The leading attorney on President Donald Trump’s legal team, John Dowd, resigned Thursday amid growing pressure on the White House from the Russia investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller.
Dowd quit days after Trump directly attacked Mueller’s investigation as a “witch hunt,” raising questions about whether the president was interfering with the probe.
In an email Dowd confirmed his departure to AFP, saying “I love the president and wish him well.”
Dowd, 77, was the lead attorney for Trump’s team dealing with Mueller, whose investigation is into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russians during the 2016 presidential election.
As part of that, Mueller is also investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, and his team of investigators has been in talks on arranging an interview with the president.
The White House legal team, however, has…
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