Volume II, which was just a few pages shorter than the Russia part of the Mueller report, detailed the president’s behavior during the investigation. Here, in addition to events and actions that could be surmised from the president’s public outbursts—such as his attempts to force Attorney General Sessions to quash the Russia probe—there were new facts. The most important revelation was that Trump had instructed White House Counsel Don McGahn to get Mueller removed (McGahn ignored the request) and then tried to get McGahn to write a statement denying that this had ever happened.
