Mueller says he lacks confidence to clear Trump on obstruction: “The president engaged in a series of targeted efforts to control the investigation.”
-- Robert Mueller delivered an exhaustive account of President Donald Trump’s efforts to head off or undermine the special counsel’s Russia probe, saying Congress could take action on at least 10 instances of potential obstruction of justice.
“Our investigation found multiple acts by the president that were capable of exerting undue influence over law enforcement investigations, including the Russia-interference and obstruction investigations," according to the report. “The president engaged in a series of targeted efforts to control the investigation.”
Trump directed his staff not to disclose information about the Trump Tower meeting that included Donald Trump Jr.; Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law; and campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Nadler, whose committee would conduct any impeachment inquiry, said in a statement that the report"outlines disturbing evidence that President Trump engaged in obstruction of justice."
When Trump first learned of Mueller’s appointment, according to the report, he slumped back in his chair and said, “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I’m f---ed.”Former White House Counsel Don McGahn said he resigned after Trump directed him to tell Rosenstein that"Mueller has to go,” according to the report. McGahn spoke to the president twice, making it unlikely that he misunderstood Trump’s request, it said.
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