Congressman Jerry Nadler has affirmed that he believes President Donald Trump has “obstructed justice.” Speaking to ABC News’ This Week on Sunday, the Democrat…
Congressman Jerry Nadler has affirmed that he believes President Donald Trump has “obstructed justice.”
Speaking to ABC News’ This Week on Sunday, the Democrat from New York and chair of the House Judiciary Committee laid out several examples of Trump’s efforts to obstruct justice. Nadler’s accusation came in response to a question from host George Stephanopoulos, who asked pointedly: “Do you think the president obstructed justice?”
“Yes, I do,” Nadler said without hesitation. “It’s very clear that the president obstructed justice,” he continued. “Eleven hundred times he referred to the Mueller investigation as a witch hunt… He tried to protect [former National Security Adviser Michael] Flynn from being investigated by the FBI. He fired [former FBI Director James] Comey in order to stop the Russian thing, as he told NBC News.
