House Democrats open obstruction of justice probe into Donald Trump

  The Democrats promised that if they took control of the House in the 2018 election they would open multiple investigations into the President and today we are learning the House has launched an obstruction of justice probe. Here is more:

The House Judiciary Committee will seek documents from more than 60 people and organizations as it begins investigations into possible obstruction of justice and abuse of power by President Donald Trump, the panel’s chairman said on Sunday.

Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler told ABC’s “This Week” the panel wanted documents from the Department of Justice, the president’s son Donald Trump Jr. and Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, among others.

“We are going to initiate investigations into abuses of power, into corruption … and into obstruction of justice,” Nadler said. “It’s our job to protect the rule of law.”

“It’s very clear that the president obstructed justice,” Nadler said. 

  The charges of alleged obstruction stem from Donald Trump’s firing of James Comey (whom the left wanted fired for screwing up Hillary Clinton’s chance to become President, until he was fired.)

As evidence of obstruction, Nadler cited Trump’s May 2017 firing of FBI Director James Comey, who was leading an investigation into Russia activities in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and possible collusion with Trump’s campaign.

That investigation was subsequently taken over by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is expected to deliver his findings to the U.S. attorney general within weeks.

To aid its inquiry into possible obstruction of justice, the committee is expected to focus its document requests on actions by Trump that could constitute efforts to remove perceived enemies and install more loyal replacements at the Justice Department, according to a person familiar with the matter.

  If the President did indeed try to obstruct justice by firing James Comey and other than he did a lousy job because the investigation has gone on unimpeded and will soon be coming to an end according to reports.

  Part of me wonders if the Democrats already know Robert Mueller’s investigation is coming to a close with no proof of collusion so they are preparing an obstruction investigation so they can keep the base up in arms until the 2020 election by claiming nothing was found because of the obstruction they are going to be looking for. 

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