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Believes the constitution gave him the power to fire former special counsel robert mueller. >> article two would have allowed me to fire him but i wasn't going to fire him. you know why? because i watched richard nixon go around firing everybody and that didn't work out too well. >> so your position is you could hire or fire anybody and start -- >> and that is the position of great lawyers. >> reporter: he repeatedly cited article two of the constitution but dodging questions about whether he believes the president is above the law. >> so a president can't obstruct justice. >> a president can ...