Breaking NYT publishes Trump lawyers' memo to Mueller claiming President cannot obstruct justice. Document: nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Re-up: @DanielJHemel (prof @UChicagoLaw): "Why Trump’s Lawyer is Dead Wrong on Obstruction of Justice"
justsecurity.org/47662/trumps-l…
Re-up: @DanielJHemel (prof @UChicagoLaw): "Why Trump’s Lawyer is Dead Wrong on Obstruction of Justice"
justsecurity.org/47662/trumps-l…
"Declaration of Independence charged King George with 'obstruct[ing] the administration of justice, by refusing his assent to the laws for establishing judiciary powers.'...evidence that the founding generation did not believe heads of state were immune from obstruction charges."
"The first article of impeachment approved by the House Judiciary Committee charged Nixon with obstructing justice by endeavoring to influence an FBI investigation into the break-in at DNC headquarters. That article passed the committee by 27-11 with six Republicans joining."
"And after Nixon’s resignation, the 11 Republicans who voted against the first article of impeachment acknowledged that, in light of subsequent revelations, they believed that Nixon had committed obstruction."
Clinton too: "The House Judiciary Committee’s report said that the first article of impeachment against Nixon had established a 'clear precedent' that a president who used his position of power to obstruct the administration of justice committed an impeachable offense."
"Clinton’s defenders quickly conceded ... A group of more than 400 law professors sent a letter to Congress opposing impeachment but acknowledging “[a] President who corruptly used the [FBI] to obstruct an investigation would have criminally exercised his presidential powers.”
