Donald Trump’s personal lawyer said on Saturday he hoped the firing of former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe would prompt Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general overseeing the Russia investigation, to shut down the inquiry. John Dowd spoke hours after Trump gloated that the firing of McCabe marked a “great day for democracy”. “Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI – A great day for Democracy,” Trump wrote. The president reportedly ordered Mueller fired last June, but backed down when the White House counsel threatened to resign. Sessions, who recused himself from the Russia investigation after failing to reveal contacts with Russians, announced McCabe’s firing late on Friday.

Source: The Guardian March 17, 2018 16:08 UTC