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Unless Trump has a damn good reason or explanation
Posted on: May 16, 2017 at 20:28:31 CT
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then its obstruction. At any rate, its enough to start an investigation.
Comey’s memos could bolster calls for an obstruction-of-justice investigation into Trump himself, either by the Justice Department or by Congress.
“It helps meet the burden that has to be shown that the president engaged in some kind of misconduct,” said Michael Gerhardt, a University of North Carolina law professor who testified during the Clinton impeachment hearings. “At this point, the burden is shifting over to the president to explain how this might've been done in good faith or how this is not misconduct.”
ohn Q. Barrett, a St. Johns University law professor who worked as an associate counsel for the independent counsel’s office during the Iran-Contra affair, said he wouldn’t flatly declare that what the Times reported was a crime. But he also emphasized the potential implications of Trump’s alleged comments.
“Much will depend on how Comey, and any other witnesses, understood the statement as they heard it,” Barrett said. “But this, as reported, is a piece of serious evidence of possible criminality. It is plainly a basis for criminal investigation and evaluation.”
Comey’s memos could bolster calls for an obstruction-of-justice investigation into Trump himself, either by the Justice Department or by Congress.
“It helps meet the burden that has to be shown that the president engaged in some kind of misconduct,” said Michael Gerhardt, a University of North Carolina law professor who testified during the Clinton impeachment hearings. “At this point, the burden is shifting over to the president to explain how this might've been done in good faith or how this is not misconduct.”
ohn Q. Barrett, a St. Johns University law professor who worked as an associate counsel for the independent counsel’s office during the Iran-Contra affair, said he wouldn’t flatly declare that what the Times reported was a crime. But he also emphasized the potential implications of Trump’s alleged comments.
“Much will depend on how Comey, and any other witnesses, understood the statement as they heard it,” Barrett said. “But this, as reported, is a piece of serious evidence of possible criminality. It is plainly a basis for criminal investigation and evaluation.”
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Unless Trump has a damn good reason or explanation - Badird MU - 5/16 20:28:31