Special counsel is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say

[Le Gaucher]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by hrmjustin (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: Washington post

The special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election is interviewing senior intelligence officials as part of a widening probe that now includes an examination of whether President Trump attempted to obstruct justice, officials said.

The move by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III to investigate Trump’s own conduct marks a major turning point in the nearly year-old FBI investigation, which until recently focused on Russian meddling during the presidential campaign and on whether there was any coordination between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. Investigators have also been looking for any evidence of possible financial crimes among Trump associates, officials said.

Trump had received private assurances from former FBI Director James B. Comey starting in January that he was not personally under investigation. Officials say that changed shortly after Comey’s firing.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/special-counsel-is-investigating-trump-for-possible-obstruction-of-justice/2017/06/14/9ce02506-5131-11e7-b064-828ba60fbb98_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_no-name%3Apage%2Fbreaking-news-bar&tid=a_breakingnews&utm_term=.cc36b4356f55

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Take that MoFo!!

[lamp_shade]

1. Happy Birthday donald.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Duplicate of LBN story

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141799694

[wryter2000]

3. There it is

Please, let justice be done.

[FarPoint]

4. History repeats itself....

It's the COVER UP !!!!,.....

In this case...tRump opened his own investigation...his behaviors gave notice to wanting to hide something real badly.

[riversedge]

5. Yes, Trump, you personally are being investigated.

[riversedge]

6. They are looking at YOU--If you have committed a CRIME. It is the Truth, not fake news.

[riversedge]

7. Tweety is talking about this now.

[oswaldactedalone]

8. Sure hope they find some witches

at the end of this hunt.

[vdogg]

10. The term witch hunt implies the illegitimate search for a scapegoat.

Are you saying that you're hoping the investigation turns up something or are you saying you don't believe the investigation to be legitimate?

[cilla4progress]

9. Great birthday gift!

Who wants to bet Mueller timed it for today?!

First sigh of relief in a LOOOOOONG time!

Awaiting the tweets!!

[hrmjustin]

11. Apologies but locking. Duplicate of this post;

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141799694