The Justice Department released to the public Mueller’s report detailing the findings of his 22-month investigation. . ... The president, Mueller found, decided to terminate Comey before he received a recommendation from the Justice Department. ..…
The president’s directive to FBI Director Jim Comey to go easy on National Security Adviser Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI met the legal test for obstruction of justice. But Comey refused Trump’s request, just as McGahn shrugged off Trump’s order to fire Mueller. . ..…
By the special counsel is not sufficient to establish that the president committed obstruction, and consultation with Office of Legal Counsel and other department lawyers, the attorney general and I concluded that the evidence developed-of-justice offense, at press conference.. The 10 episodes..…
President's decision to meet one-on-one with Comey contravened the advice of White House Counsel that the President should not communicate with Department of Justice to avoid any appearance of interfering enforcement activities. ..…
From the firing of FBI Director James Comey to Trump efforts to shut down and to interfere with Mueller's investigation, there's credible case of obstruction of justice against the president, .. ..…
Trump fired Comey on May 9, sparking accusations by Democrats and pundits alike that the president had obstructed justice. . ..…
It also revealed Trump and his aides misled the public at times, such as when Press Secretary Sarah Sanders claimed without any basis that “countless” FBI agents supported the firing of Comey. . . Mueller's team submitted 14 referrals to the Justice Department for additional..…
In an interview with the CBS ”60 Minutes” program, McCabe also says that after Comey’s firing, he ordered the FBI to investigate whether Trump sought to obstruct justice and was acting on behalf of Russia. ... Comey says Trump urged him to drop probe of Flynn . Fired FBI..…
The finding was described in the redacted report released by Justice Department on Thursday... Sanders told the press after Comey's that White House had heard from FBI agents. ..…