And through all of that, you
still seem to think that no investigation is warranted. What you're forgetting - or, more likely, refusing to acknowledge - is that the special counsel's job is NOT to declare someone guilty, but to
investigate. What you should be asking is whether there's enough probable cause to investigate.
And has Trump done anything wrong? That's not up to the special counsel to determine, but - again, it's up to the courts. However, when it comes to the threshold of probable cause to investigate, what we already know is significantly more than sufficient to warrant an investigation not only for obstruction of justice, but also conspiracy as
this study by law professors at the Brookings Institute clearly shows. From the Executive Summary:
There are significant questions as to whether President Trump obstructed justice. We do
not yet know all the relevant facts, and any final determination must await further investigation,
including by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. But the public record contains substantial
evidence that President Trump attempted to impede the
investigations of Michael Flynn and Russian interference
in the 2016 presidential election, including by firing FBI
Director James Comey. There is also a question as to
whether President Trump conspired to obstruct justice
with senior members of his administration although the
public facts regarding conspiracy are less welldeveloped.
Attempts to stop an investigation represent a
common form of obstruction. Demanding the loyalty of
an individual involved in an investigation, requesting that
individual’s help to end the investigation, and then
ultimately firing that person to accomplish that goal are
the type of acts that have frequently resulted in
obstruction convictions, as we detail. In addition, to the
extent conduct could be characterized as threatening,
intimidating, or corruptly persuading witnesses, that too
may provide additional grounds for obstruction charges.
Sir, you need to make up your mind whether or not you want to live in a nation where the rule of law applies to everyone. If you do, then you need to acknowledge - if only to yourself - that it is crucial that our law enforcement agencies be allowed to do their job, to do their
sworn duty. There is more than enough to warrant an investigation of Trump on both conspiracy and obstruction of justice...but an investigation is NOT the same thing as a declaration of guilt. Because the matter of impeachment lay only with Congress, that will be up to them once the special counsel has presented his case.
That being said, if the Republicans in Congress were both smart and courageous, they'd impeach both Trump and Pence (yes, there's growing indications that Pence is involved, too) ASAP. Why? Because if they did, Paul Ryan would become president, and there's no impeachment-worthy scandals involving Ryan. However, if the GOP does not do so, there is a significant likelihood that the Dems will take at least one - and possibly both - houses of Congress in the midterms...and if the Dems do, then both Trump and Pence will be impeached and removed from office, and Nancy Pelosi will take over as president. BUT I strongly doubt the GOP will take the route of impeachment no matter how strong the case against Trump and Pence, for they all know that as soon as they do, they'll get primaried from the Right...and it will be Bannon leading the charge against them...and so far, the only Republican congresspersons with the courage to stand up to Trump are (mostly) those who are not running for reelection.
