{"id":2178,"date":"2017-12-17T12:01:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T17:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2178"},"modified":"2017-12-17T12:01:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T17:01:46","slug":"mtp-exclusive-short-on-idea-of-trump-firing-mueller-theres-no-conversation-about-that-whatsoever-in-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2017\/12\/17\/mtp-exclusive-short-on-idea-of-trump-firing-mueller-theres-no-conversation-about-that-whatsoever-in-the-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"MTP EXCLUSIVE: SHORT ON IDEA OF TRUMP FIRING MUELLER: \u2018THERE\u2019S NO CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT WHATSOEVER IN THE WHITE HOUSE\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

PLUS: White House Legislative Affairs Director Short: \u201cThis Administration Has Complied in Every Single Possible Way With The Special Counsel\u201d <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE: Manchin: \u201cI Do Not at All Believe That Mr. Mueller Has Been Compromised or His Investigation\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE: Kasich Says GOP Tax Bill Could Have Done Better for Middle Class<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

NEW NBC News\/Wall Street Journal Poll: Democrats Hold Biggest Edge in Nearly a Decade Ahead of 2018 Midterm Elections<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

DECEMBER 17, 2017 \u2013 In an exclusive interview this morning on \u201cMeet the Press,\u201d White House legislative affairs director Marc Short<\/strong> addressed speculation about President Trump firing Special Counsel Mueller, telling moderator Chuck Todd: \u201cThere\u2019s no conversation about that whatsoever in the White House.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThankfully, I\u2019m not in communication with the transition lawyer for the Trump team. The reality is that this administration has complied in every single possible way with the special counsel. Tax payers have spent millions and millions of dollars on this investigation that has not yet proven any sense of collusion with the Russians,\u201d said Short. \u201cWe have continued to cooperate in every single possible way with that investigation.\u201d Watch the full interview.<\/a><\/p>\n

When asked if Mueller\u2019s investigation has been comprised, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) <\/strong>exclusively replied, \u201cI do not at all believe that Mr. Mueller has been compromised or his investigation. \u2026 He is the person, the right person, that when he finishes his investigation that we’re going to have confidence it was done in a fair and balanced way. I truly believe that. And I’m not led to believe that anybody on Intelligence Committee thinks that he would not be the right person.\u201d On the Democratic Party\u2019s potential 2018 message to impeach President Trump, the senator told Todd: \u201cI don\u2019t think impeachment is something we should be talking about.\u201d Watch the full interview.<\/a><\/p>\n

Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio)<\/strong> also exclusively joined the program, telling Todd that when it comes to the Republican tax bill, \u201cDo I think they could have done better for the middle class? I do. Do I think they could have done better for the working poor? I mean, Rubio tried to get something. He made some progress. But they could have increased the rates a little bit for big business. It wouldn’t have mattered.\u201d Watch the full interview.<\/a><\/p>\n

New NBC News\/Wall Street Journal poll numbers<\/a><\/strong> debuted on this morning\u2019s broadcast, revealing that Democrats now enjoy their largest advantage in congressional preference in nine years. The full poll will be released later this week.<\/p>\n

Read the full transcript of this morning\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d on MeetThePress.com.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more from moderator Chuck Todd throughout the week, sign up for the \u201cFirst Read\u201d newsletter<\/a>, and subscribe to \u201c1947: The Meet The Press Podcast\u201d<\/a> for on-demand interviews.<\/p>\n

MANDATORY CREDIT: NBC NEWS\u2019 \u201cMEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD\u201d\u00a0 <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n