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August 30, 2018

Trump on Twitter Announced Donald McGahn Leaving White House Counsel Post
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President Trump announced on Twitter Wednesday that White House counsel
Donald Mc Gahn will be leaving his post this fall. Trump's announcement
came less than two weeks after The New York Times reported Mc Gahn has
been cooperating with Robert Mueller's investigation. Three of Mc Gahn's
deputies have already left the White House, and a fourth leaves
tomorrow. This will leave Trump with just one deputy counsel. According
to the Times, Trump had asked former staff secretary Rob Porter several
times over the past year if he would take Mc Gahn's position, but Porter
declined the offer. Porter resigned in February after both of his
ex-wives publicly accused him of domestic violence.


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