Mueller's obstruction count against Generalissimo Trump remains firmly at 10 — irrefutably.
A federal judge ordered the release of a "public transcript of a November 2017 voice mail involving Flynn. In that sensitive call, President Trump’s attorney left a message for Flynn’s attorney reminding him of the president’s fondness for Flynn at a time when Flynn was considering cooperating with federal investigators."
The transcript of the conversation —much more than merely "sensitive" — reads:
"[I]t wouldn't surprise me if you've gone on to make a deal with ... the government," [Trump's] attorney said in the voicemail message.
"[I]f... there's information that implicates the President, then we've got a national security issue [so] ... we need some kind of heads-up. Just for the sake of protecting all our interests if we can .... [R]emember what we've always said about the President and his feelings toward Flynn and, that still remains."
How is that not conspiracy to obstruct justice? How is not witness tampering? The denial of both, in a federal court, would be legally gossamer at best.
This was brazen mobster activity. Gee, Michael, it would be a shame if you were to lose the president's "fondness" for you by telling the truth. So much for a pardon.
And this line was so screamingly criminal, even to a non-lawyer such as myself, it makes one wonder why Robert Mueller didn't defy DOJ "regulations" (not the law) and have Trump and his lawyer summarily indicted: "[I]f... there's information that implicates the President, then we've got a national security issue [so] ... we need some kind of heads-up. Just for the sake of protecting all our interests."
Just for the sake of protecting all our interests.
Even the now-delightfully dead John Gotti was smarter than to put incriminating telephone messages on tape. But then again, Gotti didn't own the DOJ, as the Generalissimo does.