“Did I say the word ‘fire’?”2097 McGahn responded, “What you said is, ‘Call Rod [Rosenstein], tell Rod that Mueller has conflicts and can’t be the Special Counsel.’ ”2098 The President responded, “I never said that.”2099 The President said he merely wanted McGahn to raise the conflicts issue with Rosenstein and leave it to him to decide what to do.2100 McGahn told the President he did not understand the conversation that way and instead had heard, “Call Rod. There are conflicts. Mueller has to go.”2101 The President asked McGahn whether he would “do a correction,” and McGahn said no.2102
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