Sentences with phrase «on obstruction of justice»

Liptak found this precedent from the 8th Circuit that relates to a case on obstruction of justice:

A federal grand jury indicted Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota on obstruction of justice charges connected to a 2012 assault by the county's former police chief.

A federal grand jury in New York indicted Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota on Wednesday on obstruction of justice charges connected to a 2012 assault by the county's former police chief.

Ex-state senator John Sampson is awaiting sentencing after being convicted on obstruction of justice charges.

And over the course of the 2,935 days since then, Sampson was sentenced to a five - year prison sentence on obstruction of justice charges, and nearly a sixth of the 61 members who served with him at the time were indicted.

The jury convicted all defendants on three counts of mail fraud, and Black nabbed an additional conviction on obstruction of justice.

Not exact matches

But leading senators on the panel are likely to ask Comey about whether he believes Trump's actions constitute obstruction of justice, the same charge that eventually led President Richard Nixon to resign during the Watergate scandal.

And he said «we can infer» Robert Mueller, the special counsel in the Russia case, «is investigating Donald Trump for obstruction of justice» based on Comey's testimony.

In an interview on the Time's podcast The Daily, reporter Michael Schmidt explains that about three - quarters of the 49 questions are intended to glean Trump's motivations behind decisions, statements and tweets about various topics — and indicate that investigators are looking at a potential obstruction of justice case.

Here are three of the main episodes Mueller is investigating on a potential obstruction of justice:

His cheers of vindication Friday appeared to be more show than substance: The administration still harbors deep worries about the direction of Mueller's nine - month probe, which has shown no signs of abating and has expanded to explore potential obstruction of justice on the part of the president and his top aides.

Nor did she meet with incredulity the jurors» decision to convict Black on three counts of fraud, and one of obstruction of justice — however fervently Black may have desired it.

The 67 - year - old lawyer served in the Bush administration from 2001 to 2005, but resigned after he was indicted by a grand jury on five counts for perjury, obstruction of justice, and making false statements to the FBI.

A grand jury indicted Libby in 2005 on five counts: two counts of perjury, two counts of making false statements to the FBI and one count of obstruction of justice.

«Corallo, seeing no good outcome — and privately confiding that he believed the meeting on Air Force One represented a likely obstruction of justice — quit,» Wolff wrote.

Included in the IDA's proposal was a requirement for CEOs and CFOs to personally sign off on company financial statements, and «increase the penalties of criminal liability and obstruction of justice» for securities fraud.

«There was no Collusion (it is a Hoax) and there is no Obstruction of Justice (that is a setup & trap),» the president wrote on his personal account.

Trump also disputed claims of collusion and obstruction of justice in tweets on Tuesday after more than 40 questions that special counsel Robert Mueller wa nts to ask him were revealed in a New York Times article.

The questions focused on conversations between the Russian government and his campaign, as well as actions Trump took related to possible obstruction of justice.

The most expensive properties in Palm Beach stretch from the Atlantic Ocean on their east side to the Intracoastal on the west: Conrad Black sold his 21,000 square feet (which sat on three acres) for $ 25 - million in 2011 while he waited to see if he would be cleared of charges of fraud and obstruction of justice.

Many of the questions focus on potential obstruction of justice, including the president's firing of FBI chief James Comey and Trump's reaction to Attorney General Jeff Sessions» recusal from the Russia investigation, a decision Trump has angrily criticized.

In a Sunday appearance on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Schiff slammed the Nunes memo as a «political hit job» on the FBI and said the president's decision to release the memo could potentially be part of an obstruction of justice case.

Trump lashed out against the investigation in a familiar fashion Wednesday, saying on Twitter: «There was no Collusion (it is a Hoax) and there is no Obstruction of Justice (that is a setup & trap).»

The obstruction - of - justice case that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III may be constructing could rest in part on the president's «corrupt intent» to stop or deflect the investigation away from himself.

Robert Mueller is seeking to interview the former spokesman for the Trump legal team, who abruptly quit last summer, which shows that the Special Counsel will continue to push on possible obstruction of justice.

