Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) on Dec. 20 warned President Trump against firing special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. But the senator said he sensed a growing possibility that Trump might try to fire Mueller over the holidays, and he wanted to send a warning signal. The list of comments precluding the possibility of firing Mueller is long, and it now includes Trump himself. It would basically involve Trump firing people such as Rosenstein until he finds someone who would actually terminate Mueller.) Trump has also recently declined to rule out pardoning former national security adviser Michael Flynn — a marked contrast to his answer Sunday about firing Mueller.

Source: Washington Post December 21, 2017 17:15 UTC