Ed Henry: Mueller Firing Reports a ‘Feeding Frenzy’ Rather than ‘Substantive’ Story

RUSH EXCERPT:
HENRY: "This may be more of a feeding frenzy than a real substantive controversy because there are no signs here at the White House tonight that President Trump is seriously contemplating firing that special counsel Robert Mueller. Today Republican leaders on the hill both said the flames of the story were being fanned by, yes, the media. “The New York Times,” MSNBC and others piling on because it raised more chaos around here and because it started as you note with a friend of the president, Chris of the conservative new site Newsmax showing up at the White House yesterday and telling pbs the commander in chief was “Considering perhaps sacking Mueller.” He told me in a subsequent phone interview, while I am not claiming the president said it to me, I’m confident of my sourcing, he is definitely considering it as an option. We should note that Sean Spicer, the press secretary did not directly deny that firing Mueller was an option when he said ,” Chris never spoke to the president regarding this issue. With respect to the subject, over the president or his attorneys are authorized to comment.” People very close to that legal team told John Roberts they believe he got this information from watching another trompe l’oeil or on television over the weekend talk hypothetically about a Mueller firing. Ruddy went on NBC to say Sean Spicer wanted him to tweet out a clarification that never came."