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AG Nominee Claims He Won't Fire Robert Mueller, Even If Trump Orders Him To Do So

There's just one little caveat...

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Former (and perhaps future) Attorney General William Barr

Assuming there was no good cause? I would not carry out that instruction.

— Attorney general nominee William Barr, during an exchange with Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), after being asked whether he’d withdraw the special counsel regulations that call for termination only for “good cause,” and fire Robert Mueller if ordered to do so by the president. Earlier, Barr noted, “I think those special counsel regulations should stay in place for the duration of this investigation, and we can do a post mortem then, but I have no reason to think they’re not working.”

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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