Analysis: The 10 Trump actions Mueller spotlighted for potential obstruction
By Aaron Blake Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix Email Bio Follow April 18 at 2:55 PM Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election details 10 episodes of potential obstruction of justice by President Trump that prosecutors examined. Mueller did so even as he declined to make a traditional judgment about whether Trump committed a crime.
The report also confirms reporting about a request Trump made to Comey shortly thereafter: “I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.” Trump has denied saying such a thing, but Mueller says it happened. 3. “The President’s termination of Comey” The report indicates that the breaking point for Trump was when Comey testified to Congress that there was a Russia investigation but declined to elaborate or say whether anyone on the Trump campaign was a target — including whether he had ruled out Trump personally.
Three days after the media reported that Mueller was looking into potential obstruction, Trump called McGahn and told him to have Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein publicly attack Mueller’s alleged conflicts and call for his removal. McGahn declined. 6. “Efforts to prevent public disclosure of evidence” Mueller fills in the details of previous Washington Post reporting that Trump sought to mislead about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting involving Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer:
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