Trump Denies Report He Tried to Fire Special Counsel Mueller
- 6 years ago
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump denied a newspaper report that he had planned to fire US Special Counselor Robert Mueller late last year. Mueller has been tasked with investigating allegations of Russian meddling in 2016 U.S. presidential election. U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that such interference took place, but Moscow denies it. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that he had tried to fire Mueller in December.