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Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts) Sat Mar 23, 2019, 03:11 PM Mar 2019

The big case might not be collusion - but obstruction to that collusion.

At the end of the day, what got Nixon wasn't Watergate but the obstruction and cover-up of Watergate. Had Nixon just let things play out, some low-level underlings would've taken the bullet and he probably gets away with it - but he couldn't leave it alone.

Of course, Trump obstructed because he knew he colluded ... not only during the election but with his business. Now the question - what's worse: colluding or obstructing?

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The big case might not be collusion - but obstruction to that collusion. (Original Post) Drunken Irishman Mar 2019 OP

Vote. Volunteer. Socal31 Mar 2019 #1

Colluding is worse than obstruction... Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #2

Except you need a declared "enemy" for Treason...and a whole host of other issues. AncientGeezer Mar 2019 #3

K&R, the on its face case for obstruction should be standing out and it might seeing the DOJ uponit7771 Mar 2019 #4

Socal31

(2,484 posts)

1. Vote. Volunteer.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 03:22 PM

Mar 2019

Vote. Volunteer.

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

2. Colluding is worse than obstruction...

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 03:22 PM

Mar 2019

Colluding with a hostile foreign power reeks of treason, where Obstruction can be spun as a natural reaction to the "deep state witch hunt"; measures had to be taken to protect Trump from the "bogus investigation".

AncientGeezer

(2,146 posts)

3. Except you need a declared "enemy" for Treason...and a whole host of other issues.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 03:51 PM

Mar 2019

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)

4. K&R, the on its face case for obstruction should be standing out and it might seeing the DOJ

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 03:56 PM

Mar 2019

... isn't going to indict a sitting president so of course that wouldn't be in the report.

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