Doubt Quote by Benjamin Wittes

No one wants a president to be guilty of obstruction of justice. The only thing worse than that is a guilty president who goes…

— Neal Katyal

Obstruction, basically, is whether you corruptly influence, obstruct or impede the administration of justice. You tell a chief law enforcement officer get, you know,…

— Keith Ellison

How exactly the obstruction-of-justice statutes interact with the president's broad powers to supervise the executive branch under Article II of the Constitution is a…

— Benjamin Wittes

Obstruction of justice requires a corrupt intent.

— Neal Katyal

I don't think the special counsel can avoid that question based upon the president's Donald Trump own statements. But I'm not charging obstruction of…

— Angus King

“The two impeachment articles charged President Clinton with perjury and obstruction of justice.16 The charges satisfied the “high crimes and misdemeanors” threshold, for it…

— Andrew McCarthy

The president may have the raw constitutional power to, say, squelch an investigation or to pardon a close associate. But if he does so…

— George T. Conway III

The disclosure that President Donald Trump allegedly asked Jim Comey to drop an FBI investigation has raised the question of whether this may constitute…

— John Yang

There is no doubt in my mind that Article II limits to a considerable degree the application of the obstruction statutes to the president…

— Benjamin Wittes

“The legal grounds for impeachment are vital; without them, the political case for impeachment cannot be built. The primary question, however, is whether the…

— Andrew McCarthy

In general, presidents do sit for interviews or respond to requests from prosecutors because they take their constitutional responsibility to faithfully execute the laws…

— Neal Katyal

President Trump committed obstruction. From the moment he defeated Hillary Clinton, Democrats have tried to overturn the 2016 election, and President Trump has obstructed…

— Michael J. Knowles