Reminder: Nobody actually says "I am obstructing justice."

[Bleacher Creature]

In fact, even someone as clueless as Trump never says "end the investigation, or I'll fire you." It's always a LOT more nuanced than that.

I have a feeling that the GOP will latch on to the fact that he never expressly threatened Comey's job as "evidence" of Trump's innocence. Don't let them fool you.

[Motley13]

1. putz 45 might tweet it though

[L. Coyote]

2. Trump breaks all the rules, even that one. "If the President does it, ...."

and it is illegal, he doesn't think it matters."

[MedusaX]

3. Here is the text of US Code Title 18 Part I Chap 73 - 1505

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text

Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees:

Whoever, with intent to avoid, evade, prevent, or obstruct compliance, in whole or in part, with any civil investigative demand duly and properly made under the Antitrust Civil Process Act,
willfully withholds, misrepresents, removes from any place, conceals, covers up, destroys, mutilates, alters, or by other means falsifies any documentary material, answers to written interrogatories, or oral testimony, which is the subject of such demand; or attempts to do so or solicits another to do so; or

Whoever corruptly,
or by threats or force,
or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs,
or impedes
or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States,
or the due and proper exercise of the power of inquiry under which any inquiry or investigation is being had by either House, or any committee of either House or any joint committee of the Congress—

Shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 770; Pub. L. 87–664, § 6(a), Sept. 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 551; Pub. L. 91–452, title IX, § 903, Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 947; Pub. L. 94–435, title I, § 105, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1389; Pub. L. 97–291, § 4(d), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1253; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 108–458, title VI, § 6703(a), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3766.)

[WinkyDink]

4. "Don't let them fool you"? You know where you are, right?

[DetlefK]

5. I never threatend this guy's life. I just beheaded his favorite horse and put the head in his bed.