Taken together, the documents could indicate that the special counsel is looking seriously at whether Trump committed an obstruction of justice on potentially various fronts, legal experts say. “They would not send that memo otherwise.”In any obstruction of justice case against Trump, Mueller might also review reports from this week that Trump had directly contacted the chairman of the Senate judiciary committee after it was announced that Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr, was scheduled to speak with the committee, said Mariotti. The firing ironically hastened the appointment of a special counsel, under whom the investigation has expanded. Other documents revealed a changing narrative in Trump campaign contacts with Russian agents. According to a Daily Beast report on Thursday, the special counsel has enlisted the help of agents from the criminal investigation unit of the Internal Revenue Service.

Source: The Guardian September 02, 2017 10:52 UTC