During an interview with Fox News on Thursday evening, President Trump said he will try to block former White House Counsel Don McGahn from testifying to Congress.
"I've had him testify already for 30 hours," Trump said, referring to McGahn's interviews with Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team. During those interviews, McGahn told Mueller that Trump ordered him to fire the special counsel, but he refused.
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