Mr. Trump said he had given Mr. McGahn and other staff permission to “fully cooperate” and rejected the notion that he was unaware of the extent of the cooperation or that Mr. McGahn was sharing damning information. When NBC host Chuck Todd interjected, “Truth is truth,” Mr. Giluliani responded, “No, it isn’t truth. Mr. McGahn factors into a number of episodes Mr. Mueller is examining. Sessions told Mr. McGahn that he would consider resigning if Mr. Trump fired his deputy, according to a person familiar with the message. Mr. McGahn was also involved in conversations with the president as Mr. Trump moved to fire Mr. Comey in May 2017.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 19, 2018 19:36 UTC