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>> but the following day june 14th, the media reported for the first time that you were investigating the president for obstructing of justice, correct? >> correct. >> and then after learning for the first time that he was under investigation, the very next day, the president quote issued a series of tweets acknowledging the existence of the obstruction investigation and criticizing it, isnt that correct? >> generally so. >> and then on saturday, june 17th, two days later, the president called d...

>> on page 113 it says quote, the president then directed porter to tell mcgahn to create a record to make it clear that the president never directed mcgahn to fire you, end quote, is that correct? >> that is as stated in the report. >> and you found, quote, the president said he wanted mcgahn to write a letter to the file for our records, correct? >> correct. >> and to be clear the president is asking his white house counsel, don mcgahn, to create a record that mcgahn believed to be untrue whil...

Evidence the president knew he should not have directed don mcgahn to fire the special counsel, correct? >> and where do you have that quote? >> page 90, volume 2. there is evidence that the president knew he should not have made those calls to mcgahn, close quote. >> yes, thats accurate. >> the investigation found substantial evidence that president trump repeatedly urged mcgahn to dispute he was ordered to have the special counsel terminated, correct? >> correct. >> invest found substantial ev...

>> please speak into the microphone. >> my apologies. im not certain of the person who originally copied that quote. >> sessions apparently said it and one of his aides had it in his notes but that has become record. he probably wasnt pleased with the special counsel because of you because of your outstanding reputation. >> correct. >> the attorney general recused himself from the investigation because of his role in the 2016 campaign, correct >> correct? >> it means the attorney general cannot ...

A public acknowledgement by president trump that he was under criminal investigation, correct? >> i think generally correct. >> one day later on saturday, june 17th, president trump called white house counsel don mcgahn at home and directed him to fire the special counsel, true? >> i believe it to be true. i think i may have stated in response to questions some -- >> that is correct. mr. trump told don mcgahn mueller has to go, close quote, correct? >> correct. >> your report found on page 89, v...

That on -- page 85, volume 2, that on saturday, june 17th, 2017, the president called mcgahn at home to have the special counsel removed. now, did the president call don mcgahn more than once that day? >> well, -- >> i think it was two calls. on page 85 of your report you wrote, quote, on the first call, mcgahn recalled that the president said something like quote youve got to do this. you have to call rod, correct? >> correct. >> your investigation and report found that don mcgahn was perturbed...

>> the gentleman from florida. >> director mueller, i would like to get back to your findings governing june of 17. a bombshell article that reported the president of the united states was personal under investigation for obstruction of justice and you said in your report on page 90 volume 2, news of the obstruction investigation prompted the president to call mcgahn and seek to have the special counsel removed, close quote. then in your report you wrote about multiple calls from the president t...

Said that the president wanted mcgahn to put out a statement denying that he had been asked to fire the special counsel, end quote. did mcgahn do what the president asked? >> i refer you to the report. >> communicating through his personal attorney, mcgahn refused because he said quote, that the times story was accurate in reporting that the president wanted the special counsel removed. isnt that right? >> i believe it is but i refer you again to the report. >> mr. mcgahn through his personal at...

>> time expired. >> let me begin by reading the special counsel regulations by which you were appointed. it reads quote, at the conclusion of the special counsels work he or she shall provide the attorney general with a confidential report explaining the prosecution or decisions reached by the special counsel. is that correct? >> yes. >> now when a regulation uses the words shall provide does it mean the individual is, in fact, obligated what is being -- you dont have any wiggle room, right? >> ...

Was ordering him to do? >> i direct you to what we wrote in the report in terms of characterizing his feelings. >> in the report it says mcgahn understood the president to be saying that the special counsel had to be removed. you also say on page 86 that quote, mcgahn considered the presidents request to be an inflection point and he wanted to hit the brakes and he felt trapped and mcgahn decided he had to resign. mcgahn took action to prepare to resign, isnt that correct? >> i direct you again ...