Hundreds of former prosecutors say Trump would've been charged with Obstruction..

[NYPat]

..if he weren't president.

Hundreds of former federal prosecutors have signed a letter asserting President Trump would have been charged with obstruction of justice if he didn't occupy the Oval Office.

In Monday's letter, former Department of Justice (DOJ) officials said the evidence of obstruction as laid out in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report was enough to bring forward an obstruction charge.

Mueller declined to say in his 448-page report whether Trump should be charged with obstruction of justice. Attorney General William Barr has said he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein determined there was insufficient evidence to bring forward such a charge.

But the ex-prosecutors say they don’t believe there was a lack of evidence, and they point to Mueller’s findings that Trump ordered then-White House counsel Don McGahn to fire the special counsel and later draft documents asserting that Trump never made that request.

They cited other acts outlined in Mueller’s report, like Trump’s efforts to limit the scope of the special counsel’s investigation, as being substantial enough to support an obstruction charge.

The former DOJ employees said it "runs counter to logic and our experience" to examine the evidence and say that a prosecutor wouldn’t be able to get a conviction for obstruction of justice.

They argued that guidance issued by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) that states a sitting president cannot be indicted was the deciding factor in Mueller's decision not to bring forward an obstruction charge.

“As former federal prosecutors, we recognize that prosecuting obstruction of justice cases is critical because unchecked obstruction — which allows intentional interference with criminal investigations to go unpunished — puts our whole system of justice at risk,” the letter reads. “We believe strongly that, but for the OLC memo, the overwhelming weight of professional judgment would come down in favor of prosecution for the conduct outlined in the Mueller Report.”

https://thehill.com/policy/national-...n-charged-with

[otisthebat]

obstruction of what? There was no crime.

No collusion
No obstruction

[Mark1T]

Fake Russia dossier paid for by Hillary and the DNC and used to launch the witch hunt against Trump with the objective of bringing down a sitting President.

Pure fraud at the highest levels of government. Costing the US $50 Million and fueling 2 years of false allegations and character assassination from the MSM of a sitting President.

Conclusion was no collusion with Russians. Now that that was concluded, the goal post is moved to obstruction of justice by a President who was set up by the highest ranking members of our government.

Wow.

[5x10]

Obstructing the investigation of a crime that never happened?

[Blasting]

Lmao

Are there any libs on here that have actually let this BS go? Or are they all pathetically hanging on to it like OP?

[NYPat]

obstruction of what? There was no crime.

No collusion
No obstruction

Smh..

Obstruction of the investigation.

Whether there was enough evidence to meet the standards of the Justice Department to deliver an indictment(s) has no bearing on obstruction.

Which is why 360 fuking prosecutors felt compelled to sign this saying he should have been indicted.

[Stizzel]

No collusion
No obstruction
Much tears

[chalup]

Barr said if the investigation was founded on illegal basis Trump had every right to do everything he could to stop it. Barr is the acting AG, not an anonymous former prosecutor.

[NYPat]

Fake Russia dossier paid for by Hillary and the DNC and used to launch the witch hunt against Trump with the objective of bringing down a sitting President.

Pure fraud at the highest levels of government. Costing the US $50 Million and fueling 2 years of false allegations and character assassination from the MSM of a sitting President.

Conclusion was no collusion with Russians. Now that that was concluded, the goal post is moved to obstruction of justice by a President who was set up by the highest ranking members of our government.

Wow.

The Steele Dossier was not used to start the investigation, even though most of it was proven true.

The cost was not $50 million and the assets seized from Trump's campaign manager Paul Manafort exceeded the cost of the investigation, and actually turned a profit for the government.

The conclusion was that a sitting president could not be indicted. There was plenty of evidence of bot h collusion and obstruction in the Mueller report.

Wow..

[Underwrought]

Thats cool, anyone can be CHARGED with anything. The great thing about this country is you need PROOF its true to be CONVICTED.

[NYPat]

Barr said if the investigation was founded on illegal basis Trump had every right to do everything he could to stop it. Barr is the acting AG, not an anonymous former prosecutor.

Imagine if your local mayor could replace the District Attorney with a hand-picked buddy who previously said a sitting mayor could not be indicted..

Barr is a stooge and should resign immediately.

[goody1]

Smh..

Obstruction of the investigation.

Whether there was enough evidence to meet the standards of the Justice Department to deliver an indictment(s) has no bearing on obstruction.

Which is why 360 fuking prosecutors felt compelled to sign this saying he should have been indicted.

Did they decide to comment on Hillary’s team obstructing by deleting 30K emails?

[Dorich]

This is absurd.

[ack33]

Who cares what some former Obama or Bush attorneys have to say? The signature petition was started by "Protect Democracy" which is run by Ian Bassin, a former Obama White House lawyer ( https://twitter.com/ianbassin ).

Looking up Ian Bassin's donations on Fec.gov, he gives tons of money to ActBlue, Beto for Texas, Swing Left, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, but he assures everyone on his website that he's "non-partisan"

Okay, Jeff

[NYPat]

Thats cool, anyone can be CHARGED with anything. The great thing about this country is you need PROOF its true to be CONVICTED.

