Part 8 of 12 from Section II. Factual Results of the Obstruction Investigation. This subsection of Volume 2, pages 107-113, provides additional evidence regarding the President's efforts to have Jeff Sessions unrecuse and take over the Russia investigation.

The President's Further Efforts to Have the Attorney General Take Over the Investigation (0:08)

1. The President Again Seeks to Have Sessions Reverse his Recusal (0:31)
2. Additional Efforts to Have Sessions Unrecuse or Direct Investigations Covered by his Recusal (3:16)

Analysis (9:00)

1. Obstructive act (9:14)
2. Nexus to a proceeding (10:51)
3. Intent (11:27)

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Part 9 of 12 from Section II. Factual Results of the Obstruction Investigation. This subsection of Volume 2, pages 113-120, analyzes the President's efforts to have McGahn deny that he had been ordered to have the Special Counsel removed.

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The President Orders McGahn to Deny that the President Tried to Fire the Special Counsel (0:37)

1. The Press Reports that the President Tried to Fire the Special Counsel (1:46)
2. The President Seeks to Have McGahn Dispute the Press Reports (3:09) 

Analysis (8:50)

1. Obstructive act (9:01)
2. Nexus to a proceeding (12:48)
3. Intent (14:54)

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Part 10 of 12 from Section II. Factual Results of the Obstruction Investigation. This subsection of Volume 2, pages 120-134, details the President's conduct toward Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort and a redacted name that many have speculated to be Roger Stone.

The President's Conduct Towards Flynn, Manafort, [Redacted - Harm to Ongoing Matter] (0:08)

1. Conduct Directed at Michael Flynn (1:05)
2. Conduct Directed at Paul Manafort (3:59)
3. [Redacted - Harm to Ongoing Matter] (14:28)

Analysis (14:40)

1. Obstructive act (14:53)
2. Nexus to a proceeding (18:44)
3. Intent (19:34)

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Part 11 of 12 from Section II. Factual Results of the Obstruction Investigation. This subsection of Volume 2, pages 134-156, details the President's conduct toward Michael Cohen with regard to Cohen's involvement in the Trump Tower Moscow Project, his statements to attempt to distance Trump from Russia, and conduct by the President once Cohen began cooperating with the Special Council.

The President's Conduct Involving Michael Cohen (0:09)

1. Candidate Trump's Awareness of and Involvement in the Trump Tower Moscow Project (2:00)
2. Cohen Determines to Adhere to a "Party Line" Distancing Candidate Trump From Russia (8:06)
3. Cohen Submits False Statements to Congress Minimizing the Trump Tower Moscow Project in Accordance with the Party Line (9:52)
4. The President Sends Messages of Support to Cohen (19:51)
5. The President's Conduct After Cohen Began Cooperating with the Government (25:53)

Analysis (36:00)

1. Obstructive act (36:09)
   1. Whether the President or others aided or participated in Cohen's false statements to Congress (36:31)
   2. Whether the President took actions that would have the natural tendency to prevent Cohen from providing truthful information to the government (39:28)
2. Nexus to a proceeding (41:40)
3. Intent (42:02)

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Part 12 of 12 from Section II. Factual Results of the Obstruction Investigation. The final subsection of Volume 2, pages 156-159, states that the President's actions appear to divide into two distinct phases that show a possible shift in the President's motives around the time of firing Comey. It also states that the President' s efforts to influence the investigation were mostly unsuccessful, and was largely due to people surrounding the President declining to carry out orders.

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Part 1 of 2 from Section III. Legal Defenses to the Application of Obstruction-of-Justice Statutes to the President. This subsection of Volume 2, pages 159-168, provides legal background of the obstruction-of-justice statute most readily applicable to the Special Counsel's investigation: Section 1512(c)(2) of 18 U.S.C.

Legal Defenses to the Application of Obstruction-of-Justice Statutes to the President (0:29)

Statutory Defenses to the Application of Obstruction-Of-Justice Provisions to the Conduct Under Investigation (2:41)

1. The Text of Section 1512(c)(2) Prohibits a Broad Range of Obstructive Acts (4:39)
2. Judicial Decisions Support a Broad Reading of Section 1512(c)(2) (7:58)
3. The Legislative History of Section 1512(c)(2) Does Not Justify Narrowing Its Text (12:11)
4. General Principles of Statutory Construction Do Not Suggest That Section 1512(c)(2) is Inapplicable to the Conduct in this Investigation (15:28)
5. Other Obstruction Statutes Might Apply to the Conduct in this Investigation (19:42)

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Part 2 of 2 from Section III. Legal Defenses to the Application of Obstruction-of-Justice Statutes to the President. This subsection of Volume 2, pages 168-182, explores how constitutional tension is reconciled through separation-of-powers analysis when the President's official actions come into conflict with the prohibitions in the obstruction-of-justice statutes.

Constitutional Defenses to Applying Obstruction-Of-Justice Statutes to Presidential Conduct (0:09)

1. The Requirement of a Clear Statement to Apply Statutes to Presidential Conduct Does Not Limit the Obstruction Statutes (1:56)
2. Separation-of-Powers Principles Support the Conclusion that Congress May Validly Prohibit Corrupt Obstructive Acts Carried Out Through the President's Official Powers (7:29)
   1. The Supreme Court's Separation-of-Powers Balancing Test Applies In This Context (8:24)
   2. The Effect of Obstruction-of-Justice Statutes on the President's Capacity to Perform His Article II Responsibilities is Limited (11:54)
   3. Congress Has Power to Protect Congressional, Grand Jury, and Judicial Proceedings Against Corrupt Acts from Any Source (18:02)
3. Ascertaining Whether the President Violated the Obstruction Statutes Would Not Chill his Performance of his Article II Duties (22:01)

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The final subsection of Volume 2 is merely one paragraph on page 182 from the report and restates what was in the Introduction and Executive Summary, "While this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him."

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In the coming weeks, Robert Mueller's "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election" is expected to be released. In the meantime, until the final report is available, we will provide the audio from documents surrounding the report.