as seen on tv
Senator
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-obstruct-justice-legal-experts-cite-limits-charges/story?id=51586257
Wow – when even the left doesn’t support Mueller, isn’t the whole case built on a house of cards?
Some excerpts from Alan Dershowitz, in the link above, regarding the dismissal of Comey by Trump:
- Firing Comey in itself cannot be obstruction of justice because the president had the power to do so, unless there are "clearly illegal acts" and a criminal intent.
- “You cannot charge a president with obstruction of justice for exercising his constitutional power.”
- “Professor Dershowitz is absolutely correct: In order to make a criminal case, a prosecutor has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the president fired Comey with the specific intent to impede a criminal investigation,” Lauro said. “Based on what we know now, any prosecutor who brought such a charge would be laughed out of court.”
- Professor Adam Samaha of NYU School of Law also pointed out: “If the president is acting within the scope of his exclusive constitutional authority, of course, that cannot and should not be made a crime.”
If Trump had failed to name an independent prosecutor, or named an partisan/ineffective one, there might be room for discussion. But Dershowtiz seems confident that if Mueller proceeds he "will be laughed out of court".
Wait a minute - does that end up proving that Mueller is incompetent/ineffective after all?
"Mueller? Mueller? Mueller?"