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Experts Say Trump’s Tweets Are Witness Tampering

December 3, 2018 · 6:55 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“President Trump took to Twitter Monday morning, haranguing special counsel Robert S. Mueller III and witnesses to his ongoing Russia investigation. His tweets have become a common morning occurrence, particularly in recent weeks,” the Washington Post reports.

“But legal experts are calling Monday’s missives a newsworthy development that amounts to evidence of obstructing justice.”

Lawfare: “In fact, insofar as the overall pattern of the president’s conduct toward the Mueller investigation might rise to the level of witness tampering, the fact that Trump is still tweeting out potentially obstructive messages in December—months after his initial August tweet—would seem to strengthen the case.”

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