McGahn's lawyer pushes back after Giuliani has darkened his credibility

A lawyer from former White House lawyer Don McGahn is pushing back after President Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, is taken to McGahn's credibility as a result of the release of a special advocate. Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud Mueller's choice to lead the investigation on RussiaThe report.

McGahn's lawyer reacted after Giuliani gave interviews to the New York Times and the Washington Post, in which he repeated McGahn's testimony about various cases of potential obstruction of justice detailed in the report of the special advocate.

"It's a mystery why Rudy Giuliani felt the need to re-examine the cases that the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General had concluded were not an obstruction. But they are accurately described in the report, "said McGahn's lawyer, William Burck, in a statement to The Hill.

"Nevertheless, Don appreciates the fact that the President has given him the opportunity to serve as a White House lawyer and assist him in his remarkable achievements," he added. .

Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrImpeachment? Not so fast without an element of criminal intent missing. Trump's approval drops to its lowest level in 2019 after the publication of the Mueller report: Trump poll: Mueller's report was "drafted as badly as possible" by "the real Trump Haters" PLUS Mueller's report released Thursday, revealing that the special attorney has found no evidence of coordination between Trump's campaign leaders and Russia in 2016. Mueller also said his report does not show any sign of co-ordination between the leaders of the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016. was neither implicated nor exonerated by Trump on the issue of the obstruction of justice, although Barr refused to pursue such a case based on the probe's findings.

McGahn figured prominently in Mueller's findings after sitting for several hours with the special council.

The report said McGahn had refused, during the investigation, to repeatedly ask Trump to deny that the president had asked him to fire Mueller.

"If McGahn thought some of these things were crimes, why did he stay there?", Is interviewed Friday Giuliani during an interview with the Washington Post. "They are trying to understand as if there is something illegal in what happened to McGahn. This guy is a very good lawyer.

"If he thought that there was something illegal, he would not have stayed in his job," he added.

Giuliani also came after McGahn's account of Mueller in an interview with The New York Times.

"We can not take it literally," Giuliani told the newspaper. "This could be the product of an inaccurate memory or could be the product of something else."

Last year, reports revealed that the president had ordered McGahn to fire Mueller and that Mueller was threatening to resign rather than follow the instructions.

"Whenever he was approached, McGahn responded that he would not rebut the press reports because they accurately reflected the president's efforts to have the lawyer removed. special, "wrote Mueller in his report.

McGahn served as a White House board member from the beginning of Trump's presidency in early 2017, until last fall, when he left the House of Commons. administration after the successful confirmation of the judge of the Supreme Court. Brett KavanaughBrett Michael KavanaughGrassroots America shows that the people support Donald Trump. The Morning's Report – The Category 5 Storm in Mueller Strikes Today On The Money: Cain Is "Very Committed" In The Fed's Offer Despite The Opposition | Pelosi warns against trade deal between UK and UK if Brexit harms peace in Ireland | Ivanka Trump says she refused a job at the World Bank MORE.