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McQuade: 'Multiple instances' where Trump obstructed justice

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Washington — Former Detroit U. S. Attorney Barb McQuade told lawmakers that President Donald Trump’s conduct as described in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report constitutes „multiple instances“ of obstruction…
Washington — Former Detroit U. S. Attorney Barb McQuade told lawmakers that President Donald Trump’s conduct as described in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report constitutes „multiple instances“ of obstruction of justice.
In prepared testimony Monday, McQuade said the obstruction „posed a risk to our national security because it was designed to prevent investigators from learning all of the facts about an attack on our country by a hostile foreign adversary.“
„When a public official’s misconduct is known to a foreign adversary, that knowledge leaves the official vulnerable to efforts to leverage his or her misconduct to its advantage, which compromises his or her ability to act in the best interests of the country,“ she told lawmakers.
McQuade, who oversaw public corruption cases while in office, is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the first hearing focusing on the findings of Mueller’s report — specifically highlighting the section on obstruction of justice.
McQuade, now a professor at the University of Michigan School of Law, has opined extensively on the Mueller investigation.
McQuade was appointed by President Barack Obama as the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Michigan from 2010 to March 2017, stepping down after Trump took office.
She appeared Monday alongside former White House counsel John Dean, who helped bring about the end of Richard Nixon’s presidency.

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