Numerous allegations of Russian collusion have been directed toward President Trump, only to later be debunked and labeled “false” by Ex-FBI director James Comey. The New York Times and CNN were exposed after creating false Trump Russian collusion stories as an attempt to push their bias narratives. The James Comey testimony provided the public with a plethora of insight toward how corrupt the news media really is, but there was something much more scandalous nestled within the extensive testimony of James Comey.
While under questioning, Comey openly admitted that former Attorney General Loretta Lynch asked him to downplay the investigation into Hillary Clinton's illegal email server by referring to it as a quote “matter” rather than an investigation. While that itself may not appear problematic, it becomes a larger legal debacle with some additional context. On April 10th 2016, President Obama said the following on Fox News Sunday concerning the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s illegal email server: “I continue to believe she has not jeopardized America’s national security.” The eleven-word quote by the former president can be deemed as obstruction of justice when grouped together with the actions of his appointed Attorney General, Loretta Lynch.
Obstruction of justice is best defined in the omnibus clause under 18 U.S.C. § 1503, which provides that "whoever corruptly, by threats or force, by any threatening letter or communication, influences, obstructs, or impedes, or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede, the due administration of justice, shall be (guilty of an offense)." It is critical to note President Obama’s belief that Hillary Clinton “has not jeopardized America’s national security” was made public while the investigation into Clinton’s private email server was still underway.
Stop for a second and imagine you are the director of the FBI during the Clinton investigation. You are doing your job, investigating a case, but your boss publically states that he believes the person you are investigating is not guilty. If that itself does not appear threatening, imagine the Attorney General (appointed by your boss), personally reaches out to you and demands the investigation should be downplayed. At this point, two of the most powerful individuals in Washington D.C. tried to influence how you should administer justice in a criminal investigation. That unnerving scenario embodies the textbook definition of obstruction of justice.
So how big of a deal is this? After all, the media has barely covered this development despite it being made public during the Comey testimony. The media has failed to cover obstruction of justice under the Obama administration simply because it undermines their attempts to accuse the Trump administration of the very same thing. It is sickening to witness the media viciously accuse the Trump administration of a crime, but fail to report upon the previous administrations offense of literally the same exact crime. Political affiliations aside, the general consensus is that no matter what, justice should always be blind. Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein seems to agree with that general consensus.
When asked on CNN’s “State of the Union” about Loretta Lynch pressuring Comey into downplaying the Clinton investigation, Feinstein responded with the following: “I think we need to know more about that. And there’s only one way to know about it and that’s to have the Judiciary Committee take a look at that.” Feinstein (a democrat herself) sits on the Senate judiciary committee and seems to acknowledge just how serious this accusation toward the Obama administration really is.
Theodore Roosevelt once proclaimed, “No man is above the law and no man is below it, nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it." Unfortunately, under the current political climate, it appears as if certain individuals have soared above the law. Political ideologies are vague and broad, but distinguishing right from wrong is not. When it comes down to right and wrong, the Obama Administrations behavior during the Clinton investigation was undoubtedly wrong.
