▁S essions ▁in ▁dismiss ing ▁Andrew ▁McC abe ▁and ▁" br ing ▁an ▁end " ▁to ▁the ▁Mu eller ▁investigation . ▁Dow d ▁originally ▁told ▁the ▁Daily ▁Be ast ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁speaking ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁president , ▁but ▁later ▁told ▁CNN ▁he ▁was ▁speaking ▁only ▁for ▁himself . ▁A ▁source ▁told ▁CNN ▁that ▁Trump ▁had ▁not ▁author ized ▁the ▁statement , ▁but ▁two ▁sources ▁told ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁that ▁Dow d ▁was ▁speaking ▁at ▁Trump ' s ▁ur ging . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Trump ▁h ired ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁di Gen ova ▁& ▁To ens ing , ▁head ed ▁by ▁Joseph ▁di Gen ova ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁law ▁partner ▁Victoria ▁To ens ing . ▁Both ▁are ▁long time ▁Republican ▁activ ists , ▁having ▁appeared ▁on ▁Fox ▁News ▁on ▁numerous ▁occasions ▁to ▁critic ize ▁Democr ats , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Bill ▁and ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton . ▁In ▁recent ▁weeks ▁di Gen ova ▁has ▁advanced ▁the ▁narr ative ▁that ▁a ▁" deep ▁state " ▁consp i racy ▁is ▁attempting ▁to ▁sub vert ▁Trump . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁di Gen ova ▁said ▁on ▁Fox ▁News , ▁" There ▁was ▁a ▁bra zen ▁plot ▁to ▁il leg ally ▁ex on er ate ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁and , ▁if ▁she ▁didn ' t ▁win ▁the ▁election , ▁to ▁then ▁frame ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁with ▁a ▁f als ely ▁created ▁crime . ▁Make ▁no ▁mistake