Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's report "certainly did not" exonerate President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE, as the president has claimed.

“It certainly did not completely exonerate the president, as he said," Hogan, who has been floated as potential primary challenger for Trump, told reporters during a high-profile appearance in Manchester, N.H.

"There was some very disturbing stuff found in the report, and just because aides did not follow his orders, that’s the only reason we don’t have obstruction of justice."

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“There was some really unsavory stuff in the report that did not make me proud of the president, and there was certainly nothing to crow about, nothing to celebrate," Hogan added at the "Politics & Eggs" breakfast at Saint Anselm College.

The redacted report on Mueller's 22-month investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election was released to the public last week.

It confirms Mueller's team was unable to find evidence of coordination between Trump's campaign and the Kremlin to influence the election.

The special counsel also investigated 10 potential instances of obstruction of justice, but ultimately did not make a judgment on the issue.

One of the instances, to which Hogan seemed to allude, involved former White House counsel Don McGahn, who claimed Trump asked him to fire Mueller in June 2017.

McGahn said he refused to do so, fearing it would have been viewed “as triggering another Saturday Night Massacre."

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerDemocrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court Schumer: 'Nothing is off the table' if GOP moves forward with Ginsburg replacement Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (D-N.Y.) issued a subpoena Monday seeking testimony from McGahn.