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L. Coyote

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Tue Oct 10, 2017, 01:53 PM
Oct 2017

And lots more here: Trump's New Impeachable Offenses: Obstruction of Justice, Conspiracy, Abuse of Power

The Brookings Institution Report: Presidential obstruction of justice: The case of Donald J. Trump

Barry H. Berke, Noah Bookbinder, and Norman Eisen -- October 10, 2017

Note: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a party (and is providing representation to other parties) in active litigation involving President Trump and the administration. Noah Bookbinder is the executive director and Norman Eisen is the chair and co-founder of CREW. Barry Berke and Kramer Levin are outside pro bono counsel to CREW.

.... Finally, one crucial caveat that is important to note: the publication of this paper comes at a time when our understanding of the facts is still developing and without the benefit of the investigative tools that a prosecutor (or even a defense attorney) might employ. While we fully expect that our understanding of the facts relevant to this case will improve in the weeks and months ahead, we believe that the analysis we provide and the precedents we have collected will be relevant to the discussion regardless of what the investigations by Special Counsel Mueller and by Congress uncover. ....


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Likely? DID Iliyah Oct 2017 #1
If only we had some organization empowered to impeach a president Orrex Oct 2017 #2
Courto RICO...... global1 Oct 2017 #3
I don't want him impeached... Marie Marie Oct 2017 #40
I agree, Marie Marie. SergeStorms Oct 2017 #43
Barry H. Berke, Noah Bookbinder, and Norm Eisen: Please tell: lindysalsagal Oct 2017 #4
They consider themselves to be non-partisan... babylonsister Oct 2017 #9
Great! This is support for mueller, et. al. Drive the media. lindysalsagal Oct 2017 #17
Senators (and Reps) will be moved by toxic poll numbers tied to tRump. Then there'll be an avalanche Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #15
Yup. they will first get everything they can first. LiberalLovinLug Oct 2017 #24
Why would the Founding Fathers imbue a political institution Mr. Ected Oct 2017 #5
Our founding fathers did not want political parties, and expressed regret that they formed. eppur_se_muova Oct 2017 #8
Sole Authority Cheviteau Oct 2017 #26
congress has zero authority to adjudicate criminal matters. unblock Oct 2017 #46
Please. Anything. Just get him out of there as soon as possible. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #6
The dirty lies of deception will soon be cleaned by pbmus Oct 2017 #7
Wanting this bad. eom sprinkleeninow Oct 2017 #31
Two things make me suspect this makes no difference Bettie Oct 2017 #10
Curious about your second point. Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #11
Because there would be talk about Bettie Oct 2017 #14
Thank you, I understand. Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #18
The Impeachment Hurt The Republicans? ProfessorGAC Oct 2017 #19
They didn't have congress locked up Bettie Oct 2017 #38
Alas, I suspect you will turn out to be correct PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #16
I'm a pessimist as well NewJeffCT Oct 2017 #34
108 pages and the best we get is likely? lame54 Oct 2017 #12
The GOP doesn't HAVE to impeach him no matter what he does. n/t pnwmom Oct 2017 #27
Tell us something we don't already know Tiggeroshii Oct 2017 #13
Direct links: L. Coyote Oct 2017 #20
"...if America wants to rid itself of Trump the fastest way to do so would be to elect a... LudwigPastorius Oct 2017 #21
Impeach and Turbo Reverse every illegitiate act he's done which is all of them bucolic_frolic Oct 2017 #22
Impeachment is a Political Solution not a Legal Solution. Ccarmona Oct 2017 #23
Aiding and Abetting/Obstruction Indictment. eom sprinkleeninow Oct 2017 #32
But they won't. frogmarch Oct 2017 #25
K&R... spanone Oct 2017 #28
Would that really be better? maltzmax Oct 2017 #29
Fat chance of electing Dems in 2018 stevepal Oct 2017 #30
DC is one bombshell short of Verdun. bluedigger Oct 2017 #33
Duh! malaise Oct 2017 #35
Just more evidence that will be ignored by Congress. Kablooie Oct 2017 #36
So this is what, the 99th impeachable offense that nothing will be done about? nt Binkie The Clown Oct 2017 #37
Impeachment required multiple things Nevernose Oct 2017 #39
"politicususa" is a garbage source, and should never be cited here. PBass Oct 2017 #41
Excuse me? babylonsister Oct 2017 #44
Could be. Won't be quakerboy Oct 2017 #42
a "senate majority" is completely irrelevant. unblock Oct 2017 #45
How many more shoes have to drop? Initech Oct 2017 #47
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