During the interview, Trump accused former White House counsel Don McGahn of lying under oath about the president’s efforts to fire Mueller, “because he wanted to make himself look like a good lawyer.” Trump then brought up Article II of the Constitution, which he claimed gave him the authority to fire the special counsel.
“Article II allows me to do whatever I want,” Trump insisted.
View the complete June 16 article by Elizabeth Preza on The National Memo website here.