Trump's Personal Lawyer And Campaign Manager Both Going To Prison

[Final-Fan]

NightlyPoe said:

Final-Fan said:

You are missing the point entirely.  The law in question applies to persons being in charge of the official proceeding and corruptly attempting to influence it.  Corruptly is the key word to this entire law.  There was no question that the lawyer referred to in the NYT article had the right to influence official proceedings by filing lawsuits, but he was convicted of doing so with corrupt intent. 

I'm not missing the point.  You seem to be missing the point that Trump officially runs the proceedings and, therefore, can run it as he chooses.  If he wishes to tell his subordinate to let it go, that is within his power.

Look, I spent all of 2016 trying to tell people that this was the sort of danger you get into when you give a person like Trump police powers.  He'll use it to go after his enemies and will order people to go soft on friends.  No one listened though.  That doesn't mean that the power doesn't exist.

OK, listen.  This is what I am saying: 

Trump can lawfully fire Comey.  Trump cannot lawfully fire Comey for corrupt reasons.  If it can be proved that Trump's motivation for firing Comey was corrupt, then his action was unlawful under this law. 

Under the assumption that you've been paying attention to me at all, this is what you are saying: 

Trump can lawfully fire Comey, even if his reasons for doing so were entirely and purely corrupt in nature. 

I am also saying that what you are saying is completely false based on a plain reading of the law in question.  Can you please stop saying "yes he can" and instead explain why I am wrong about the law I am basing my "no he can't" claim on? 

(going AFK for one to three hours, take your time)