I think it has been proven over and over again that Donald Trump has actively tried to interfere with the FBI investigation into possible collusion between his presidential campaign and Russia.
From the news that Trump asked the head of the FBI, James Comey, to pledge his allegiance to Trump himself, then admitting that he was tired with the investigation into his campaign when he fired the head investigator, to Trump inviting Russian officials into the Oval Office and telling them that firing Comey revealed the “pressure” from him, show major instances and directly point to obstruction of justice.
But so far, Donald Trump appears immune as no one appears to have the backbone to call it obstruction.
And now this – more proof of obstruction of justice. The Washington Post reports that Trump asked senior officials to help him hide any evidence of Trump’s campaign and possible collusion with Russia.
President Trump asked two of the nation’s top intelligence officials in March to help him push back against an FBI investigation into possible coordination between his campaign and the Russian government, according to current and former officials.
Trump made separate appeals to the director of national intelligence, Daniel Coats, and to Adm. Michael S. Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency, urging them to publicly deny the existence of any evidence of collusion during the 2016 election.
Coats and Rogers refused to comply with the requests, which they both deemed to be inappropriate, according to two current and two former officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private communications with the president.
Trump sought the assistance of Coats and Rogers after FBI Director James B. Comey told the House Intelligence Committee on March 20 that the FBI was investigating “the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia’s efforts.”
