Some tried, but in the end were not able to fulfill Trump’s demands.

Michael Flynn, Peter Smith, and Barbara Ledeen were not able to deliver on Trump’s repeated demands top obtain Hillary Clinton’s private emails.

Matthew Whitaker was unable to take charge of the Mueller investigation prior to its completion.

Some stood up to Trump.

James Comey refused when Trump asked him to drop the Flynn investigation.

Jeff Sessions refused when Trump ordered him to “unrecuse” himself from the Mueller investigation and when Trump demanded that he resign.

Don McGahn refused when Trump ordered him to fire Mueller and demanded that he not share his recollection of the event.

Corey Lewandowski and Rick Dearborn refused when Trump asked him to tell Jeff Sessions to limit Mueller’s investigation to future election interference only.

KT McFarland refused when Trump ordered here to write an email saying, untruthfully, that Trump did not ask Flynn to talk to the Russian ambassador about sanctions.

And then, in his darkest day, at the eleventh hour, when all had failed him, Trump found William Barr and Rod Rosenstein.