If this report is correct, there is more concrete evidence that Trump obstructed justice: Trump knew Flynn had lied to FBI and committed a felony, and thus asked Comey to let Flynn go, and then fired Comey: @https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/08/29/the-flynn-tapes-a-new-tell/
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OK, got it. And I'll add a 4th: No amount of obstruction is going to get the GOP base or Senators to support removal. Only hard evidence of conspiracy will make a real difference politically. So if Waas's story is an obstruction-distraction cover for the conspiracy, I agree w/you
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Yes. All the more so if people are spreading stories about obstruction that cover up the evidence of conspiracy.
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That's a major factual turning point in itself: the Trump White House personnel are so worried about Russian conspiracy evidence (and their own crim exposure) that they are conceding rampant obstruction.
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I'd agree if I believed Trump had any competent lawyers.
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Just an observation: Trump telling Flynn to contact Russia, by itself, is just a Logan Act problem, which is weaker than an obstruction problem. So Mueller would need to have more damning content of Trump’s order or other conspiratorial conduct. Right?
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Unclear. There's reason to believe Yates had more of a concern than that. And don't forget that by stalling on firing Flynn (another thing this stupid narrative covers for), you get him in the phone call w/Putin.
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Really wish I was smart enough to keep up.
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