Opinion: What is Mitt Romney talking about?
Sen. Mitt Romney on Capitol Hill on May 8. By Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic Email Bio Follow Opinion writer May 20 at 3:30 PM We should take Sen. Mitt Romney at his word when he says, as he did on CNN’s"State of the Union," that he has read the entire Mueller report. He told the show’s host, Jake Tapper: “I just don’t think that there is the full element [of intent] that you need to prove an obstruction of justice case.
We have evidence that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III placed into 10"episodes of concern." As the Lawfare blog explains, “Each episode includes a detailed set of factual findings and then analyzes how the evidence maps onto the criminal charge of obstruction, which requires an obstructive act; a nexus with an official proceeding; and a corrupt intent.
Let’s take President Trump’s efforts to remove the special counsel, for example. Mueller specifically addresses the issue of intent: “Substantial evidence indicates that the President’s attempts to remove the Special Counsel were linked to the Special Counsel’s oversight of investigations that involved the President’s conduct — and, most immediately, to reports that the President was being investigated for potential obstruction of justice.
I don’t know what report Romney read, but he should explain why he disagrees with the detailed findings. The manner in which the President acted provides additional evidence of his intent. Rather than rely on official channels, the President met with Lewandowski alone in the Oval Office. The President selected a loyal “devotee” outside the White House to deliver the message, supporting an inference that he was working outside White House channels, including McGahn, who had previously resisted contacting the Department of Justice about the Special Counsel.
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