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Axios: Over 400 former prosecutors say Trump would be indicted if he weren't president
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:35 pm
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:35 pm
Axios
More than 400 former federal prosecutors have signed onto a statement asserting that if the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) did not prohibit a sitting president from being indicted, President Trump would be charged with obstruction of justice.
Why it matters: Special counsel Robert Mueller laid out extensive evidence of possible obstruction by Trump in volume 2 of his report, though he ultimately opted not to make a "traditional prosecutorial judgment" in part because of the OLC opinion. Attorney General Bill Barr's decision to clear Trump of obstruction has drawn the ire of many Democrats and former prosecutors who believe he is acting as the president's personal lawyer, rather than the country's top law enforcement official.
The statement is signed by more than 20 former U.S. attorneys and more than 100 career Justice Department officials who worked in every administration dating back to President Eisenhower. It cites a number of episodes Mueller detailed in his report as "acts that satisfy all of the elements for an obstruction charge" — meaning obstructive conduct and "corrupt intent." Specifically, the prosecutors point to:
"The President's efforts to fire Mueller and to falsify evidence about that effort;
The President's efforts to limit the scope of Mueller’s investigation to exclude his conduct; and
The President’s efforts to prevent witnesses from cooperating with investigators probing him and his campaign."
In case you are totally bored and want to see the 479 idiots who signed this
More than 400 former federal prosecutors have signed onto a statement asserting that if the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) did not prohibit a sitting president from being indicted, President Trump would be charged with obstruction of justice.
Why it matters: Special counsel Robert Mueller laid out extensive evidence of possible obstruction by Trump in volume 2 of his report, though he ultimately opted not to make a "traditional prosecutorial judgment" in part because of the OLC opinion. Attorney General Bill Barr's decision to clear Trump of obstruction has drawn the ire of many Democrats and former prosecutors who believe he is acting as the president's personal lawyer, rather than the country's top law enforcement official.
The statement is signed by more than 20 former U.S. attorneys and more than 100 career Justice Department officials who worked in every administration dating back to President Eisenhower. It cites a number of episodes Mueller detailed in his report as "acts that satisfy all of the elements for an obstruction charge" — meaning obstructive conduct and "corrupt intent." Specifically, the prosecutors point to:
"The President's efforts to fire Mueller and to falsify evidence about that effort;
The President's efforts to limit the scope of Mueller’s investigation to exclude his conduct; and
The President’s efforts to prevent witnesses from cooperating with investigators probing him and his campaign."
In case you are totally bored and want to see the 479 idiots who signed this
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:37 pm to MrLSU
Cool. Glad to hear they are former prosecutors who can’t bastardize laws to their interpretation anymore
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:37 pm to MrLSU
Why are the left so unhinged .. o wait .. nvm lol forgot Orange mad Bad.. need to keep reminding people how bad he is before election lol
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:37 pm to MrLSU
Oh, ok. As long as we have enough people who say something is true then it must be, right?
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:38 pm to BeeFense5
lol He's the president - he can do what he wants
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:38 pm to MrLSU
Who cares
There are literally no crimes or indictments in the report for "obstruction"
There are literally no crimes or indictments in the report for "obstruction"
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:38 pm to MrLSU
Wow, 479 morons that didn't read the Mueller report.
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:38 pm to MrLSU
quote:
400 former federal prosecutors
quote:
former
Strange.
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:39 pm to MrLSU
Is this another “consensus “ thing the Pedocrats are gonna try and run with?
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:40 pm to MrLSU
Two things:
1. I want to see the party affiliation of the 400 former prosecutors.
2. He is POTUS, so the point is moot.
1. I want to see the party affiliation of the 400 former prosecutors.
2. He is POTUS, so the point is moot.
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:40 pm to MrLSU
Over 63 million Americans say Trump wouldn't have been targeted if he was a Democrat.
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:41 pm to oogabooga68
We should get 1,000 TDers to sign a document that says Nick Saban is a lizard person. Twice as many people = twice as true
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:41 pm to L.A.
Ask 400 prosecutors, then ask 400 defense lawyers. Should match up, right?
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:41 pm to MrLSU
I wonder how many are Democrats?
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:42 pm to MrLSU
So wait, the “obstruction” as claimed by the left is in attempting to remove Mueller... which is within his powers as President.
So if he wasn’t President, he couldn’t have removed Mueller no matter what, thus there would be no obstruction.
Mental gymnastics there.
So if he wasn’t President, he couldn’t have removed Mueller no matter what, thus there would be no obstruction.
Mental gymnastics there.
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:42 pm to MrLSU
this is like the 400 shrinks that said he was mentally unstable.
No one cares but progs.
No one cares but progs.
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:45 pm to MrLSU
Where were all.of these scumbags when sHitlary was destroying over 30,000 SUBPOENAED emails, then using bleach bit on her servers, and then destroying her phones with hammers?
Oh yeah, they were actually voting for that vile, no good, piece of pure f*cking FILTH.
Oh yeah, they were actually voting for that vile, no good, piece of pure f*cking FILTH.
This post was edited on 5/6/19 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:45 pm to MrLSU
62,984,825 say Trump is innocent.
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