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Called mcgahn's attorney and said that the president wanted mcgahn to put out a statement denying that he had been asked to fire the special counsel. end quote. did mcgahn do what the president asked? >> i'd refer you to the report. >> communicating through his personal attorney, mcgahn refused because he said quote, that the "the times" story was accurate in the president wanted the special counsel removed. isn't that right? >> i believe it is, but i refer you again to the report. >> okay. so mr. mcgahn told the president that he was not going to lie, is that correct? >> true. >> did the pres...

Personal counsel called mcgahn's attorney and said that the president wanted mcgahn to put out a statement denying that he had been asked to fire the special counsel." did mcgahn do what the president asked? >> i refer you to the report. >> communicating through his personal attorney, mcgahn refused because he said, "that the "times" story was accurate in reporting that the president wanted the special counsel removed. isn't that right? >> i believe it is, but i refer you again to the report. >> okay. so mr. mcgahn, through his personal attorney, told the president that he was not going to lie...

Write-up of it in the report. >> didn't the president say on page 116, if he doesn't write a letter maybe i'll have to get rid of him end quote. >> yes. >> did porter deliver that threat? >> i again refer you to the discussion that's found on page 115. >> okay. but the president still didn't give up, did he? the president told mcgahn directly to deny that the president told him to have you fired. can you tell me exactly what happened? >> i can't beyond what's in the report. >> well on page 116, it says the president met him in the oval office, quote, the president began the oval office meeting...

Said that the president wanted mcgahn to put out a statement denying that he had been asked to fire the special counsel, end quote. did mcgahn do what the president asked? >> i refer you to the report. >> communicating through his personal attorney, mcgahn refused because he said quote, that the times story was accurate in reporting that the president wanted the special counsel removed. isn't that right? >> i believe it is but i refer you again to the report. >> mr. mcgahn through his personal attorney told the president that he was not going to lie, is that right? >> true. >> did the presiden...

Have a whole lot of appeal. but here's the bottom line. >> let me tell you where i'm going with this. are you going to uncork and let everyone know everything you know about what the republican caucus really thinks, about what paul ryan really thought of him back in the day, about what lindsey graham really says behind closed doors? is it one of your greatest assets, your ability to take us into those secret cloak rooms where we hear all these hints and rumors and leaks that maybe some of these republicans don't actually abide by what donald trump does? is that going to be something that's off...