“What knowledge did you have of any outreach by members or former members of your campaign to Russia offering potential assistance to the campaign? NOTE: specifically mentioned [Paul] Manafort.” The open-ended question indicates that while the possibility is left open, President Trump himself is not the focus of the inquiry, though a potential answer could change that. There is so far no crime to obstruct, therefore, obstruction of justice makes no sense on its face. Playing word games with the president or his staff with questions like these could change that, but it still means that Mueller doesn’t have the proof he needs to press forward.
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