Trump is angry at Whitaker for not controlling prosecutors investigating his businesses. This is an even more obvious case of obstruction of justice than when Trump wanted Comey to stop the Flynn investigation. At least, Trump and Whitaker haven’t ordered the investigation to stop. That would really be bad. I hope Trump gets indicted if he is guilty (which I think he clearly is).
Exactly right, @renato_mariotti. The bright red lines Trump crossed in telling Whitaker he needs to be more loyal to POTUS in the SDNY vis-a-vis Michael Cohen make the impropriety of Clinton’s silly chat with Lynch turn pale pink by comparison @JRubinBlogger https://t.co/5E4eabG8NQ
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 23, 2018
This is Trump yelling at the acting Attorney General for not doing enough to obstruct justice https://t.co/gV4QEdlTxw
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) December 22, 2018
Does anybody really believe that President Trump wasn’t trying to influence an ongoing criminal investigation when he vented his frustration to acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker? pic.twitter.com/oGD3e2RCvn
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) December 22, 2018
On the one hand, it’s appalling that Trump is trying to influence the acting AG. On the other hand, it seems encouraging that despite this pressure, even a toady like Whitaker hasn’t hampered investigations into the president. https://t.co/5PLY5Gqrm7
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) December 22, 2018
Remember when the #GOP went berserk because Hillary's spouse had a casual conversation with AG Lynch at the airport?
Waiting for GOP to go berserk again because @POTUS is now having direct conversations to influence acting AG Whitaker on investigations that implicate him …. https://t.co/q6WD9dZ4Lo
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) December 22, 2018
When @realDonaldTrump reportedly discussed the Cohen investigation with the acting Attorney General and pushed him to control New York prosecutors, was he trying to “work out a deal?” Is the system “totally rigged & corrupt?” pic.twitter.com/PL8zWhCppG
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) December 22, 2018
This is crossing the red line again, worse than his conversations with Comey: “Trump pressed Whitaker on why more wasn't being done to control prosecutors in New York who brought the charges in the first place.” https://t.co/8KKOT3gVTN
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) December 22, 2018
Folks concerned about Bill Clinton talking to Loretta Lynch on the tarmac during HRC probe may want to look at this https://t.co/W6Igz1nZha
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 22, 2018
Sad! 