whether trump obstruct justice interactions jam comey subject hot debate ever since comey fire position fbi director may 9. senior intelligence officials familiar special counsel mueller investigation confirm look whether trump actually obstruct justice.to conservatives believe obstruction justice require specific intent specific act whole idea trump obstruct justice simply do preposterous nevertheless obstruction justice occur someone aware proceed try interfere bstructions justice aim judicial officer grand petit jurors witness law make crime threaten intimidate retaliate participants criminal civil proceed addition illegal attempt bribery official alter outcome judicial proceeding.besides specific prohibitions law contain omnibus clause state person corruptly threats force threaten letter communication influence obstruct impede endeavor influence obstruct impede due administration justice guilty crime obstruction justice clause offer broad protection due administration justice federal court read clause expansively proscribe conduct interfere judicial process way trump communicate comey investigation michael flynn russia way abruptly fire comey virtually admit russia probe could fall definition really need investigation prove pending federal judicial proceed defendant know proceed defendant corrupt intent interfere attempt interfere proceed prior comey fire fbi convene grand jury flynn investigation issue subpoena michael flynn business record around time comey fire cnn put grand jury represent first major escalation broad russian probe.mueller office plan interview various intelligence officials soon suggest mueller view matter line idea actively try impede comey work rather disagreement comey trump said.a spokesman trump lawyer course express outrage make news fbi leak information regard president outrageous inexcusable illegal know trump supporters repeatedly claim real story leak happen nobody anything leak problem main story trump administration use deflection.it clear whether mueller actually pursue charge obstruction justice however ultimately congress decision doj s. congressional republicans seem adamant impeach however mueller able lay convince enough case congress may find without choice impeach.featured image via alex wong/getty image confirm special counsel mueller actually investigate donald trump