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McGahn, the White House counsel at the time, wrote a memo to the
president outlining consequences for Trump if he did order these
prosecutions.
The outcomes ranged from the traditionally independent Justice
Department refusing to comply, to congressional probes and voter
outcry, the Times reported.
The New York Times also reported Trump's lawyers privately asked
the Justice Department to investigate Comey for mishandling
sensitive government information and his role investigating
Clinton's use of a private email account and server, but law
enforcement officials declined.
It was not clear if Trump read the memo or pursued the
prosecutions further, the New York Times said. It was also not
clear what specific charges Trump wanted the Justice Department
to pursue against Comey and Clinton, the Times reported.
Trump has publicly railed against Clinton's private email use
during her tenure as U.S. Secretary of State, as well as her
role in the Obama administration's decision to allow a Russian
company to buy a uranium mining firm.
He has also accused Comey, without evidence, of leaking
classified information.
The White House and the Justice Department did not immediately
respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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