President Trump has corroborated reports that White House Counsel Don McGahn will resign following the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

“White House Counsel Don McGahn will be leaving his position in the fall, shortly after the confirmation (hopefully) of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court,” Trump tweeted Wednesday morning. “I have worked with Don for a long time and truly appreciate his service!”

McGahn, whose impending resignation was first reported by Axios, threatened to resign last year if Trump followed through on threats to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Emmet Flood, who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment and was brought on by the Trump White House to help contend with the ongoing Russia probe, is lobbying to replace McGahn, according to Axios.

Trump’s announcement comes less than two weeks after the New York Times revealed that McGahn has given more than 30 hours of recorded testimony to Mueller’s investigators. Trump, who reportedly approved of McGahn’s cooperation early in the investigation, was unaware of the extent of his testimony.

McGahn, who previously served as the Trump campaignÆs top attorney, is a key witness to the presidentÆs firing of James Comey, which is reportedly being examined by Mueller’s team as evidence of possible obstruction of justice.

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