And yet Barr didn't look at ANY of the underlying evidence when he made is decision in less than 48 hours after getting the Mueller report to not indict.

Weird.

[401Delta]

"Hundreds of former federal prosecutors..."

LMFAO!!

The only opinions that matter are those of AG Barr, DAG Rosentstein and Mueller and NONE of them found that Trump obstructed justice .

[beowulf10]

obstruction of what? There was no crime.

No collusion
No obstruction

As Mueller explained in his report there need not be any underlying crime in order for obstruction of justice to occur.

[Blasting]

The Steele Dossier was not used to start the investigation, even though most of it was proven true.

The cost was not $50 million and the assets seized from Trump's campaign manager Paul Manafort exceeded the cost of the investigation, and actually turned a profit for the government.

The conclusion was that a sitting president could not be indicted. There was plenty of evidence of bot h collusion and obstruction in the Mueller report.

Wow..

Cliffs:

Spoiler!

[NYPat]

Did they decide to comment on Hillary’s team obstructing by deleting 30K emails?

Comey decided to announce days before the election the investigation was re-opened.. and it absolutely had an effect on the election.

Along of course with Russia hacking (at Trump's request) and releasing the DNC emails.

[cashinout]

Thats cool, anyone can be CHARGED with anything. The great thing about this country is you need PROOF its true to be CONVICTED.

This lol

The word play is deliberate and this is just more grandstanding to make lefties feel good

[NYPat]

"Hundreds of former federal prosecutors..."

LMFAO!!

The only opinions that matter are those of AG Barr, DAG Rosentstein and Mueller and NONE of them found that Trump obstructed justice .

Not true, and we'll get to hear from Mueller. No matter how much Trump screams about it.

[goody1]

Comey decided to announce days before the election the investigation was re-opened.. and it absolutely had an effect on the election.

Along of course with Russia hacking (at Trump's request) and releasing the DNC emails.

That didn’t answer my question.
But since you brought it up Comey also wrote a letter exonerating her without even interviewing. And the AG at the time (Lynch)instructed Comey to refer to her investigation as a matter instead of investigation. Yet I didn’t see you on here claiming a cover up. Wonder why that is

[SillieBazzillie]

It's astounding how Trump has so mezmorized his little cultist that regardless of who or how many prominent people from all political backgrounds condemn his douchebagness, y'all just laugh and say "hur dur 6 more years" "hur dur only the stooge Trump put in place as AG matters hur dur"

Man y'all are so freaking SAD

[Mark1T]

The Steele Dossier was not used to start the investigation, even though most of it was proven true.

The cost was not $50 million and the assets seized from Trump's campaign manager Paul Manafort exceeded the cost of the investigation, and actually turned a profit for the government.

The conclusion was that a sitting president could not be indicted. There was plenty of evidence of bot h collusion and obstruction in the Mueller report.

Wow..

Right. The Steele Dossier sparked the bogus investigation against the President. AG Barr will be investigating the investigation. Since the investigation was based upon fraud, and involved the highest of the highest of government officials, some serious shiit is going to go down.

You sound like Schiff saying that there was plenty of evidence of collusion when that is 100% false as stated by Mueller. And, absolutely no evidence has ever been presented by Schiff, because he is a liar.

You are maikng it up as you go. I go by facts.

[NYPat]

That didn’t answer my question.
But since you brought it up Comey also wrote a letter exonerating her without even interviewing. And the AG at the time (Lynch)instructed Comey to refer to her investigation as a matter instead of investigation. Yet I didn’t see you on here claiming a cover up. Wonder why that is

Maybe because her emails didn't matter and that she simply followed suit from previous administrations by deleting her regular day-to-day emails when leaving office?...

Some emails matter (DNC) and others don't (day-to-day work related).

[WrestlingFan123]

There is a reason Mueller did not even attempt to subpoena Trump when it came to the Obstruction portion of the investigation.

From page 391 of the Mueller report pdf

In contrast, the President’s actions to serve political or policy interest would not qualify as corrupt. The President’s role as head of the government necessarily requires him to take into account political factors in making policy decisions that affect law enforcement actions and proceedings. For instance, the President’s decision to curtail a law-enforcement investigation to avoid international friction would not implicate the obstruction of justice statutes.

[guest89]

Ah cool. A bunch of irrelevant leftists want to continue this dog and pony show.


Trump won't be convicted of anything. Except Making America Great Again. Get over it boyo's. We will be great again.

[Barteh]

"No reasonable prosecutor would bring a case against Trump for obstruction of justice".

Sound familiar?

[goody1]

Maybe because her emails didn't matter and that she simply followed suit from previous administrations by deleting her regular day-to-day emails when leaving office?...

Some emails matter (DNC) and others don't (day-to-day work related).

LOL ok. So you are good with allowing the person under investigation to pick and choose which subpoenaed evidence they want to hand over and which they don’t?
Destroying subpoenaed material is the very definition of obstruction. You don’t seem to care about that though

[ghostfacedup]

Prosecutors? Like Kamala Harris right? LOL,

NO collusion. NO obstruction. Suck it.