turn

Who in their right mind would ever want to work for Cheeto?