Chuck Grassley, chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee, said in a statement on Wednesday he hopes the information that White House Counsel Don McGahn is leaving this fall is not true.
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 29th August, 2018) Chuck Grassley, chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee, said in a statement on Wednesday he hopes the information that White House Counsel Don McGahn is leaving this fall is not true.
"[Donald Trump,] I hope it's not true McGahn is leaving White House Counsel. [You] can't let that happen," Grassley said via Twitter.
Grassley was responding to an earlier post by US President Donald Trump, in which the president announced McGahn's upcoming departure.
Earlier on Wednesday, US media reported that some Trump allies are worried McGahn gave too much information to Special Counsel Robert Mueller during his interviews in connection with the investigation into allegations that the Trump colluded with Russia.
McGahn served as general counsel for Trump's campaign and transition team.
