A difficult element to prove in making out an obstruction case is "corrupt intent."
Here's what Mueller said about Trump's corrupt intent re: four episodes.
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that the President's attempts to
remove the Special Counsel were
linked to the Special Counsel's
oversight of investigations that
involved POTUS's
conduct—and, most immediately, to
reports that the President was being
investigated for...obstruction."
that the President's efforts to have
Sessions limit the scope of the
Special Counsel's investigation to
future election interference was
intended to prevent further
investigative scrutiny of the
President's and his campaign's
conduct."
President's conduct towards
Manafort indicates that the President
intended to encourage Manafort not
to cooperate with the government."
support the inference that the
President intended to discourage
Cohen from cooperating with the
government because Cohen's
information would shed adverse light
on the President's campaign-period
conduct and statements."
And when we look at the evidence in the totality of the circumstances, a crystal clear pattern of corrupt intent emerges.
Exoneration? Hardly. Mueller conclusion was the exact opposite.
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