Trump's complaint about Comey's "leak" could be obstruction of justice - here's why
Trump’s complaint about Comey’s ‘leak’ could be obstruction of justice — here’s why
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/trumps-complaint-about-comeys-leak-could-be-obstruction-of-justice-heres-why/
President Donald Trump’s attorney intends to file a complaint with the Justice Department against former FBI director James Comey for his “leak” of a personal memo to a friend who then passed along the document to reporters.
That complaint, and the president’s Friday morning tweet griping about Comey’s action, could be considered obstruction of justice, according to a legal expert who spoke to the Washington Post.
Stephen Kohn, a lawyer who specializes in whistleblower protection, dismissed the pending complaint by Trump attorney Marc Kasowitz as “frivolous grandstanding” because the Justice Department’s inspector general no longer had any authority over Comey as a private citizen.
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“Initiating an investigation because you don’t like somebody’s testimony could be considered obstruction,” Kohn told the newspaper, “and in the whistleblower context, it’s both evidence of retaliation and, under some laws, could be an adverse retaliatory act itself.”
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they are Comey's own notes, NOT someone else.
would make a rookie mistake of releasing his memoes if he could be charged with a crime. It's not like he could make the claim to be new at his job and therefore should be forgiven for mistakes. But Mr. Comey was a seasoned veteran from his position with the FBI, in addition to being an attorney, so I think he more than likely had an idea of what he was allowed to do and especially what he would not be allowed to do.
I think tRump and his attorney are grasping at straws. tRump likes to sue people just to intimidate and aggravate anyone who crosses him. Comey did a whole lot more than cross him, so he has to hit back. (His words to describe what he does to deal with perceived hurt or harm.)
It is standard operating procedure for the thin skinned whiney-baby to retaliate against anyone who makes him angry.
I look forward to how this works out for tRump. 
