But according to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who appeared on Fox News Sunday with host Chris Wallace, Comey's testimony actually shed more light on Comey himself - and, by extension, Special Counsel Mueller.
"I think it's pretty clear based on what one of his lawyers said on television recently".
Senior administration officials batted down the notion that Trump was considering firing Mueller after Christopher Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax Media and a friend of the president's, alleged that he was during an appearance on "PBS Newshour" Monday.
Mueller was appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
He also urged Congress to act to abolish the independent counsel established by the Department of Justice to investigate alleged ties between the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and Russian Federation. "Yes, Mr. Trump asked Mr. Comey to abandon the investigation of (Michael) Flynn, but he didn't order it - something that, as president, he had the authority to do". Look who he is hiring.
Sekulow also claimed in the interview that Comey's testimony to Congress on Thursday was reviewed in advance by special counsel Mueller. If the congress gets Trump to testify under oath, they could force him to answer all kinds of questions by congressmen, some on whom may be tempted to take down the president. Federal rules, however, allow the special counsel to be stopped from any investigative or prosecutorial step, which should not be pursued if it is not proper or not warranted under established departmental practices.
- James Quarles contributed $32,800 to Democrats and $2,700 to Republicans from 1998 to 2016. "The fallout from the firing of Mueller would likely be as explosive as (Richard Nixon's) firing of special counsel Archibald Cox in 1973".
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"I think he's considering perhaps terminating the special counsel".
Just weeks ago, Mr Gingrich heaped praise on Mr Mueller, hailing him as a "superb choice" for special counsel whose reputation was "impeccable for honesty and integrity". "With respect to this subject, only the president or his attorneys are authorized to comment".
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said via email, "Chris speaks for himself".
Indeed it was a recommendation from Mr Rosenstein last month that led Mr Trump to sack then-FBI director James Comey.
Second, he said Congress could muck up Mueller's investigation.
The government let the old independent-counsel law expire in 1999 - at that point even Clinton's tormentor, investigator Kenneth Starr, suggested the law needed to change.
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