06-07-2017, 05:08 PM
(06-07-2017, 05:00 PM)michaelsean Wrote: It is completely benign. There is zero law saying he can't do this. THE DOJ has its own guidelines about this kind of communication so they may decide to step out of a conversation. We had Rogers and Coats both testify they they were not pressured. This was a counter-intelligence investigation, and not a criminal one so there is no obstruction of justice even if you believed he was interfering.
Is the Flynn investigation purely a counter-intelligence one? I hadn't seen that. Aside from that, there does not need to be pressure for there to be obstruction. There are several different codes regarding obstruction, and not all of them require pressure, violence, threats, or anything of the like. Just an attempt to influence the investigative proceeding of Congress or an administration. Granted, this is just my understanding of this from reading the CRS report on obstruction.
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