Red
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The President has consistently declined to act in his own self interest. There does not even have to be a crime that was committed that someone would want to obstruct an investigation of, in order for someone to commit obstruction of justice.
Whether due to guilt, or because he did not like a distraction from the "greatness" of his presidency, the guy just could not sit still about it. From firing Comey, the very act that created the Special Council, to now this, the Special Council knowing Trump ordered him fired. And Mueller learned that from Trump's inner circle because they did not want to commit perjury while talking to Mueller or his team.
Trump has consistently been his own worse enemy where the Special Council's investigation is concerned. And now, in Europe this morning, there's Trump blurting out "Fake news. Fake news. New York Times fake news folks" when reporters yelled out questions as he was walking to meetings. Unbelievable.
The Special Council now must be certain Trump committed obstruction of justice. Foolish beyond measure.
But, the GOP is in charge, and they are going to release the Nunes Memo and use it to prevent impeachment at all costs. Whether they include the intelligence documentation behind the memo is another question altogether. If not, the American people will not be able to really judge the memo's talking points one way or the other. I still believe impeachment is unlikely, but Trump has been shooting himself in the foot from the start. Foolish beyond measure.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/s...er-trump-obstruction-of-justice-russia-216532
Whether due to guilt, or because he did not like a distraction from the "greatness" of his presidency, the guy just could not sit still about it. From firing Comey, the very act that created the Special Council, to now this, the Special Council knowing Trump ordered him fired. And Mueller learned that from Trump's inner circle because they did not want to commit perjury while talking to Mueller or his team.
Trump has consistently been his own worse enemy where the Special Council's investigation is concerned. And now, in Europe this morning, there's Trump blurting out "Fake news. Fake news. New York Times fake news folks" when reporters yelled out questions as he was walking to meetings. Unbelievable.
The Special Council now must be certain Trump committed obstruction of justice. Foolish beyond measure.
But, the GOP is in charge, and they are going to release the Nunes Memo and use it to prevent impeachment at all costs. Whether they include the intelligence documentation behind the memo is another question altogether. If not, the American people will not be able to really judge the memo's talking points one way or the other. I still believe impeachment is unlikely, but Trump has been shooting himself in the foot from the start. Foolish beyond measure.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/s...er-trump-obstruction-of-justice-russia-216532