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influences, obstructs , or impedes, or endeavors to influence, obstruct , or impede, the due administration of justice" commits a felony.
influences, obstructs , or impedes, or endeavors to influence, obstruct , or impede, the due administration of justice" is guilty of the crime.
The statute is violated by anyone who "corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs , or impedes or endeavors to influence, obstruct , or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States....".
Indeed, the statute covers any "endeavor " to obstruct , meaning that the defendant need not be successful to commit the crime.
The obstruction of justice statute prohibits not only successful interference with pending criminal investigations but also any use of "threats" to "endeavor " to obstruct an investigation.
The 58th count said he had corruptly endeavored "to obstruct and impede the due administration of the internal revenue laws".
The jury took 4½ hours to convict on three counts of filing false returns, 28 counts of aiding and assisting the filing of false returns for Happy's Pizza franchises, and one count of engaging in a corrupt endeavor to obstruct and impede the administration of the Internal Revenue Code.
The American public's oppugnancy to the erection of said mosque (which is technically a community center -- not that it matters really) two blocks away from the site where the Twin Towers once stood only serves to reinforce the worst fears of Muslims around the globe -- which is a shame because obstructing such an endeavor couldn't be more un-American.
According to the U.S. Attorneys Manuall, the government must show that Trump "corruptly endeavored to influence, obstruct , or impede the due and proper administration of the law".
By any reasonable standard, for the president the chief legal officer of the branch of government charged with enforcing the nation's laws to exhibit such a pattern of behavior provides abundant evidence that Trump "corruptly endeavored to influence, obstruct , or impede the due and proper administration of law......
It was further part of the conspiracy and endeavor that Beverly Hall and other conspirators would interfere with, suppress and obstruct investigations into cheating using various methods.
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The phrase "obstruct endeavors " functions primarily as a verb + noun construction . The verb "obstruct" indicates the action of hindering or impeding, while "endeavors" represents the noun, referring to attempts or efforts. While Ludwig AI confirms its usability, context is crucial.
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