Jeffries says he believes Trump obstructed justice - POLITICO

“Well, I certainly think there’s reason to believe that there was obstruction of justice,” Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday morning that there’s reason to believe President Donald Trump committed obstruction of justice.

“Well, I certainly think there’s reason to believe that there was obstruction of justice,” the New York Democrat told NBC’s Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press.” “The Mueller report laid out 10 different instances that we need to look into separately as part of our investigation as to what may have taken place.”

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Todd referenced a May 18 series of tweets from Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), in which Amash rebuked Attorney General William Barr’s conclusions about the Mueller report and the decision not to accuse Trump of obstructing justice.

“And it certainly appears to be the case that the so-called attorney general intentionally misrepresented the conclusions of the Mueller report as part of an effort to fool the American people,” Jeffries said.

“We won’t let that stand either.”

Amash argued in his tweetstorm that the president “engaged in impeachable conduct.”

Jeffries added that “the only way to proceed is to make sure that politics don’t dictate a decision to impeach or politics don’t dictate a decision not to impeach” — and that Congress’ focus should remain on the “For the People” agenda and working on issues that matter to the American public, such as lowering health care costs.