The Mueller Report’s ‘Smoking Gun’ on Obstruction of Justice | by Murray Waas | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books

The Mueller Report’s ‘Smoking Gun’ on Obstruction of Justice | by Murray Waas | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books: With the delivery of the Mueller report, even partly redacted as it is, Congress now has firm evidence, based on testimony from the White House Counsel and others, of a clear “nexus to a proceeding” and “corrupt intent” in the president’s conduct in pressuring Comey to end the investigation of Flynn. Not only does the Mueller report not exonerate Trump of obstruction of justice, but it has also given Congress a clear path to pursue the charge.