Executive Summary to Volume II (Mueller Report, Nov. 2020 update)

This episode covers the "Executive Summary to Volume 2," pages 3 to 8, from Volume 2 of the "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election." The executive summary provides an overview of the investigation's focus on a series of actions by the President related to the Russian-interference investigations, and an overview of the constitutional issues raised by the Special Counsel.

Executive Summary to Volume II (0:58)

1. Factual results of the obstruction investigation (1:16)
2. The Campaign's response to reports about Russian support for Trump (1:23)
   1. Conduct involving FBI Director Comey and Michael Flynn (2:17)
   2. The President's reaction to the continuing Russia investigation (3:47)
   3. The President's termination of Comey (5:11)
   4. The appointment of a Special Counsel and efforts to remove him (6:30)
   5. Efforts to curtail the Special Counsel's investigation (7:56)
   6. Efforts to prevent public disclosure of evidence (9:19)
   7. Further efforts to have the Attorney General take control of the investigation (10:19)
   8. Efforts to have McGahn deny that the President had ordered him to have the Special Counsel removed (11:17)
   9. Conduct towards Flynn, Manafort, and Stone (12:12)
   10. Conduct involving Michael Cohen (13:18)
   11. Overarching factual issues (14:47)
3. Statutory and Constitutional defenses (17:18)
   1. Statutory defenses (17:35)
   2. Constitutional defenses (18:27)
4. Conclusion (21:01)

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