06-16-2017, 09:37 AM
(06-16-2017, 09:26 AM)michaelsean Wrote: I see they've run away from collusion and jumped on the obstruction charge. What if it is determined you tried to obstruct a criminal case that never happened?
This is where there seems to be a lot of confusion. The collusion investigations are not of Trump himself, they are of those around him (including Flynn, who is under a criminal investigation, not just counter-intel). The reason that everyone who has been latching onto this with a death grip is jumping to obstruction is because that is an investigation into Trump himself, and obstruction is what has gotten past presidents in hot water. It's their best shot, even if it is a very long one.
The Democrats are hoping to drag this all out into the open so that they win back Congress, or they damage Trump's ratings enough that even the GOP will have to cave to public opinion. Personally, I don't see the latter happening and I don't know how many seats they will end up winning next year, but I am not overly optimistic.
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