Some of President Donald Trump’s friends have said that the President is considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the FBI investigation into potential connection between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Christopher Ruddy, chief executive of conservative group Newsmax Media and a close friend of Trump, in an interview with PBS Newshour said that he thinks that “Trump is perhaps considering terminating the special counsel”.
“I think he’s considering perhaps terminating the special counsel. I think he’s weighing that option”, Ruddy said.
However, Ruddy added that he thinks that if Trump does this, it could be “a very significant mistake”. “I personally think it would be a very significant mistake, even though I don’t think there’s a justification … for a special counsel”, he said.
Ruddy said there are several conflicts that could arise with Mueller as special counsel, including the fact that his former law firm represents members of Trump’s family and that Mueller was interviewed for the position of FBI Director after Trump fired James Comey.
Earlier, Mueller’s appointment was praised by both Republicans and Democrats, but some influential conservatives have intensified their attacks, openly defending his dismissal.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and also a close friend of Trump, has questioned Mueller’s ability to be fair in his investigation, citing political donations from people Mueller have hired to staff the investigation, BBC reports.
“Republicans are delusional if they think the special counsel is going to be fair. Look who he is hiring”, Gingrich tweeted.
Mueller, who was tasked by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein with overseeing the Department of Justice’s Russia investigation, has started selecting members of his team, many of them criminal law experts.
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