Newt Gingrich, who is close to Trump, tweeted: "Republicans are delusional if they think the special counsel is going to be fair. — @AnnCoulterA senior political writer for the newspaper sounded the alarm in a piece titled, "Is Robert Mueller Conflicted in Trump Probe?" Special counsel law reforms were prompted by the never-ending, ever-expanding probe into Bill Clinton. Former president Richard Nixon faced a backlash after firing special counsel Archibald Cox in 1973. If so, I infinite dare [Trump] to fire the special counsel," he tweeted.

Source: CBC News June 13, 2017 01:08 UTC