Trump’s Obsession With Self-Preservation Laid Bare by Mueller Report

The special counsel documented attempts to conceal Trump’s behavior and suppress the probe. The president asked his White House attorney to lie to the public, and applauded his press secretary, Sarah Sanders, after a briefing in which she made false statements about the firing of former FBI director James Comey. “The president’s efforts to influence the investigation were mostly unsuccessful, but that is largely because the persons who surrounded the president declined to carry out orders or accede to his requests,” the special counsel wrote.

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