Asserts executive privilege over full Mueller Report

Trump asserted executive privilege over the full, unredacted Mueller Report and underlying evidence, blocking Congress from accessing materials related to the investigation. The move came as the House Judiciary Committee prepared to vote on holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena for the complete report. Reports also emerged that Trump had pressured White House Counsel Don McGahn to declare that Trump's directive to fire Mueller didn't constitute obstruction of justice. The privilege claim was part of a broader pattern of obstruction, preventing congressional oversight of the investigation's findings.