Brooks: Whether or Not Trump Obstructed Justice, ‘He Certainly Seems to be Acting Like He Did’

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that “we used to have a better class of criminal, where if you obstructed justice, you tried to hide it.” He further stated that whether or not President Trump obstructed justice, “he certainly seems to be acting like he did.”

Brooks said a special counsel “strikes me as absolutely necessary. I mean, today’s story from my newspaper that he told the Russians that he got rid of Comey to relieve pressure, we used to have a better class of criminal, where if you obstructed justice, you tried to hide it. And he’s going around bragging on national TV, and then bragging to our adversaries that he’s obstructing justice. So, whether or not he’s obstructed justice, he certainly seems to be acting like he did. And that certainly justifies a special counsel.”

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