[for-q-clinton]

Destroying govt records is a crime. And destroying evidence that you believe could be evidence is a bigger crime.

[Chgogal]

Mueller, Comey’s best friend will do somehpthing about this? One can always hope.

[SkyPilot]

Destroying govt records is a crime. And destroying evidence that you believe could be evidence is a bigger crime.

True on both counts.

18 U.S.C. § 641 - 1663. Protection Of Government Property -- Protection Of Public Records And Documents

Any custodian of a public record who "willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys (any record) shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and shall forfeit his office and be disqualified from holding any office under the United States." While the range of acts proscribed by this subsection is somewhat narrower than subsection (a), it does provide the additional penalty of forfeiture of position with the United States.

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18 U.S. Code § 1519 - Destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in Federal investigations and bankruptcy

Whoever knowingly alters, destroys, mutilates, conceals, covers up, falsifies, or makes a false entry in any record, document, or tangible object with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the investigation or proper administration of any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States or any case filed under title 11, or in relation to or contemplation of any such matter or case, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.

Comey's defense will be that the memos were "private" and not established as government records. Further, he will claim that even though he admitted leaking said memos to trigger a Special Counsel or a Special Prosecutor to go after President Trump, there was no violation of the law (then or now) and therefore he was not tampering with evidence. He simply wanted the Special Counsel to "look into things."

[Hotlanta Mike]

How about communicating privileged conversations to a subordinate?

[Hotlanta Mike]

How about communicating privileged conversations to a subordinate?

[AndyJackson]

Remember this was evidence relevant to the ongoing so-called Rooosian investigation.

Therefore this was evidence material to a pending matter. See -- 8 U.S. Code § 1519 - Destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in Federal investigations and bankruptcy

Whoever knowingly alters, destroys, mutilates, conceals, covers up, falsifies, or makes a false entry in any record, document, or tangible object with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the investigation or proper administration of any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States or any case filed under title 11, or in relation to or contemplation of any such matter or case, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Oh come on! He wiped it.

Like with a cloth.