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To: carranza2 who wrote (681982)4/19/2019 12:33:07 AM
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I forgot a point that occurred to me: It’s black letter law that there is no need to have an underlying criminal offense in order to have obstruction of justice. But what about the rare case in which the underlying offense is a sham perpetrated by governmental agents, i.e, where the underlying judicial proceeding, investigation, etc., is brought in bad faith?

In other words, is it a crime to obstruct the commission of a crime perpetrated by governmental actors usurping their judicial or investigatory powers?

I would think not. I would think that such an action should constitute a perfect defense to an obstruction charge. Obstructing such a proceeding should be applauded, not punished.

Mueller’s report says nothing about this. If it does, I missed it.
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