Modly calls ⁦@IgnatiusPost⁩ at 1 am to explain why he fired Capt. Crozier, saying he wanted to act before Trump did, knowing that his predecessor was fired for getting “crossways with the president. I didn’t want that to happen again.” https://t.co/3Ty3MA4tgn

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) April 6, 2020