A major report into claims of Russian meddling in the US election says Donald Trump tried to get the man leading the investigation fired.
That was one of 10 actions of possible "obstruction" involving the President examined during special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
The US Attorney General William Barr decided there's not enough evidence to prove any obstruction.
But Democrats claim there are "stark differences" between what Mr Barr says and what the report found.
As we continue to review the report, one thing is clear: AG Barr presented a conclusion that @realDonaldTrump did not obstruct justice while the #MuellerReport appears to undercut that finding. pic.twitter.com/mHCzGc8RGT
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) April 18, 2019
The report - published in redacted form today - highlights the challenges the special counsel's team had in reaching an "ultimate conclusion" on potential obstruction of justice.
Elsewhere in the report, Mr Mueller outlines efforts by Russia to interfere in the US election through social media misinformation campaigns as well as hacking efforts.
It found the Russian efforts "favoured" Donald Trump during the campaign - although does not find any members of his team 'colluded' with the Russians.
While the team "identified numerous links" between the Russian government and the Trump campaign, it did not establish that members of the campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russian efforts.
Democrats have called on Mr Mueller to appear before committees to talk about his findings:
This is exactly why we need to hear directly from Special Counsel Mueller and receive the full, unredacted report with the underlying evidence. pic.twitter.com/8nqoUWHjpI
— Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) April 18, 2019
In a press conference before the report's release, Mr Barr repeated many of the findings he outlined in a report last month.
He noted the report found Russia did try to interfere in the election.
However, he stressed: "The special counsel confirmed that the Russian government sponsored efforts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, but did not find the Trump campaign or other Americans colluded in those efforts."
Robert Mueller. (Credit Image: © James Berglie/ZUMAPRESS.com)Mr Barr said he and his deputy Rod Rosenstein concluded there isn't enough evidence to establish whether the president was involved in any obstruction.
He explained: "Although the deputy attorney general and I disagreed with some of the special counsel's legal theories, and felt that some of the episodes examined did not amount to obstruction as a matter of law... we did not rely solely on that in making our decision."
Donald Trump has continued to welcome the report's findings:
Democrats, meanwhile, are likely to seize on any question marks about President Trump to increase political pressure against him.
