Posted on 12/04/2017 5:52:06 AM PST by COUNTrecount
A lawyer for President Trump who admitted writing an eyebrow-raising tweet about former national security adviser Michael Flynn said a commander in chief cannot obstruct justice.
The “president cannot obstruct justice because he is the chief law enforcement officer under [the Constitution’s Article II] and has every right to express his view of any case,” John Dowd, Trump’s personal lawyer, told Axios.
He told the website he wrote a tweet posted on Trump’s personal account on Saturday that acknowledged the president knew Flynn had lied to the FBI when he asked former FBI Director James Comey to lay off investigating him.
“I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide! ,” the tweet said.
Dowd said the posting did not provide evidence of White House obstruction.
“The tweet did not admit obstruction. That is an ignorant and arrogant assertion,” he said.
B ut the tweet immediately raised questions about when Trump knew about Flynn’s lying.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said the message, not the author, is the troubling part of the tweet.
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This oughta drive the lefties nuts.
Oh, wait a minute, they already are.
The last black POTUS sure did.
Morning Joe was all giddy this morning saying this was what gets Trump impeached.
Dream on.
All weekend I saw lefties saying this proves it. I’m not dense but I don;t see that at all. Not even a basis for it.
When Scihiff says that something is “troubling,” I infer that it is insignificant and he knows that it is.
B ut the tweet immediately raised questions about when Trump knew about Flynn’s lying.
Except it was a tweet. Even if an obstruction case were possible, Trump could simply say that his tweet was based on current knowledge. i.e. he fired Flynn for lying to the VP and we’ve since learned that he lied to the FBI. At least he’s pleading guilty to that particular parking ticket.
I’m so sick of the constant war against our President. These people should either participate in making our country great again, or get out of it.
Didn’t stop Jug Ears from granting Ricky executive privilege.
It’s gettin good!!!
https://twitter.com/Imperator_Rex3/status/937536769561468928
https://twitter.com/drawandstrike/status/937647176636948481
‘Hope Over Reality’: Dershowitz Doesn’t See Obstruction of Justice Case Against Trump
Quibbling over the time is not going to cut it. Better to go with Dowd’s perfectly sound legal theory.
There must be some concern if the attorney is falling on the grenade.
Even if it would have been a case of obstruction of justice for President Trump to fire Comey to stop an investigation, a prosecutor can only make this case by proving the state of Trump's mind when he fired Comey. The prosecutor can't possibly do this without first interviewing Trump himself.
Kabuki theatre is all this is but it makes for good newspaper sales
Yikes...this reminds me of Nixon saying it’s not a crime if POTUS does it.
I’m a bit worried about this - they’re determined to get Trump for something - anything.
Really ? the Richard Nixon defense ?
Collusion and Obstruction aren’t working. What’s next - spitting on the sidewalk. These anti-Trumps are spending a lot of money and time. This sh*t needs to stop.
Apparently they’re working on obstruction and if that doesn’t work then Logan Act. If that doesn’t work then who knows.
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