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There’s No Mystery About the President’s Actions

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April 18, 2019 6:17 p.m.
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I’ve seen a lot of people still asking this question today: if there wasn’t proof of a crime or if there wasn’t a crime, why all the President’s lying and efforts to obstruct the probe? This is a case where it’s helpful to step back and see the forest and not just the countless trees. President Trump knew he was guilty of numerous bad acts and repeatedly lied about those bad acts. So he did everything in his power to obstruct, fight or derail the investigation to prevent his bad acts and lies from becoming known. It’s really that simple.

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