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If Obstruction of Justice charges were dependent on substantial evidence of an underlying crime, it would incentivize targets to corruptly affect an investigation with impunity - as long as they are successful in their obstruction. 
Mueller noted in his report that although they did not find "sufficient" evidence to "establish a conspiracy," they did discover evidence of things Trump might have wanted to hide.
An example of something Trump might have wanted to cover up was this Trump Tower Moscow deal - for which negotiations continued until at least mid-2016.
And about which Trump and his aides publicly and repeatedly lied for more than a year.
And about which Trump and his aides publicly and repeatedly lied for more than a year.
Now that you see that substantial evidence of an underlying crime does not have to be uncovered in order to charge with obstruction of justice …
