On a couple of rare occasions (such as during the tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus), a tribune might use a form of blanket obstruction, which could involve a broad veto over all governmental functions.
WASHINGTON — Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, the front-runner to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court, once argued that President Bill Clinton could be impeached for lying to his staff and misleading the public, a broad definition of obstruction of justice that would be damaging if applied to President Trump in the Russia investigation.
Judge Kavanaugh once argued that President Bill Clinton could be impeached for lying to his staff and misleading the public, a broad definition of obstruction of justice that would be damaging to Mr. Trump if applied in the special counsel's Russia investigation.
In the broader subject of obstruction of justice, the President's decision to fire James Comey, the former director of the F.B.I., will be central to Mueller's inquiries.
And in his speech on Wall Street yesterday, President Bush endorsed a similar approach -- proposing a doubling of prison terms for mail and wire fraud and a broader notion of obstruction of justice as well as beefed-up oversight by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Obstruction is broader, anything that hinders law enforcement's ability to determine the truth, such as destruction of evidence.
As I explained in last week's National Law Journal, the House Tea Party action is such a historic usurpation that it gives President Obama an opportunity to fight back against the broader appointment abuse and obstruction.
Obstruction is a "broader crime," said Wayne State University Law Professor Peter J. Henning.
Srinivasan's confirmation is a win for Obama but just one piece of a much broader fight underway over GOP obstruction of the president's nominees.
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are considering folding most of the 15 counts outlined as impeachable offenses against President Clinton into 2 broader accusations: lying under oath and obstruction of justice, a Republican official said tonight.
