Opinion: Trump is terrified that his aides might not lie for him
By Paul Waldman Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer April 25 at 12:49 PM President Trump’s current position on special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report is as follows:2) it was illegal, biased and full of lies;And in keeping the focus on the Mueller report, Trump has homed in on one particular threat: former White House counsel Donald McGahn testifying in public.
— Donald J. Trump April 25, 2019 To be clear, the president of the United States is implicitly accusing his former counsel — who testified to all the things that Trump is denying — of committing perjury. Which is a bit ironic, since it’s precisely the fact that McGahn was apparently not willing to commit perjury that turned him into Trump’s enemy.
We should note that McGahn is not some kind of hero. A loyal Republican, he went to work for Trump knowing exactly who his boss was. The fact that he resisted these instructions from Trump is the bare minimum of integrity that we would expect from anyone in public service. It’s also the same reason the White House is planning to refuse any and all subpoenas for documents or testimony from Congress . If they had to answer questions under oath, Trump’s aides might tell the truth.
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