Politico reported earlier today that some anonymous Trump advisers are alleging that the campaign fired the Jones Day law firm, where former White House counsel Don McGhan is a partner, possibly “as punishment for disloyalty”:
Trump campaign dumps Don McGahn’s law firm, Jones Day, in a move some cast as punishment for disloyalty via @nancook – https://t.co/j917S7dmuJ
— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) April 19, 2019
From Politico:
But close Trump advisers say the decision also stems from disappointment with the White House’s former top attorney and current Jones Day partner, Don McGahn, whose behavior has irked the president and some of his family members.
Taking business away from Jones Day is payback, these advisers say, for McGahn’s soured relationship with the Trump family and a handful articles in high-profile newspapers that the family blames, unfairly or not, on the former White House counsel.
But Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is calling this fake news and is asking Politico to “pull the story”:
.@politico should immediately pull this story and apologize for lying.
— Brad Parscale (@parscale) April 19, 2019
“.@politico completely botched this story. We have not fired Jones Day. They are a trusted partner and a key ally against the triggered Democrats. We have hired our own in-house counsel months ago in partnership to lower costs for compliance work, which they reported!”
.@politico completely botched this story. We have not fired Jones Day. They are a trusted partner and a key ally against the triggered Democrats. We have hired our own in-house counsel months ago in partnership to lower costs for compliance work, which they reported! #FakeNews pic.twitter.com/E8MAgVrvzH
— Brad Parscale (@parscale) April 19, 2019
Over to you, Politico.
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