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According to former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti, the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation of President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia adds another important dimension to the special counsel’s investigation of Trump’s obstruction of justice.
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said on Wednesday that Robert Mueller could now bring a “credible case” against President Trump for obstruction of justice.
Blumenthal’s remarks were made after Trump tweeted that White House counsel Don McGahn would be leaving his administration sometime later fall.
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Trump's lawyers are trying to prevent a presidential interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller because they are worried about Trump facing counts of witness tampering and obstruction of justice.
Former Bush ethics lawyer and current Democratic Senate candidate Richard Painter questioned Trump's mental stability after the president incriminated himself for obstructing justice on Twitter.
President Donald Trump’s attempts to gaslight the American people continued early Friday morning when he tweeted new lies and misleading information about the Russia investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III is now scrutinizing tweets and negative statements from the president about Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey, according to The New York Times.
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Editor’s Note 11:30 Am: There were two titles on this article, one was incorrect (titles are filled in at the top and bottom of a post, the bottom is filled in automatically and doesn’t update with changes but it is the one used on some social media). The Senators said Trump could be, not is, guilty of obstruction of justice. This has been corrected.
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President Donald Trump has often said over the past year that he fired former FBI Director James Comey because of the Russia investigation, but in a tweet today he now claims that is not true.
Seemingly out of the blue Trump tweeted:
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While repeating Trump's conspiracy-laden talking points on CNN, Rudy Giuliani admitted that Robert Mueller wants to talk to Trump about obstruction of justice.
Rachel Maddow put Trump's call for an investigation into the Russia investigation into clear terms by noting that it is the second time that Trump has taken action to interfere with the Russia investigation.
According to NBC's Howard Feinman, Republicans are freaking out and trying to discredit the Steele dossier because Robert Mueller is getting close to Trump on obstruction of justice.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee sent the White House reeling and Trump scurrying as he explains why Flynn's flip strengthens the obstruction of justice charge against Trump.
A heavily sourced report that Donald Trump pressured Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans to end the Russia investigation is a textbook example of obstruction of justice.
When asked by the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) if Trump ever directed him to hinder the Russia investigation, Attorney General Jeff Sessions refused to answer the question.
The fact Special Counsel Robert Mueller has enough evidence to charge Mike Flynn strengthens the obstruction of justice case against Donald Trump.
Legal experts say Donald Trump added to his legal jeopardy and the potential obstruction of justice case against him during an interview on Fox News. The part of the interview that added to Trump’s woes was set up by a Fox and Friends host flattering the President by saying he was smart to lie about the Comey tapes.
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers confirmed to special counsel Robert Mueller that Trump also asked them to deny that he was under federal investigation which Comey's account of the reason why he was fired by Donald Trump.
While it is unknown if there are tapes, a new report of a memo from a former NSA official documents, Trump's attempts to influence the NSA and interfere in the Russia investigation.
Someone leaked the Trump/RNC talking points on the obstruction of justice investigation, and they show that Republicans are beyond screwed.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) explained why Donald Trump is on the verge of going down for obstructing justice with six little words, "No one is above the law."