Fake stories," Trump told reporters as he arrived for meetings at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland. The Washington Post, also citing anonymous sources, confirmed that Trump sought to fire Mueller but reconsidered after the White House counsel's threat. 'Red line'According to the Times, Trump had accused Mueller of three conflicts of interest that he argued disqualified him from running the Russia collusion investigation. Democratic Senator Mark Warner, the vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said Thursday that firing Mueller would be a "red line." "I would love to do it," Trump told reporters in the White House when asked about testifying.

Source: The Guardian January 26, 2018 10:41 UTC