not a lawfag ID: 823373 Mueller report 161-170 April 18, 2019, 11:46 a.m. No.6227346   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7531 >>8158 >>2469

p. 161-167

Continues from 160 to summarize section 1512(c)(2) outlining obstruction of justice to defend the statutory application of obstruction-of-justice provisions to the conduct under investigation.

Specifically the section lists legal terminology, judicial decisions supporting a broad definition of section 1512(c)(2), legislative history, the ways in which the law was written, ending with the point that other obstruction statutes may apply to the conduct in this investigation, including witness tampering.

p. 168 names Constitutional defenses for applying obstruction statutes to Presidential conduct

p. 169-170 gets pulpy. They say that to terminate an FBI director & terminate investigations can constitute obstruction of justice, that executive powers are checked by Congress, & it would still be illegal for the President to obstruct or influence an investigation into his own conduct.