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| Mueller report: Trump 'tried to get special counsel fired' | Mueller report: Trump 'tried to get special counsel fired' |
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| US President Donald Trump tried to get the man appointed to investigate his links to Russia fired, a long-awaited report has revealed. | US President Donald Trump tried to get the man appointed to investigate his links to Russia fired, a long-awaited report has revealed. |
| Details are starting to emerge about the 448-page redacted document, collated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, which has just been published. | Details are starting to emerge about the 448-page redacted document, collated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, which has just been published. |
| Mr Trump's legal team earlier described the report as a "total victory". | Mr Trump's legal team earlier described the report as a "total victory". |
| It comes as the country's top lawyer, William Barr, faces heavy criticism of his handling of the report's release. | It comes as the country's top lawyer, William Barr, faces heavy criticism of his handling of the report's release. |
| The attorney general, who was appointed by Mr Trump, held a news conference before the report was made public in which he backed the president. | The attorney general, who was appointed by Mr Trump, held a news conference before the report was made public in which he backed the president. |
| His actions have provoked top Democrats to publicly question his impartiality and independence. | His actions have provoked top Democrats to publicly question his impartiality and independence. |
| Mr Mueller's report says he has found no criminal conspiracy between Mr Trump's campaign and Russia, but did not reach a concrete legal conclusion about whether the president obstructed justice. | Mr Mueller's report says he has found no criminal conspiracy between Mr Trump's campaign and Russia, but did not reach a concrete legal conclusion about whether the president obstructed justice. |
| What does the report reveal? | What does the report reveal? |
| The report says Mr Trump called Don McGahn - a former White House lawyer - in June 2017 to try to get Mr Mueller removed over alleged "conflicts of interest". | The report says Mr Trump called Don McGahn - a former White House lawyer - in June 2017 to try to get Mr Mueller removed over alleged "conflicts of interest". |
| Mr McGahn told the special counsel he resigned after feeling "trapped because he did not plan to follow the President's directive" and would not have known what to say to Mr Trump if he had called again. | Mr McGahn told the special counsel he resigned after feeling "trapped because he did not plan to follow the President's directive" and would not have known what to say to Mr Trump if he had called again. |
| The report also reveals: | The report also reveals: |
| The mammoth document is the product of a 22-month investigation by Mr Mueller - who was appointed to probe Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. | |
| His team's investigation has led to 35 people being charged, including several who were a part of the president's campaign and administration. | His team's investigation has led to 35 people being charged, including several who were a part of the president's campaign and administration. |
| How has Mr Trump responded? | |
| Speaking at an event for veterans, Mr Trump said he was having a "good day" - adding that there was "no collusion" and "no obstruction". | |
| Representatives for the president have also reiterated his view that the investigation was a "hoax" and called for reprisal inquiries. | |
| "President Trump has been fully and completely exonerated yet again," Mr Trump's 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale said in a statement. | |
| "Now the tables have turned, and it's time to investigate the liars who instigated this sham investigation into President Trump, motivated by political retribution and based on no evidence whatsoever." | |
| His comments followed a stream of social media posts by the president on Thursday regarding the report's release. |