First
is Trump’s remarkable disrespect for constitutional values and the rule
of law ― his attacks on the news media, the judiciary, and others in
his way, his firing of FBI director James Comey, and most recently the
New York Times interview in which Trump questioned the integrity or
judgment not only of Comey, but also of much of the current leadership
at the Justice Department: his Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Deputy
Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, acting FBI director Andrew McCabe, and
special counsel Robert Mueller, who is directing the Russia
investigation.
The
second is the growing possibility that Trump, his family, and his
associates could be in legal jeopardy from Mueller’s investigation,
because of ties between the Trump campaign and Russia’s government, on
top of the already clear timeline suggesting that Trump may have
obstructed justice by, among other things, pressuring and then firing
Comey.
Put
the two elements together, and the concern is powerful: That Trump may
respond to the intensifying Russiagate investigation by firing Mueller
or others at the Justice Department, and also by preemptively pardoning
members of his family like Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Jr., as well
as associates like Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort, even before any
criminal indictments are issued."
Read David Halperin's full article http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/organize-now-before-trump-destroys-justice_us_5970d1dee4b0d72667b05ece?section=us_politics
Read David Halperin's full article http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/organize-now-before-trump-destroys-justice_us_5970d1dee4b0d72667b05ece?section=us_politics
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