Robert S. Mueller III examined eleven actions President Trump took in office that could have constituted obstruction of justice. director, James B. Comey, to stay behind, then cleared the Oval Office of everyone else, according to congressional testimony by Mr. Comey. Mr. Comey demurred, and Mr. Flynn later pleaded guilty to lying to investigators and agreed to cooperate with Mr. Mueller. Mr. Cohen, according to the special counsel, said he was told by a personal lawyer for the president to "stay on message." They also noted that Mr. Trump publicly called Mr. Cohen a "rat" after he cooperated with prosecutors.

Source: New York Times April 18, 2019 15:56 UTC