As the Times reports, some White House officials believe the attacks on McGahn are counterproductive. But Mr. Trump has privately complained about the accounts, particularly the ones given by Mr. McGahn, and has said the only way to protect himself from impeachment is to attack Mr. Mueller and Mr. McGahn, the people said. Why would Trump fear such a thing, if the Mueller report totally exonerated Trump? As Mueller recounts, Trump then demanded this in a face-to-face meeting with McGahn, claiming: “You need to correct this. You’re the White House counsel.” As always, here Trump seemingly treated McGahn as his personal lawyer, not the White House’s institutional one.

Source: Washington Post April 23, 2019 14:00 UTC