Lie April 26, 2019 · Remarks · Russia

“I never told Don McGahn to fire Mueller. If I wanted to fire Mueller, I would have done it myself. It's very simple. I had the right to. And frankly, whether I did or he did, we had the absolute right to fire Mueller.... Legally, I had absolute right to fire, but I never told Don McGahn to fire Mueller.”

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April 26, 2019
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Remarks
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Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
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Russia
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