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May 7, 2019

500+ Ex-Prosecutors: Trump Would Be Charged with Obstruction If He Weren't President
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A bipartisan group of over 550 former federal prosecutors have signed on
to a statement saying President Trump's actions would have resulted in
obstruction of justice charges were Trump not the sitting president of
the United States. The letter elaborates on actions by Trump uncovered
by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, falling under the categories
of "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." Special Counsel Mueller's report did not come to
any conclusions about obstruction, saying instead it could not exonerate
Trump. However Attorney General William Barr concluded in his summary of
the report that there is insufficient evidence to pursue obstruction
charges.


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