On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks wondered whether if there is an obstruction of justice case against President Trump, political norms in the United States have changed so that obstruction of justice isn’t politically fatal like it was
Special counsel Robert Mueller did not ask President Trump to answer any questions about obstruction of justice, according to Axios.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) argued that if President Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions, it would be to have someone who will interfere in the Mueller probe and this would be obstruction of justice.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) stated President Trump is “dangerously close” to committing obstruction of justice when he “starts trying to influence” Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Durbin said when the president “starts
While speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reacted to President Trump’s tweet from earlier in the day where the president called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end the Russia probe by stating that if the
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” House Judiciary Committee member Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) stated he welcomed Republicans on the committee bringing back former FBI Director James Comey to testify before the committee and he welcomes Comey telling “his story
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) stated President Trump is “obstructing an investigation into his campaign where he is potentially a suspect. The consequences, of course, are removal from office.” Swalwell also stated that the House
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stated that the “threats and intimidation” against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein by Republican members of Congress are “arguably obstruction of justice.” Blumenthal said President Trump’s tweet that he’ll have
The questions special counsel Robert Mueller intends to ask President Trump are focused more on obstruction of justice than Russia collusion, according to a list provided to Trump’s lawyers from special counsel investigators and leaked to the New York Times.
“There was no Collusion (it is a Hoax) and there is no Obstruction of Justice (that is a setup & trap),” he wrote on Twitter.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) stated that the president has the legal power to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, but he has made “a pre-admission that if he fired Mueller or Rosenstein, that would be an obstruction of justice. It would be a crime.”
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) stated that there are other Congressional Republicans who believe that President Trump firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller without cause would be obstruction of justice, but haven’t said so publicly.
Special counsel Robert Mueller has focused on events since the election — not during the campaign — in his conversations with President Trump’s lawyers, Axios reported Monday.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly close to wrapping up the obstruction of justice part of his inquiry, but contemplating putting it aside until other parts are completed.
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf received over 1,000 “angry calls” in protest against her decision last weekend to warn illegal aliens of an impending raid by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” former US Attorney General Eric Holder argued that there is an obstruction of justice case against President Trump and Tom Steyer is correct that President Trump is “derelict in his duties.” Holder stated,
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” George Washington Law Professor Jonathan Turley responded to a New York Times op-ed by Brookings Institution Senior Fellow and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Chairman Norman Eisen, American Constitution Society
President Donald Trump’s new budget proposal funds Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into his campaign — and his administration — through the 2019 fiscal year, despite the repeated assurances by White House lawyer Ty Cobb that the inquiry would end soon.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) argued that President Trump’s refusal to release the Democratic House Intelligence memo and “blanket release” of the Nunes memo “is more evidence obstruction of justice.” Blumenthal said, “There is a
According to the well-regarded Rasmussen poll (by way of Jim Hoft, who first connected these dots), President Trump’s job approval rating sits at a healthy 48 percent. At this exact time in his own presidency (February 7, 2010), Barack Obama’s job approval rating was just 44 percent. That puts Trump at +4 over Obama.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated reports that President Trump moved to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller are a reflection of the fact that “the president has been obstructing justice all throughout his first
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reacted to reports from the New York Times and Washington Post that President Trump moved to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller are “further evidence” in a “credible case of obstruction of justice
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) argued the president doesn’t have the power to use pardons to obstruct justice and any pardon of former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort should be looked at as
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed bank records for President Donald Trump and the Trump family from Deutsche Bank, expanding and extending the Russia investigation beyond its mandate and predicted timeline.
Monday on his CRTV “Levin TV” program, conservative talker Mark Levin rejected the possibility President Donald Trump committed obstruction of justice for firing then-FBI Director James Comey. Levin explained that the presidency is a constitutional office and that those serving
The left side of the new media spectrum is furiously debating the question of whether, in the absence of any actual “treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors,” or even any violations of the Constitution, President Donald Trump should face impeachment merely because the opposition does not like him.
Monday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz batted down the merit of obstruction of justice charges aimed at President Donald Trump for what he said was exercising his constitutional power and authority regarding the
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) told NBC News’ Meet the Press on Sunday that Congress is building a case that President Donald Trump committed obstruction of justice when he fired former FBI Director James Comey in May.
University of California President Janet Napolitano was given no real punishment for behavior that would have seen a CEO in the private sector fired for mismanagement and possibly prosecuted for obstruction.
A retired fertility doctor in Indiana is accused of using his own sperm to impregnate his patients and leading them to believe that the sperm came from an anonymous donor.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stated that the “specter of obstruction of justice” is raised by President Trump sending tweets designed to “threaten” special counsel Bob Mueller by raising issues of conflict of interest. Blumenthal
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA) defended and explained the articles of impeachment that he, with the co-sponsorship of Representative Al Green (D-TX) introduced against President Trump. Sherman began by saying he didn’t
Thursday on CNN’s “New Day,” former Solicitor General and former Whitewater independent counsel prosecutor Ken Starr said he didn’t think there was much of a case for obstruction of justice to be levied against President Donald Trump. Starr told co-host
Recently appointed Special Counsel on the Russia investigation Robert Mueller has begun the process of interviewing senior intelligence officials as part of an investigation into President Donald Trump’s conduct according to a Washington Post report that cites anonymous officials.
On Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live,” DNC Chair Tom Perez stated, “I’ve prosecuted obstruction of justice cases, and I’ll tell you, I’ve never used tweets as exhibits in trials, but I think this may be a first, because the president seems to
