investigati investigation. he said he never delivered the message directly, but tried to execute trump s plot bypassing the toosk someone inside the administration. white house aid rick deerborn who are never followed through. the failure does not take trump off the hook, because enkefring to obstruct justice is a crime even when it doesn t work. the obstruction of justice only requires an endeavor, an attempt to obstruct justice. in a similar context, mueller examines a private interaction of february 2017 between the president and fbi director james comey. comey had been at the white house for meetings with national security officials with the president and after the meeting, the president clears out the room and says he just wants to talk to comey alone. yoem comey recalled trump