Mueller attributed the information, which is on page 26 of Volume II of the report, to interviews with former Justice Department Mary McCord, and fired FBI Director James Comey.. ..…
After the president fired Comey, the White House issued a statement saying that Trump had acted on a recommendation from the Justice Department. But Trump had previously decided to sack Comey, and Reince Priebus, then chief of staff, told investigators he believed the president..…
In November 2017, Democrats in House accused the president of obstruction of justice related to the firing of FBI James Comey, undermining the independence of the judiciary, accepting emoluments from government and other charges, says Neiheisel.. ..…
Firing of Comey: Trump fired Comey, who was investigating Russian election meddling and possible collusion, triggering an FBI investigation into whether Trump obstructed justice. ... He has also lashed out repeatedly at Comey, the Justice Department, Sessions, and..…
The day, Sanders spoke to reporters at White House press briefing, that the president, members of Congress, Department of Justice, and FBI agents had all lost confidence Comey.. ..…
While Attorney General William Barr wrote in a memo prior to his appointment last year that Trump could not have obstructed justice because he had the legal authority to do things like fire Comey and consider pardons for witnesses, Mueller took a tougher line, saying 'we were not persuaded..…
Barr then moved on to whether President Trump had obstructed justice in his removal of former FBI Director James Comey and other interactions with law enforcement. ..…
The first episode of possible obstruction of justice the report discusses is Trump’s conduct involving his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and FBI Director James Comey. ... After senior leaders at the Department of Justice notified the White House Counsel’s..…
Comey, admitting later to NBC’s Lester Holt in a television interview that the DOJ probe was on his mind when he did so. . ..…
The first time Mueller explains a circumstance where Trump could have obstructed justice, he goes the distance. . Trump urged Comey to 'let Flynn go' -- three times phrased differently in quick succession, Mueller notes -- and it was clear the President sought to end the FBI investigation..…
Then, on June 14, 2017, the Washington Post reported that the special counsel was, in fact, investigating whether Trump had attempted to obstruct justice by firing Comey. ..…