Disciplined or removed from office only by the personal action of the Attorney General. But according to the white house, the president has been advised he, he can terminate Robert Mueller all by himself. Does he believe he has the power to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller . Certainly believes he has the power to do so. Most legal experts believe he would have to order Deputy Attorney general rosenstein to fire mueller and corefuse. I know a number of individuals in the Legal Community and including at the department of justice said he has the power to do so but i dont have any further announcements. They told me, ive asked. They said its rosenstein oversees is the Special Counsel and only he has the power to fire the Special Counsel. Again, weve been advised that the president certainly has the power to make that decision. I cant go anything beyond that. Weve been advised the president certainly has the power to make the decision. To be clear, the warrants that were executed agains
i stand, i can do no other. what is striking about these episodes is not only that comey and mueller were subordinates who owed their jobs to bush, but that they were republicans. both comey and mueller have consistently put their obligations to the law and the country above personal loyalty and partisan politics. this behavior may be the product of personal character, but it is also formed by legal training. the story is really not just about mueller and comey, but the lawyers in various parts of the government who believe that it is crucial for the country that the government operate within the law. even if the president wishes otherwise. recall that when trump wanted to fire mueller last june, white house counsel, don mcgahn, reportedly threatened to resign in protest. just before leaving the bush administration, comey gave a speech to the national security agency in which he said, it is the job of a good lawyer to say
and we could here. we have done or best, but as martin luther said, here i stan, i can do no other. what is striking about his episodes is not only that comey and mueller with subordinates who owed their jobs to bush, but that they were republicans. both comey and mueller are consistently put their obligations to the law and the country above personal loyalty and partisan politics. this behavior may be the product of personal character, but it is also formed by legal training. the story is really not just about mueller and comey, but about the lawyers in various parts of the government who believe that it is crucial for the country that the government operate within the law, even if the president wishes otherwise. recall that when trump wanted to fire mueller last june, white house counsel don mcgann reportedly threatened to resign in contrast.
according to sources we spoke to fire mueller, but cnn has with. learned that the president has thanks. following the raid on been talking about it for michael cohen, the president s months. we do know that he made moves to legal team is re-evaluating whether mr. trump should agree fire mueller last june but was to an interview with the special talked out of it. yesterday the new york times counsel. reported there was a second one white house official telling cnn that the president s aborted effort to fire the special counsel in just cooperation should be proportional to the courtesy december. that he receives from special that move fueled by reports that counsel robert mueller. mueller had issued subpoenas to and the administration believes deutsche bank for the that the cohen raid showed a lack of courtesy. president s financial records. cnn has also learned that reports which then proved to be mueller s investigators were meeting with the president s inaccurate. for more, we l
counsel robert mueller? certainly believes he has the power to do so. press secretary sarah sanders did not suggest president trump is, in fact, planning to fire mueller. cnn has learned the president has been talking about it for months. we know he made moves to fire mueller last june but was talked out of it. just yesterday the new york times reported there was a second aborted effort to fire the special counsel in december. that move fueled by reports that mueller issued subpoenas for deutsche bank, that proved to be inaccurate. now to the white house and pamela brown. reporter: good morning. our team has learned the president s consideration of firing rod rosenstein has gained urgency following the raid of the president s personal lawyer, michael cohen. sources familiar with the matter say this is one of several options including going so far as to fire attorney general jeff sessions, as well, that trump has been weighing officials say