New Book Claims Mueller Had Drafted Obstruction Charges Against Trump; Special Counsel Denies

The following is via Fox News:

Controversial author Michael Wolff�s upcoming book, “Siege: Trump Under Fire,” reportedly claims that Robert Mueller drew up an obstruction of justice indictment against President Trump � but a spokesman for Mueller says the claim is wildly inaccurate.

Now “Siege� already has something in common with its predecessor “Fire and Fury,� the 2018 best-selling book about the first year of Trump’s presidency, which came under fire both for its sourcing and claims.

Wolff�s follow-up anti-Trump book is scheduled to hit book stores on June 4 but The Guardian obtained an early copy. “Siege� claims that Mueller �drew up a three-count obstruction of justice indictment against Donald Trump before deciding to shelve it,� according to The Guardian�s Edward Helmore.

According to Helmore, Wolff reports that Mueller�s office planned to charge the president with �influencing, obstructing or impeding a pending proceeding,� �tampering with a witness, victim or informant� and �retaliating against a witness, victim or informant� but eventually decided to “shelve” it. While The Guardian reporter says he viewed the document, Mueller�s office denies that it even exists.

�The documents described do not exist,” Mueller spokesman Peter Carr told Fox News.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday spoke out for the first time and�explained why his report did not make a traditional prosecutorial judgment on the obstruction investigation and did not try to determine whether or not the president committed a crime, so documents claiming otherwise are presumably fabrications.

�Questions over the provenance of the documents will only add to controversy and debate around the launch of Wolff�s eagerly awaited new book,� Helmore wrote. �The document is the most significant aspect of Wolff�s new book.�

Wolff’s first book “Fire and Fury” ignited a media firestorm as it included negative claims about the president and his family — namely that some in the administration questioned his mental fitness. At the time, both Trump and White House press secretary Sarah Sanders blasted the book, describing it as a “complete fantasy” and “work of fiction.”