Seth Abramson refutes The Hill article Trump "fighting back" actually a crime.

[icymist]

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Hate to state the obvious, but, former public defender here, if you're being investigated by the feds for major crimes and you "fight back against it" by trying to get those investigating you fired/arrested, lying to them, hiding evidence, falsely accusing others... it's a CRIME.

2/ Threatening witnesses, trying to influence witnesses, writing other witnesses' statements, spreading lies about witnesses, falsifying evidence, trying to bribe witnesses or investigators with money or job offers...all can be CRIMES. Not "fighting back." http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/370620-trump-fighting-back-against-russia-probe-is-not-obstruction?__twitter_impression=true …

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. This is how far RepubliCON destruction of critical thinking has taken the country. . . . nt

[D23MIURG23]

2. So what the hell happens when one of your major parties openly goes to war with the FBI?

When all of this is over (if we still have a department of justice) Nunez and the other shitbag party members need to be doing time.

[TrishaJ]

5. I would add that some of them should hang

from a rope.

[Zorro]

15. They've gone to war against the citizens of the USA

and they're busy abusing their authority in every way. Party of Traitors.

[thbobby]

3. GOP has shrunk their base

to where it includes rich thieves, bigots, racists, and haters. When you cater to a base like theirs, well just behold today's GOP.

I guess the 2012 autopsy or funeral or whatever it was failed.

[Ligyron]

4. Next time we D's gain control of our government again

we need to prosecute a few of these shit-bags like Nunes, provided the statute of limitation hasn't been reached already.

No more "we're moving on and all is forgiven" like last time with the Bush cabal because they never learn or return the favor.

[ehrnst]

8. The situation with Obama was different because of the historic nature of his presidency

He needed to be **anything** but angry and vengeful, because the right was ready to weaponize any sign of anger.

Remember when they exploded at the news that he hit the table when talking to Boehner?

[barbtries]

9. absolutely.

if we had prosecuted the gw administration trump never would have happened.

[lagomorph777]

10. If we had prosecuted Reagan, or Nixon

W would never have happened.

[barbtries]

11. there ya go.

if we can't say enough with this guy we are truly lost.

[questionseverything]

14. they all need to be prosecuted...every single one...every time

we need to do the right thing and stop being SCARED what repubs will say

[Farmer-Rick]

6. It's their god given kingly right.

Really, the so called fighting back is what a pampered king would do if one of his subjects dare to point out his faults. You don't investigate kings, you don't hold them accountable, you don't dare call their actions crimes.

The rich pampered, white old US oligarchs really do think they are blessed by god and are kings. Despite the fact that most uber rich people in the US got their stupendous wealth through some kind of crime, they think God made it so. And the GOP and Trump voters think so too. Seems in their minds, God rewards criminals.

Hence the criminal in the white house.

[ehrnst]

7. Sending someone who threatens your business to the bottom of the river is "fighting back"

too...

[Cha]

12. Fuckhead's either too stupid or

too stupid if he thinks anyone's buying.

[orangecrush]

13. Kick and Rec