President Trump ordered White House counsel Don McGahn to stop Attorney General Jeff Sessions from recusing himself in the investigation into potential ties between Trump’s campaign and Russia, according to a new report.
The New York Times reports that after Trump’s directive, McGahn attempted to convince Sessions not to recuse himself from the investigation, according to two sources.
Trump was reportedly furious at Sessions’s recusal and angrily told White House officials that he needed Sessions to protect him.
Read more at The Hill.
{Matzav.com}
