... obstruction

[kpete]

NEW: Trump quietly reassigns top FBI lawyer James Baker, who reportedly witnessed Trump's attempt to pressure Comey before firing him.

... obstruction



FBI quietly reassigns top lawyer who witnessed attempt to pressure Comey
By Oliver Willis |
DECEMBER 21, 2017


A top FBI official with inside knowledge of Donald Trump's attempts to pressure James Comey to clear him in the Russia investigation has quietly been reassigned within the agency by Trump's handpicked FBI chief.

A senior FBI official who can reportedly verify that Donald Trump pressured former FBI Director James Comey to clear him in the ongoing investigation into Russian election interference was quietly reassigned by Trump’s FBI director, according to an explosive new report by the Washington Post.

In a sudden and unexpected move, James Baker — the FBI’s top lawyer — was just reassigned by FBI Director Christopher A. Wray.

Wray was installed as Trump’s chosen FBI director after Comey was fired.

Baker has served as the head of the FBI’s Office of General Counsel for years, but now the transfer is occurring as special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has secured several convictions and indictments of senior Trump campaign officials.

The Post notes that Baker is “very close” to Comey.

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. If only half of us are going to fight for this country, and the other half is going

to openly and actively fight to help Putin, what is the point?

I get that the GOP itself and people like trump are not patriots, never were, never will be, etc. But their rank and file are going to end this country and on purpose.

[AmericanActivist]

2. I think you mean MORE obstruction nm

[Vinca]

3. You'd think, given his previous run-ins with the law, Scoops would be smarter that this.

Add another charge to the pile, Bob.