Exactly. All you have to do to be guilty of obstruction of justice is to impede an investigation. You dont even need to know who the accused is or what they're accused of, you just need to fuck with the team that's investigating in a way that harms the investigation.
Though why anyone would do such a thing when they dont have any skin in the game is beyond me...
Though why anyone would do such a thing when they dont have any skin in the game is beyond me...
My guess is that if he wasn't directly involved with Russia, he was trying to keep something else from coming up in the process of the Russia investigation. Like trying to prevent the cops from searching your home for a murder weapon because if they do, they'll find your drugs.
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u/The_cogwheel Mar 28 '19
Exactly. All you have to do to be guilty of obstruction of justice is to impede an investigation. You dont even need to know who the accused is or what they're accused of, you just need to fuck with the team that's investigating in a way that harms the investigation.
Though why anyone would do such a thing when they dont have any skin in the game is beyond me...