When then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions informed Trump of Mueller's appointment in May 2017, the report said, Trump slumped back in his chair and said: "Oh my God. Details of Mueller's investigation were released on Thursday, showing Trump tried to impede the probe, raising questions of whether he committed the crime of obstruction of justice. "Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels it ruins your presidency," Trump said, according to the report. A month after the appointment, in June 2017, Trump tried to get rid of Mueller, according to the report. (The story corrects to acting attorney general, not Sessions, in paragraph 8)(Reporting by Ginger Gibson, Doina Chiacu; Editing by Bill Rigby)

Source: The Star April 18, 2019 16:18 UTC