Trump Lawyer’s Call to End Mueller Probe Tramples Vow to Cooperate
- FBI veteran McCabe, a target of president, was fired on Friday
- Signs that showdown may be nearing on collusion investigation
Former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Fired
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President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer called for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into alleged collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign to end, hours after the former FBI deputy director was fired by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
The statement was a dramatic shift from the Trump legal team’s previous commitment to fully cooperate with Mueller. Trump’s lawyers have asserted in the past -- and Trump said again on Saturday -- that the president’s campaign didn’t collude with the Russian government, and predicted that the probe would be complete by now. Democrats warned the president against trying to shut down the probe.