The Mueller Report thread

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(04-01-2019, 10:24 AM)michaelsean Wrote: I don't know if that matters.  Firing him isn't a crime.  I think intent would matter if someone were say 60 and you fired them because they were 60, and there is a law that specifically says you can't do that, but I'm just not sure here.  

Intent matters. Firing isn't a crime unless it is done to obstruct an investigation. Then it is obstruction of justice.

But the question is twofold:  1) can the president be charged with obstructing justice and 2) did he intend to obstruct justice?

If the president can't be charged then intent does not matter. If he can, then it does.