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Trump's epic Mueller gamble [View all]
Jonathan Swan, Mike Allen 3 hours ago
Several top White House officials thought then and think now that President Trump made an epic error in rolling over to cooperate with Robert Mueller in the early stages of the special counsel investigation.
Why it matters: Trump himself thought then and thinks now that he personally has nothing to lose because he personally did nothing wrong. Who’s right might very well decide the fate of the Trump presidency.
One source close to the Trump team told us the full acquiescence to Mueller was "dumb" and "idiotic."
A top source said White House counsel Don McGahn and his lawyer, William Burck, never thought it was a good idea to cooperate the way Trump has, but realized they had no choice once the decision was made.
The White House made an epic gamble to try to placate Mueller rather than fight him:
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https://www.axios.com/trump-cooperate-mueller-investigation-mcgahn-b9fb1b9b-d7bc-4a7e-bdb7-83963b669e63.html
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