President ultimately did not accept it. The President told aides
that the Special Counsel had conflicts of interest and suggested that the Special
Counsel therefore could not serve. The President&#x2019;s advisors told him the asserted
conflicts were meritless and had already been considered by the Department of
Justice.
</p><!--l. 59--><p class="indent" >   On June 14, 2017, the media reported that the Special Counsel&#x2019;s Office was
investigating whether the President had obstructed justice. Press re