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KelleyKramer

(8,981 posts)
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:28 AM Jan 2019

William Barr said a president coaching a witness to give false testimony is obstruction of justice


Ok, here you have it. Lindsey Graham asking AG nominee William Barr about obstruction of justice, video at the bottom of the tweet ...



William Barr said the president coaching a witness to give false testimony or to conceal evidence would be obstruction of justice.





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William Barr said a president coaching a witness to give false testimony is obstruction of justice (Original Post) KelleyKramer Jan 2019 OP
One has got to wonder if Barr backs out. madaboutharry Jan 2019 #1
Rep. Eric Swalwell said Trump probably told others to lie to Congress too wishstar Jan 2019 #2
Lying to Congress about what you had for lunch, is still lying to Congress. Hope better spill Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #3
Hasn't Robert Mueller questioned Hope Hicks? PJMcK Jan 2019 #4
Yes. A long time ago. Pathological liars categorize their lies... Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #5

madaboutharry

(40,216 posts)
1. One has got to wonder if Barr backs out.
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:37 AM
Jan 2019

If it were me I would be thinking:

"I don't f***ing need this shit!"

Why would William Barr willingly walk into this maelstrom?

wishstar

(5,271 posts)
2. Rep. Eric Swalwell said Trump probably told others to lie to Congress too
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:49 AM
Jan 2019

He mentioned that Hope Hicks testified that Trump told her to lie several times.

Her testimony to Congress was almost a year ago when she admitted she had lied at Trump's request and described the lies as "white lies" but clammed up and refused to answer in any more detail or explain when was the last time he had told her to lie. She resigned not long after her testimony to Congress.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
3. Lying to Congress about what you had for lunch, is still lying to Congress. Hope better spill
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:07 AM
Jan 2019

the beans bigly.

PJMcK

(22,040 posts)
4. Hasn't Robert Mueller questioned Hope Hicks?
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:19 AM
Jan 2019

She seems like such an obvious witness.

Remember when Trump was crafting Junior's response to the NY Times that the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians was about adoptions? In the discussion onboard Air Force 1, Hicks said that Junior's emails would never get out. An assistant spokesman, who was also a lawyer, quit within days because he perceived possible obstruction of justice and didn't want anything to do with it.

Hick's "white lies" may turn out to be simply "lies."

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