[REDACTED], shortly after the call candidate Trump told Gates that more releases of damaging information would be coming. —Charlie SavagePOSTED AT 12:25 PMThe special counsel found evidence of plenty of other crimes and made 14 referrals. McGahn told those officials that the media reports were accurate in stating that the president had directed McGahn to have the special counsel removed. II, Page 4: On May 17, 2017, the Acting Attorney General for the Russia investigation appointed a special counsel to conduct the investigation and related matters. The president told aides that the special counsel had conflicts of interest and suggested that the special counsel therefore could not serve.

Source: New York Times April 18, 2019 15:24 UTC