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Jim Himes: “Well, clearly, obstruction of justice is a crime. You know, I'm not a lawyer, but when the president fires the head of…”

On the recordDecember 28, 2017
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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Discussing the implications of President Trump's actions regarding the FBI and the Russia investigation.

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