Hundreds of Former Federal Prosecutors Argue Trump Would Have Been Charged with a Crime If He Weren’t President
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Hundreds of former federal prosecutors have gone on record in a statement to argue that Donald Trump would have been charged with obstruction of justice based on the Mueller report’s findings if he weren’t president. The statement was posted online on Monday, and included signatures from prosecutors who worked for Republican and Democratic administrations at all levels of the federal justice system. According to The Washington Post, the signatures were collected by Protect Democracy, a nonprofit that employs several former Justice Department employees.
“Each of us believes that the conduct of President Trump described in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report would, in the case of any other person not covered by the Office of Legal Counsel policy against indicting a sitting President, result in multiple felony charges for obstruction of justice,” the statement reads.
The prosecutors identified three specific cases in which they argue Trump’s actions merited an obstruction charge based on provable corrupt intent and connection to pending legal proceedings. These included his attempts to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, limit the scope of Mueller’s investigation and prevent witnesses from cooperating with investigators.