Watch: White House’s Sanders and Trump Imply Firing Authority Over Mueller

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Watch: White House’s Sanders and Trump Imply Firing Authority Over Mueller

By Bian Elkhatib

Posted April 16, 2018 at 10:04pm

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President Donald Trump believes he has the legal authority to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, according to tweets. However, some experts say Justice Department rules mean otherwise.

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