Is Joe Biden guilty of obstruction of justice?

[Zenaan Harkness]

On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 12:30:27AM +0100, Peter Fairbrother wrote:
> On 09/10/2019 22:26, jim bell wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On Wednesday, October 9, 2019, 01:52:57 PM PDT, Peter Fairbrother
> > <peter at tsto.co.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On 09/10/2019 21:02, jim bell wrote:
> >  >> I try to avoid posting "political" issues, or at least initiating them,
> >  >> but Joe Biden just called for Trump to be impeached because Trump
> > called
> >  >> on Ukraine and China to investigate him, Joe Biden. >
> >  >> I wonder why this doesn't qualify as "attempted obstruction of
> >  >> justice".
> > 
> >  >Not even if Biden is guilty of something (for which we have
> >  >approximately zero evidence) and was trying to hide it.
> > 
> >  >Trump was not performing the lawful investigative act of a Government
> > official - whether or not his motive was purely the administration of
> > justice, his act is clearly and specifically illegal under US election
> > law - therefore obstructing that unlawful act cannot be obstruction of
> > justice.
> > 
> > Could you cite which specific part of US election law" that Trump's action
> > was "clearly and specifically illegal"?
> Nope, no idea. I just read that in the UK papers. It was widely reported.
> 
> But if it wasn't illegal, how could Trump be potentially impeached for a "high
> crime"? What crime?
> 
> How could Biden complain about Trump's doings unless they were illegal? Well
> of course he could complain, but why would people take any notice?
> 
> Only makes sense to me if it really was illegal.


Oh seriously, you missed the most compelling ground for illegality - is
that CNN said so.

I mean, I read it on the Internet, it simply MUST be true!

Nice to see you shilling for Trump :)




> Suppose a cop was following you for months, was parked outside your house
> every day, was all-the-time-asking your family and neighbours about you. Could
> you go to a Judge and get a restraining order?
> 
> Whether he was doing it because your and his kids had a fight, because you
> slept with his wife, or because he thinks (without sufficient evidence to
> justify it) that you are a serial killer, the Judge should grant it.
> 
> That would not be attempted or actual obstruction of justice, even if you were
> a serial killer. Because the cop's actions were illegal.
> 
> Peter F