'End of my presidency': Trump reacts to special counsel appointment
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'End of my presidency': Trump reacts to special counsel appointmentUS | politics | investigation | Mueller | Trump | presidency associated with xWashington, United States | AFP | Thursday 4/18/2019 - 18:30 UTC+2 | 231 words GRAPHIC CONTENTCONTAINS STRONG LANG'End of my presidency': Trump reacts to special counsel appointment
'End of my presidency': Trump reacts to special counsel appointmentUS | politics | investigation | Mueller | Trump | presidency associated with xWashington, United States | AFP | Thursday 4/18/2019 - 18:30 UTC+2 | 231 words GRAPHIC CONTENTCONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE IN THIRD PARA US President Donald Trump reacted with dismay when told a special counsel had been appointed to look into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to the Mueller report published Thursday. Trump was informed on May 17, 2017 of the appointment of former FBI director Robert Mueller as special counsel by then-attorney general Jeff Sessions, the report said. «When Sessions told the president that a special counsel had been appointed, the President slumped back in his chair and said, 'Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I'm fucked,'» the report said, citing notes from the meeting. Trump then became angry at Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation because of his prior contacts with Russian officials, it said. "The president became angry and lambasted the attorney general for his decision to recuse from the investigation, stating 'How could... Read more