Set the Mueller investigation aside, and turn to U.S. Code. Read it. Wonder if our President did not violate it. No, I'm not talking of his firing James Comey, or getting rid of Jeff Sessions, or any of those situations.
No, I'm not talking of anything that likely fits under the Mueller investigation. As I said, set that aside.
I'm speaking of the Kavanaugh hearings. I'm thinking back to those reports in which we heard of how the White House used its power to limit the scope of that investigation.
Go ahead and read the law:
"Whoever knowing uses intimidation . . . with intent to . . . cause . . . any person to . . . withhold testimony . . . evade legal process summoning that person to appear as a witness . . . or . . . hinder, delay, or prevent the communication to a law enforcement officer . . . information relating to the . . . possible commission of a Federal offense . . . shall be fined. . . or imprisoned not more than 20 years . . ."
Is our president liable to serve up to 20 years in prison?
Did anyone ever investigate the president of the reports that he sought to limit who the FBI spoke to in the Kavanaugh investigation? Because if he did do that, it seems clear he was in violation of the law.
You might argue that the law says you must use intimidation to be guilty of this crime. Using the office of president of the United States is a high form of intimidation.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1512
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