Volume II

• Background Legal and Evidentiary Principles
• Legal Framework of Obstruction of Justice
• Investigative and Evidentiary Considerations
• Factual Results of the Obstruction Investigation
• The Campaign's Response to Reports About Russian Support for Trump
• The President's Conduct Concerning the Investigation of Michael Flynn
• The President's Reaction to Public Confirmation of the FBI's Russia Investigation
• Events Leading Up To and Surrounding the Termination of FBI Directory Comey
• The President's Efforts to Remove the Special Counsel
• The President's Efforts to Curtail the Special Counsel Investigation
• The President's Efforts to Prevent Disclosure of Emails About the June 9, 2016 Meeting Between Russians and Senior Campaign Officials
• The President's Further Efforts to Have the Attorney General Take Over the Investigation
• The President Orders McGahn to Deny that the President Tried to Fire the Special Counsel
• The President's Conduct Towards Flynn, Manafort, <Redacted>
• The President's Conduct Involving Michael Cohen
• Overarching Factual Issues
• Legal Defenses to the Application of the Obstruction-of-Justice Statues to the President
• Statutory Defenses to the Application of Obstruction-of-Justice Provisions to the Conduct Under Investigation
• Constitutional Defenses to Applying Obstruction-of-Justice Statutes to Presidential Conduct
• Conclusion