Jim Himes said "Well, clearly, obstruction of justice is a crime. You know, I'm not a lawyer, but when the president fires the head of the FBI, as he fired Jim Comey, says that he did it because of Jim Comey's treatment of Hillary Clinton, and then admits publicly that he did it to lift the pressure of the Russia investigation, look, I'll leave that to lawyers and prosecutors. But that seems like an action that was taken in order to slow or stop the FBI investigation." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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Well, clearly, obstruction of justice is a crime. You know, I'm not a lawyer, but when the president fires the head of the FBI, as he fired Jim Comey, says that he did it because of Jim Comey's treatment of Hillary Clinton, and then admits publicly that he did it to lift the pressure of the Russia investigation, look, I'll leave that to lawyers and prosecutors. But that seems like an action that was taken in order to slow or stop the FBI investigation.

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Jim Himes

Democratic · Connecticut

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of President Trump's actions regarding the FBI and the Russia investigation.

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