Trump Claims Media Is Lying About Mueller Report

Here’s what the Mueller report actually says:

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, a redacted version of which was released to the public Thursday morning, revealed President Trump ordered White House counsel Don McGahn to fire Mueller in 2017. McGahn refused to do so and threatened to resign instead, telling an associate the president had asked him to do “crazy shit.”

“Our investigation found multiple acts by the President that were capable of exerting undue influence over law enforcement investigations, including the Russian-interference and obstruction investigations,” the report said. Mr. Trump directed McGahn to remove the special counsel in June 2017.

As has been incorrectly reported by the Fake News Media, I never told then White House Counsel Don McGahn to fire Robert Mueller, even though I had the legal right to do so. If I wanted to fire Mueller, I didn’t need McGahn to do it, I could have done it myself. Nevertheless,….

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2019

….Mueller was NOT fired and was respectfully allowed to finish his work on what I, and many others, say was an illegal investigation (there was no crime), headed by a Trump hater who was highly conflicted, and a group of 18 VERY ANGRY Democrats. DRAIN THE SWAMP!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2019

Actually, the Mueller report, not just the media, also documented that Trump told McGahn to fire Mueller — and then told him to lie to cover it up.

Funny that Trump is claiming the report totally exonerated him while disputing one of its central findings about his corruption. https://t.co/SkEo5J7ZZa

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) April 25, 2019