Richard Blumenthal: 'There's a credible case of obstruction of justice right now' against Trump

A Democratic senator claimed Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller could mount a "credible case" against President Trump for obstruction of justice after the president confirmed White House counsel Don McGahn would be leaving the administration in the fall. "Nobody knows all of what he knows. But he's been at the president's right arm as the president has committed some acts that very plausibly amount to obstruction of justice," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said of McGahn during an interview with MSNBC. McGahn has been "in a sense" a witness as Trump potentially tried to thwart damaging federal investigations into administration officials by dismissing former FBI Director James Comey in May 2017, Blumenthal said. "There's a credible case of obstruction of justice right now against the president of the United States, and Don McGahn has been at his side, at his right arm, through all that,"he added."He knows the motive, he knows what the president said when he wanted to fire Comey initially." McGahn helped devise a pretext for firing Comey with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, he said.

Trump reportedly briefed McGahn on his decision to push out Comey before turning to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his No. 2 at the Justice Department to provide reasons to explain the urgent need to part ways. Trump's Twitter announcement regarding McGahn's impending departure follows reports the White House's pre-eminent lawyer spent 30 hours with Mueller's team of federal prosecutors. One arm of Mueller's federal Russia probe is to look at whether Trump hindered the FBI's examination into links between his campaign and Russia. Blumenthal also slammed the White House for leaving his Senate colleagues "greatly handicapped" in preparing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings next week by disclosing only "about 6 percent of the documents" relating to his service in President George W. Bush's administration.

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300 Muslim Advocates, Allies, Members of Congress, and Leaders Gather at the Supreme Court to Declare #WeWillNotBeBanned

Washington, DC – Today, immediately following the atrocious Supreme Court decision in Trump v. State of Hawai’i – the lawsuit against President Trump’s long-promised, and unpopular, Muslim Ban – over 80 co-sponsoring organizations and about 300 Muslims, allies, members of Congress, and leaders gathered outside the court to declare that #WeWillNotBeBanned. The livestream was viewed almost 160,000 times. The action was jointly led by Muslim Advocates and the Justice for Muslims Collective. According to Farhana Khera, executive director of Muslim Advocates, “The solidarity demonstrated today on the steps of the Supreme Court was seen nationwide. Today’s decision is clearly unpopular and unrepresentative of the America that so many of us know. We will continue to fight for the families still imperiled by this reckless ruling. We will continue to fight in the courts, and we will urge our members of Congress and the people to serve as a meaningful check on the administration.”

Congressional speakers at today’s event included: Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Representatives Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Don Beyer (VA-08), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Andre Carson (IN-07), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Joe Kennedy III (MA-04), Ruben Kihuen (NV-04), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07).

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Muslim Advocates is a national legal advocacy and educational organization that works on the frontlines of civil rights to guarantee freedom and justice for Americans of all faiths.

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Blumenthal speaking out about Trump obstruction of justice

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