Parscale urges end of Mueller’s probe
Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign manager wants the president to fire Attorney General
Jeff Sessions and end Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference that intelligence agencies say was meant to help Trump’s 2016 campaign.
“Time to fire Sessions. End the Mueller investigation. You can’t obstruct something that was phony against you,” Brad Parscale tweeted Tuesday. “The IG report gives @realDonaldTrump the truth to end it all.”
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified before House lawmakers Tuesday that the 500-page report he issued last week was about the investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, not Mueller’s continuing probe. FBI Director Christopher Wray reiterated his support for Mueller’s work during a Senate hearing on Monday.
No Senate Republicans have yet called for firing Sessions or Mueller, although Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said Monday that there appeared to have been a double standard, with Clinton receiving “kid-glove” treatment and Mueller using “brassknuckle” tactics against Trump.
Parscale was Trump’s digital adviser during the 2016 race and ran his company from a San Antonio office. He has testified in closed-door interviews before congressional committees investigating Russian interference in the election.
Parscale also has said his role in the Trump campaign included working with Cambridge Analytica, the data firm that collapsed after revelations about its harvesting and use of personal data.
Some lawmakers have called Parscale an important figure in the possible Russian collusion with the Trump campaign, though he has insisted he knew nothing about Russia’s efforts. It’s unclear whether he has been interviewed by Mueller’s team.