Thread by @jjohnsonrtwt

Obstruction, what did Trump do?
SC Report summary:

Flynn lied to FBI. Trump asked Comey to let it go. Comey did not.

Tried to get K.T. McFarland to draft a letter to indicate that Trump had not told Flynn to talk about sanctions with Russians. McFarland refused.

Instructed WH lawyer to tell Sessions not to recuse from Russian investigation. When Sessions recused anyway, Trump said he needed an AG who would protect him. (Now he has Barr).

Asked Sessions to "un recuse" to that end.

reached out to Intel. Dept. heads asking them to dispel the notion that Trump was connected to Russian interference.

Called Comey directly twice asking he do the same, despite advice from WH lawyer not to do that.

Comey wouldnt clear him of Russia investigation in congress. Fired Comey. Public termination letter specifically says this is why he was fired.

Later said fired Comey at request of AG and Deputy AG because they didnt like the way Comey handled HRC investigation.

The next day Trump told Russians in the oval office that he had faced great pressure because of the Russia thing and that firing Comey had taken it off.

The day after in interview on television he said the reasons provided by AG didnt matter cuz he was going to do it anyway.

because "this thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story".

When Mueller was appointed he said "im fucked. this is the end of my presidency" and told Sessions to resign, later did not accept resignation.

told people that SC had conflicts of interest and couldnt serve. his advisors told him that wasnt true.

constant tweets criticising SC investigation.

Called WH lawyer at home instructing him to call AG to have Mueller removed for conflicts of interest. WH laywer refused.

2 days later met with his former campaign manager, circumventing govt channels, who was instructed to pass a message to AG Sessions that he would announce the investigation into Trump was "unfair" and that the SC investigation would be limited only to future election interference

neither campaign manager nor lackey who the task was foisted upon wanted to do that, both refused while telling Trump it would be completed.

Trump changed statement about the Russian meeting in Trump tower hiding that it was about "her emails".

called AG at home, later another meeting asking him to take control of SC investigation saying he would be a hero.

when news about WH lawyer refusing to interfere came out, Trump pressured him to publically agree that Trump didnt tell him to interfere and create a written record

WH lawyer refused. Trump called WH lawyer into oval office and again pressured him to deny Trump telling him to interfere. Also grilled him about why he was telling SC about Trumps efforts to remove the SC.

Praised Manafort for "not flipping" and derided Cohen for it. Suggested that Cohen's families were criminals and said flipping should be illegal, trying to influence their testimonies, while dangling pardons.

called Cohen "a rat" for cooperating with SC office.

Did Trump attempt to obstruct justice?

Yes. A lot.

And finally he fired Sessions, skipped the established line of succession in DOJ to install his guys.

shortly after we have whats going on now.

#ImpeachDonaldTrump