In fact, the Constitution demands it.” [] . >> Kenneth Starr, former D.C. Circuit judge who served as the independent counsel investigating President Bill Clinton: “There was no obstruction here. ..…
One reason it would be difficult to charge Trump is that the Justice Department has a decades-old policy that a sitting president should not be indicted, although the U.S. Constitution is silent on whether a president can face criminal prosecution in court. . ..…
By exercising his powers under, With respect to whether the President can be found to have obstructed justice Article II of Constitution, we concluded that Congress has authority to prohibit President's corrupt use of his order to protect the integrity of the administration of justice, .....…
“Congress has authority to prohibit a President’s corrupt use of his authority in order to protect the integrity of the administration of justice,” he wrote. . ... Constitution states that the president can be removed from office after being both impeached and convicted for..…
There were two Russian efforts to influence the election, and the other involved hacking into computers to get e-mails from people affiliated with Hillary Clinton's and Democratic Party organizations to gather and disseminate information.. ..…
Special counsel Robert Mueller's lengthy report made Thursday reviewed President Donald Trump's attempts to muddy the investigation, including efforts to tamper with witnesses, and decided not to charge him with in part because there was no underlying crime and many of the attempts were carried out in plain..…
Mueller's report Thursday walked through excruciating detail of evidence in the obstruction of investigation and legal analysis, hitting over and over again how prosecutors had enough to meet the threshold for case against Trump... ..…
“With respect to whether the President can be found to have obstructed justice by exercising his powers under Article II of the Constitution, we concluded that Congress has authority to prohibit a President’s corrupt use of his authority in order to protect the integrity of the..…
The case stems from a March 2018 lawsuit by the Department of Justice, which contended that the laws violated the U.S. Constitution. . Reporting by Tom Hals; Editing by Leslie Adler . . . Our Standards: . . . . . . . . . . . ..…
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