'Trump tried to obstruct justice. But he was too inept to do it.' via PostEverything
President Trump greets supporters on the tarmac at Palm Beach International Airport on Friday as he arrives to spend Easter weekend at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. By Jennifer Daskal Jennifer Daskal Bio Follow Jennifer Daskal is an associate professor of law at American University Washington College of Law and a former counsel to the assistant attorney general for national security at the Department of Justice.
But the report also highlights all the ways the Trump campaign sought to benefit from that effort, albeit likely without realizing it was a Russian intelligence operation. When Donald Trump Jr. receives an email that the “Crown prosecutor of Russia” was offering dirt on the Clinton campaign as “part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump,” he acts with glee. Within minutes, he writes back, “If it’s what you say I love it.
But it is with respect to obstruction of justice that Trump’s incompetence in getting what he wants really stands out — and it’s his inability to accomplish what he sets out to that ultimately protects him. Trump tries to put an end to the FBI investigation into and ultimate prosecution of Flynn. When various other efforts fail, he meets with then FBI-Director James B. Comey one-on-one, urging that Comey “see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go.” Comey refuses.
Various attempts to cajole and intimidate key witnesses likewise fail. After a few months of lying for the president, Trump’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer, Cohen, flips and enters a plea deal, quickly shifting status from beloved loyalist to “rat.” Trump’s attacks on Cohen’s family — namely repeated suggestions that Cohen’s father-in-law and wife committed crimes — fail to change Cohen’s mind.
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