Later that day, Porter spoke to McGahn to deliver the President’s message.2084 Porter told McGahn that he had to write a letter to dispute that he was ever ordered to terminate the Special Counsel.2085 McGahn shrugged off the request, explaining that the media reports were true.2086 McGahn told Porter that the President had been insistent on firing the Special Counsel and that McGahn had planned to resign rather than carry out the order, although he had not personally told the President he intended to quit.2087
