August 5, 2017
TEXTBOOK OBSTRUCTION:
Mueller Seeks White House Documents on Flynn (MATTHEW ROSENBERG, MATT APUZZO and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, AUG. 4, 2017, NY Times)
Investigators working for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, recently asked the White House for documents related to the former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn, and have questioned witnesses about whether he was secretly paid by the Turkish government during the final months of the presidential campaign, according to people close to the investigation. [...]After Mr. Flynn's dismissal, Mr. Trump tried to get James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, to drop the investigation, Mr. Comey said.Mr. Mueller is investigating whether Mr. Trump committed obstruction of justice in pressing for an end to the Flynn inquiry. The president fired Mr. Comey on May 9.
Posted by Orrin Judd at August 5, 2017 9:08 AM