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Kurt Eichenwald
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1. I was deeply skeptical of the Buzzfeed story for a variety of reasons. But for those who want to believe it because you want evidence that Trump committed a crime - you don't need it. The story lured him out and - once again - he PUBLICLY committed a more serious crime...
2...federal law on suborning perjury has a five year sentence. Now consider the relative significance of witness intimidation under federal law: 20 year sentence. And Trump has been publicly intimidating witnesses for months. This was the reason I switched from "wait and see"....
3...to "I have seen the man commit a felony. He must be impeached." Trump has declared Cohen to be a rat, and threatened his father in law. Cohen's lawyer said that Cohen and his family are terrified BECAUSE of what Trump is saying. Trump has also thrown bon bons to both....
4...Manafort - when filings went in that he was not cooperating with Mueller - and Flynn. He has dangled, both directly and through representatives, the potential of a pardon for Manafort WHILE the man is going through cooperation agreement. These are not witness intimidation...
5...but obstruction. He is inducing witnesses to lie, he is intimidating witnesses who provide damning evidence against him.

So, it doesn't matter if Trump urged Cohen to perjure. We have seen him commit impeachable offenses - serious offenses - with our own eyes.
6...just because you witness Trump committing a crime doesnt mean you shouldn't see it for what it is.
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