Obstruction is collusion

But with the new revelations about Trump, that matters much less than it did even last week. We now know that the FBI counterintelligence investigation into Trump began with events surrounding the firing of FBI Director James Comey.

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In that context, obstruction takes on a different, graver meaning. You might say it takes on the same meaning as collusion. And if Mueller can prove that Trump obstructed justice, does it even matter whether he can prove that Trump committed other crimes? After all, the FBI saw Trump’s attempt to obstruct the FBI investigation by firing Comey as evidence that Trump was trying to aid Russia by undermining the investigation of Russian efforts to interfere with our election. The FBI saw Trump’s obstruction as a form of “collusion,” aiding the Russian government by undermining our own.

Even based on public knowledge, the obstruction case against the president is very strong. It’s so strong, in fact, that even a year ago, I concluded that Mueller would find that Trump obstructed justice.

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