Report: Mueller Prosecutors Said In Private That Trump Obstructed Justice

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Two prosecutors from the special counsel’s office said privately there was enough evidence to file federal criminal charges of obstruction of justice against President Trump over his efforts to halt an FBI probe into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, reports Murray Waas at the New York Review of Books. But Trump’s status as president precluded them from advocating for criminal charges.

The report’s sourcing comes two steps removed from the special counsel himself. Two prosecutors reportedly told other top law enforcement officials, two of whom then told the story’s author.

“Privately, the two prosecutors, who were then employed in the special counsel’s office, told other Justice Department officials that had it not been for the unique nature of the case—the investigation of a sitting president of the United States, and one who tried to use the powers of his office to thwart and even close down the special counsel’s investigation—they would have advocated that he face federal criminal charges,” the story reads.

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  1. Well… yeah, I think anyone who knows anything about the law knows that. It’s never been a question of whether Trump obstructed justice, only what, if anything, can be done about it?

  2. It is a good thing that the Executive is insulated from prosecution, so that the Executive branch can remain free to nullify the Legislative branch. Just as the founders intended when they envisioned a government by the billionaires, for the billionaires.

  3. Tell me again how we’re all equal in the eyes of the law.

    And, while you’re at it, tell me what a courageous hero Mueller is.

    Please.

  4. Avatar for tena tena says:

    Gee really.

    What a surprise - some lawyers looked at the evidence and saw the obvious.

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