An Obstruction Of Justice Charge Against President Trump?

Andrew C. McCarthy, NRO: It Is Now an Obstruction Investigation

Which means that it’s an impeachment investigation The smoke is clearing from an explosive Mueller investigation weekend of charges, chattering, and tweets. Before the next aftershock, it might be helpful to make three points about where things stand. In ascending order of importance, they are:

1.) There is a great deal of misinformation in the commentariat about how prosecutors build cases.

2.) For all practical purposes, the collusion probe is over. While the “counterintelligence” cover will continue to be exploited so that no jurisdictional limits are placed on Special Counsel Robert Mueller, this is now an obstruction investigation.

3.) That means it is, as it has always been, an impeachment investigation.

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WNU Editor: What I like about Andrew McCarthy is that as a former top prosecutor, he is able to bring his knowledge and experience to the public in a manner that we can all understand. In this case, I do agree with his analysis that this is all about impeachment. But I must admit that I fail to see how Robert Mueller can make an obstruction case .... after-all .... how can there be an obstruction case when President Trump is permitting him to conduct his investigation on Russia and all other matters. Nor do I see how the firing of former FBI Director Comey can be used as the reason why there should be an obstruction case (as some are claiming) .... President Trump as the country's top executive can fire anyone that he wants .... including even Robert Mueller. But there is one thing that I do understand .... when you look at who has been charged, and the cases that may arise in the future .... the original reason for setting up the Mueller Commission was to investigate Russian collusion in influencing the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign has petered out. Their focus is now entirely elsewhere.

Update: Another legal expert that I respect and who has been spot on in this case is Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz. He explains in the video below why this cannot rise to an obstruction case.