Now, with his alienated White House lawyer heading for the exits and amid signals his estranged attorney general will follow, Trump looks to be inching closer to his preferred state. The upcoming departure of White House counsel Don McGahn, which Trump announced without fanfare on Twitter, will deprive the West Wing of a rare official who has defied a President known to prefer pliant aides. In one instance, McGahn refused Trump's order to instruct the Justice Department to fire special counsel Robert Mueller. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has similarly flouted Trump's demands to un-recuse himself from Russia-related matters. Lawmakers who used to voice support for their former colleague now say it's likely Sessions is gone by winter.

Source: CNN August 30, 2018 05:04 UTC