John Dowd, Donald Trump’s lead lawyer in the Mueller investigation into Russian election interference and alleged links between Trump aides and Moscow, resigned his role on Thursday while protesting his “love” for the president. Dowd attracted unwanted attention on Saturday, in the aftermath of the firing on Friday of the former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe. Trump has been more aggressive in attacking the Mueller investigation, recently mentioning the special counsel by name for the first time. The paper also said Dowd had counselled Trump not to sit down with Mueller, which the president wishes to do. Before representing Trump, Dowd was best known for his role in Major League Baseball’s investigation of the all-time hits leader Pete Rose, for gambling.

Source: The Guardian March 22, 2018 15:55 UTC