Context? What does that mean?
Evidence
I. The Appointment of the Special Counsel and the President's Reaction
On May 17, 2017, Acting Attorney General Rosenstein appointed Robert S. Mueller, IJT as
Special Counsel and authorized him to conduct the Russia investigation and matters that arose
from the investigation.501 The President learned of the Special Counsel's appointment from
Sessions, who was with the President, Hunt, and McGahn conducting interviews for a new FBI
Director.502 Sessions stepped out of the Oval Office to take a call from Rosenstein, who told him
about the Special Counsel appointment, and Sessions then returned to inform the President of the
news.503 According to notes written by Hunt, when Sessions told the President that a Special
Counsel had been appointed, the President slumped back in his chair and said, "Oh my God. This
is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked ."504 The President became angry and
lambasted the Attorney General for his decision to recuse from the investigation, stating, "How
could you let this happen, Jeff?"505 The President said the position of Attorney General was his
most important appointment and that Sessions had "let [him] down," contrasting him to Eric
Holder and Robert Kennedy.506 Sessions recalled that the President said to him, "you were
supposed to protect me," or words to that effect.507 The President returned to the consequences of
the appointment and said, "Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels it ruins
your presidency. It takes years and years and T won't be able to do anything. This is the worst
thing that ever happened to me."508