2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Former White House lawyer Don McGahn ‘may have been confused’ during his testimony as part of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast on Friday [6-14-19]. Trump, in comments to ABC News, rejected the account of McGahn, a key witness in Mueller’s investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible obstruction of justice by Trump or his associates. Trump’s comments could further encourage Democratic U.S. lawmakers, who have subpoenaed McGahn here to appear before Congress, to push for his testimony. McGahn has refused to comply with the subpoena at Trump’s directihere, prompting Democrats in the House of Representatives to pursue legal steps.”
–Susan Heavey, “Trump: Ex-lawyer McGahn ‘may have been confused’ in Russia probe,” Reuters, June 14, 2019 5:49 am