US President Donald Trump tried to get the man who was appointed to investigate his ties with Russia, a long-awaited report revealed.
Details still stem from the 448-page document, collected earlier by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Mr Trump's legal team described the report as a "total victory".
But the best lawyer in the country, William Barr, faces serious criticism of the way he handled the publication of the report.
Senior Democrats have accused the Attorney General of "misleading" them with an earlier summary of the findings of the report as to whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice.
The mammoth document is the result of a 22-month investigation by Mr. Mueller - who was appointed to investigate Russian involvement in the 2016 elections and possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.
The investigation by his team led to 35 people being charged, including some who were part of the campaign and administration of the president.
What does the report reveal?
Mr Mueller's report says that he has not found a criminal conspiracy between Mr Trump's campaign and Russia, but he could not draw a concrete legal conclusion as to whether Trump was trying to obstruct the investigation.
"If we had faith after a thorough investigation of the facts that the president clearly did not commit an obstruction of justice, we would put it that way," the report says. "We cannot reach that conclusion based on the facts and applicable legal standards.
"Although this report does not conclude that the president has committed a crime, it does not relieve him either."
The report says that in June 2017, Mr. Trump called Don McGahn - then a White House lawyer - to try and remove Mr. Mueller from alleged "conflicts of interest."
Mr. McGahn told the special counsel that he had resigned after he "got trapped because he had no intention of following the President's directive" and he would not know what he would say to Mr. Trump if he had called again.
The report also reveals:
Trump is said to have used an expletive when the investigation was announced, and added, "Oh my god, this is terrible, this is the end of my presidency"
Mr Mueller examined 10 actions of the president regarding obstruction of the administration of justice, which he said largely took place "in public"
The report says the president's potential obstruction of law has only failed because members of his administration, including former FBI director James Comey, refused to "execute orders"
Investigators considered the President's written responses to their questions "inadequate," but chose not to pursue a potentially lengthy legal battle to interview him.
Mr. Trump dictated a misleading response to the June 2016 meeting between Russian intermediaries and the Trump campaign officials at Trump Tower - previously denied by Mr. Trump's lawyer and White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders.
The Special Council considered taxing the president's son, Donald Trump Jr. and son-in-law Jared Kushner, but did not think they could meet the burden of proof from the Justice Department that they had intentionally violated the law.
Details still stem from the 448-page document, collected earlier by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Mr Trump's legal team described the report as a "total victory".
But the best lawyer in the country, William Barr, faces serious criticism of the way he handled the publication of the report.
Senior Democrats have accused the Attorney General of "misleading" them with an earlier summary of the findings of the report as to whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice.
The mammoth document is the result of a 22-month investigation by Mr. Mueller - who was appointed to investigate Russian involvement in the 2016 elections and possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.
The investigation by his team led to 35 people being charged, including some who were part of the campaign and administration of the president.
What does the report reveal?
Mr Mueller's report says that he has not found a criminal conspiracy between Mr Trump's campaign and Russia, but he could not draw a concrete legal conclusion as to whether Trump was trying to obstruct the investigation.
"If we had faith after a thorough investigation of the facts that the president clearly did not commit an obstruction of justice, we would put it that way," the report says. "We cannot reach that conclusion based on the facts and applicable legal standards.
"Although this report does not conclude that the president has committed a crime, it does not relieve him either."
The report says that in June 2017, Mr. Trump called Don McGahn - then a White House lawyer - to try and remove Mr. Mueller from alleged "conflicts of interest."
Mr. McGahn told the special counsel that he had resigned after he "got trapped because he had no intention of following the President's directive" and he would not know what he would say to Mr. Trump if he had called again.
The report also reveals:
Trump is said to have used an expletive when the investigation was announced, and added, "Oh my god, this is terrible, this is the end of my presidency"
Mr Mueller examined 10 actions of the president regarding obstruction of the administration of justice, which he said largely took place "in public"
The report says the president's potential obstruction of law has only failed because members of his administration, including former FBI director James Comey, refused to "execute orders"
Investigators considered the President's written responses to their questions "inadequate," but chose not to pursue a potentially lengthy legal battle to interview him.
Mr. Trump dictated a misleading response to the June 2016 meeting between Russian intermediaries and the Trump campaign officials at Trump Tower - previously denied by Mr. Trump's lawyer and White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders.
The Special Council considered taxing the president's son, Donald Trump Jr. and son-in-law Jared Kushner, but did not think they could meet the burden of proof from the Justice Department that they had intentionally violated the law.
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