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Trump pushes back against report he wanted to fire Mueller

President Trump is pushing back against reports that he ordered a White House lawyer to fire special counsel Robert Mueller. The New York Times reported the president backed off his desire to fire Mueller, but only after White House lawyer Don McGahn threatened to quit. Errol Barnett reports.
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