Sentences with phrase «attempted obstruction of justice»

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has been investigating a period of time last summer when Trump seemed determined to drive Sessions from his job, according to people familiar with the matter who said that a key area of interest for the inquiry is whether those efforts were part of a months - long pattern of attempted obstruction of justice.

For example, Trump clearly had the power to fire Comey as director of the FBI, but many people view that action as an improper abuse of power and an attempted obstruction of justice (whether anything comes of that is still to be determined).

-- Last night, The Washington Post scooped that special counsel Bob Mueller has been investigating the period last summer when Trump seemed determined to push Sessions from his job to determine whether those efforts were part of a broader pattern of attempted obstruction of justice.

Not exact matches

The president is also under investigation by Mueller for possible obstruction of justice in the Russia probe — and any further attempt to wrest control of the probe threatens to unleash a political crisis.

Jia Hou, the campaign treasurer for former city comptroller and one - time mayoral contender John Liu, was found guilty in 2013 of attempted wire fraud, obstruction of justice and making false statements for a role in a straw donor scheme.

Cuomo has said nothing to counteract the negative news stories, since his office received a letter from prosecutors saying the governor's initial attempt to explain himself could lead to charges of witness tampering or obstruction of justice.

«To the extent anyone attempts to influence or tamper with a witness's recollection of events relevant to our investigation, including the recollection of a commissioner or one of the commission's employees, we request that you advise our office immediately, as we must consider whether such actions constitute obstruction of justice or tampering with witnesses that violate federal law.»

Governor Cuomo has said nothing to counteract the negative news stories, since his office received a letter from prosecutors saying the governor's initial attempt to explain himself could lead to charges of witness tampering or obstruction of justice.

«To the extent anyone attempts to influence or tamper with a witness's recollection of events relevant to our investigation, including the recollection of a commissioner or one of the commission's employees, we request that you advise our office immediately, as we must consider whether such actions constitute obstruction of justice or tampering with witnesses that violate federal law,» Bharara wrote in July.

Mecosta County Prosecutor Brian Thiede invoked bigoted scaremongering rhetoric last week in the first court hearing for Keith Wood, a juror rights educator falsely charged with felony obstruction of justice and misdemeanor attempting to influence jurors.