The US president has the right to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russia's meddling in the US election, but he will not do so, the White House said.
Kirstofer Rudy, a friend of US President Donald Trump and director of Newsmax Media, told the American television BBC on Monday that Trump is considering the possibility of firing Mueller.
"While the president has the right to do so, he has no intention of doing so," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in response to a reporter's question about whether Trump was considering such a move, Reuters reported.
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