That’s when he’s leaving. Why he’s leaving is less clear.
According to an anonymous source inside the White House, McGahn and Trump clashed early on in the president’s term.
Trump supposedly wanted McGahn to put pressure on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to remove Mueller as special counsel on the Russia probe. McGahn allegedly threatened to resign if the president insisted. The president later claimed these events never happened.
McGahn, however, has been telling others that he was planning to leave. He hasn’t given a reason, though, and the president has nothing but good remarks about him.
He said McGahn is “a really good guy” and praised him for doing “an excellent job.”
Possible Replacement?
“I am very excited about the person who will be taking the place of Don McGahn as White House Counsel!” the president tweeted on Thursday. He did not, however, reveal who the person would be.
Many consider Emmet Flood to be a top candidate for the job. He became in-house counsel in May and has been helping deal with the Russia probe. Anonymous sources say that McGahn supports him for the role.
