President Donald Trump on Monday insisted that “nobody disobeys my orders,” apparently disputing that his former White House counsel twice refused to follow through on the president’s order to dismiss special counsel Robert Mueller.
Trump issued the declaration about his staff’s willingness to follow through on his commands during a brief exchange with reporters at the White House Easter egg roll. It was the first time the president has answered reporters’ questions since Mueller released his report last week.
Mueller’s 22-month probe found no evidence of collusion between Trump’s campaign and the Kremlin, but did not reach a conclusion on whether the president obstructed justice. The redacted version of Mueller’s report revealed damaging information about Trump’s attempts to fire the special counsel — efforts Mueller suggested were halted by top aides who refused to carry out the president’s most drastic orders.
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