Noor Salman, the widow of Pulse Nightclub shooter, Omar Mateen, was arrested yesterday on federal charges of aiding and abetting by providing material support to a terrorist and obstruction of justice.

There was no crime for what he did?!?!?! Colson was convicted of obstruction of justice, which is a major felony that had been on the books in various forms for almost as long as the country existed.

The laws are being named in honor of former Sen. Vincent Leibell, who on Friday was sentenced to 21 months for obstruction of justice and tax evasion.

On face — Obstruction of Justice.

The president said that a partisan memo released by House Republicans «totally vindicates» him in the investigation into Russian election interference, complaining that the «witch hunt» would go «on and on» even though there had been no collusion or obstruction of justice.

A growing number of legal experts say the president has opened himself up to a charge of obstruction of justice this week when he said «this Russia thing with Trump» was on his mind when he fired Comey.

Linda Mangano was charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice of making false statements to federal investigators on three separate occasions.

Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota announced Thursday he will leave office as a result of his indictment on federal obstruction of justice charges.

Spota announced two weeks ago after his indictment on federal obstruction of justice charges that he would be leaving office.

Sini, 37, was elected Tuesday to succeed Thomas Spota, who is leaving office Friday after his indictment on federal obstruction of justice charges.

Bellone and Sini: DA Spota should resign immediately On Thursday, Oct 26, 2017, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy Sini and Suffolk County executive Steve Bellone called for Thomas Spota to resign immediately in the wake of his indictment on federal obstruction of justice chargeOn Thursday, Oct 26, 2017, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy Sini and Suffolk County executive Steve Bellone called for Thomas Spota to resign immediately in the wake of his indictment on federal obstruction of justice chargeon federal obstruction of justice charges.

After the Watergate scandal, did Congress pass any laws to make FBI a little bit more free when it comes to investigating politicians who are currently in power, because closing investigations based on POTUS recommendation will be a blatant obstruction of justice (which is exactly what happened in Watergate scandal)?

Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota, right, with deputy Christopher McPartland, who sources say is being investigated by a federal grand jury on possible obstruction of justice charges.

The ex-police commissioner replaces Thomas Spota, who resigned after being indicted on federal obstruction of justice, witness tampering charges.

The payments included $ 200,000 from Mangano five days after his arrest in October on charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, fraud, extortion and obstruction of justice, state Board of Elections records show.

WHITE PLAINS — Jurors are now deciding whether or not to convict Richard Brega of charges including mail fraud, bribery, theft, and obstruction of justice after Brega allegedly paid bribes to the Rockland County Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) transportation director and falsified documents that indicated his company had completed repairs on several BOCES school buses.

Spota resigned effective last Friday after being indicted on federal obstruction of justice charges.

Gov. Perry indicted on felony charges for abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors, investigating public corruption and Gov. Cuomo who could ultimately be indicted for obstruction of justice down the road, seem to both have a disdain for working within the law.

In closing arguments at his obstruction of justice trial, a Brooklyn federal prosecutor called state Sen. John Sampson a crook who instinctively relied on criminal tactics to avoid law enforcement...

Dozens of New York politicians have faced legal or ethics charges since 2000, including John Sampson, who replaced Smith as the Senate's Democratic leader and who is currently on trial in Brooklyn federal court for alleged obstruction of justice.

On this week's Gazette: Governor Andrew Cuomo is tapping his campaign war chest to pay for a criminal defense lawyer after U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said his office is looking into possible obstruction of justice or witness tampering in the activities of the Moreland Commission.

Mangano's wife, Linda, is being tried on charges including obstruction of justice.

A jury found the 51 - year - old guilty of obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI about illegally skimming more than $ 400,000 from foreclosure deals he worked on as a court - appointed referee.

Senator John Sampson, who is on trial for charges including obstruction of justice, is the only incumbent who reported no financial activity over the past six months.

Sampson surrendered to the FBI on charges of embezzlement and obstruction of justice - the fourth elected official from New York City to be charged with crimes since early April.