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inanna

(3,547 posts) Wed Dec 27, 2017, 10:55 AM Dec 2017

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Ex-Watergate prosecutor: Trump FBI attacks may amount to obstruction of justice

Source: The Hill

By Rebecca Savransky - 12/27/17 07:30 AM EST

A Former Watergate prosecutor said Tuesday that President Trump's new attacks on the FBI could amount to obstruction of justice.

"It is also a possible obstruction of justice, witness intimidation, and it's obstructing justice by saying to agents you better not dig too deep, you better not find anything because I will attack you," Jill Wine-Banks said during a segment on MSNBC.

"And this is the president of the United States, it is congressmen who have a national audience and can make people's lives miserable."

Wine-Banks said if you're interfering with an investigation by doing that, then that's obstruction of justice.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/366546-ex-watergate-prosecutor-trump-fbi-attacks-may-amount-to-obstruction

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Ex-Watergate prosecutor: Trump FBI attacks may amount to obstruction of justice (Original Post) inanna Dec 2017 OP

Unfortunately, the FOX crowd believes Obstruction of Politics Mr. Ected Dec 2017 #1

OK. I hope those who are a bit slow to get sarcasm get this.. pangaia Dec 2017 #2

It's great to see an attorney saying this NastyRiffraff Dec 2017 #3

Meanwhile, a semi-load of Depends just arrived at the White House L. Coyote Dec 2017 #4

This tweet was a direct threat creeksneakers2 Dec 2017 #5

everybody knows that it's only obstruction if your spouse has a tarmac chat with the ag unblock Dec 2017 #6

I think Trump would like to fire all of the FBI agents and replace them with Russian mobsters olddad56 Dec 2017 #7

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)

1. Unfortunately, the FOX crowd believes Obstruction of Politics

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 01:11 PM

Dec 2017

Is a felony, but obstruction of justice only applies to Democrats.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

2. OK. I hope those who are a bit slow to get sarcasm get this..

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 01:22 PM

Dec 2017

"Wine-Banks said if you're interfering with an investigation by doing that, then that's obstruction of justice."

And so.....what?

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DO NOT ALERT.
DO NOT ALERT

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)

3. It's great to see an attorney saying this

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 01:22 PM

Dec 2017

Obstruction of justice seems obvious to me, but I'm not a lawyer. I'm glad to see a Watergate prosecutor no less say it.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)

4. Meanwhile, a semi-load of Depends just arrived at the White House

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 01:28 PM

Dec 2017

Extra strenght because they are shitting bricks ....

creeksneakers2

(7,476 posts)

5. This tweet was a direct threat

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 01:32 PM

Dec 2017

"FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is racing the clock to retire with full benefits. 90 days to go?!!!"

Link to tweet

unblock

(52,317 posts)

6. everybody knows that it's only obstruction if your spouse has a tarmac chat with the ag

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 01:53 PM

Dec 2017

olddad56

(5,732 posts)

7. I think Trump would like to fire all of the FBI agents and replace them with Russian mobsters

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Thu Dec 28, 2017, 03:02 AM

Dec 2017

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