#obstruction

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Corruption & Grift

Trump Pressured Republicans for Months to Block Epstein File Release

Trump personally called lawmakers, the White House summoned Boebert to the Situation Room, and Speaker Johnson shut down the House early — all to block the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Trump only flipped the night before the vote when defeat was certain.

Aerial view of Mar-a-Lago resort where classified documents were stored
Corruption & Grift

Hoarding Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago

After leaving office, Trump took hundreds of classified documents — including top secret and compartmented intelligence — to his Florida resort and repeatedly obstructed government efforts to retrieve them.

Corruption & Grift

Pardoned Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Charles Kushner

Trump pardoned his convicted allies — Roger Stone (witness tampering), Paul Manafort (fraud), and Charles Kushner (Jared's father, tax evasion and witness tampering) — in what even Republican senators called "unprecedented corruption."

Metropolitan Correctional Center, where documents were shredded
Corruption & Grift

BOP Shredded "Huge Amounts" of Epstein Jail Documents Days After His Death

FBI documents revealed that a BOP "After-Actions team" shredded bags of documents at Epstein's jail just 5 days after his death — while multiple investigations were active. A corrections officer reported it as suspicious. The dumpster was never checked.

Robert Mueller delivering his report on Russian interference and obstruction
Corruption & Grift

Mueller Report: 10 Episodes of Obstruction

The Special Counsel documented 10 episodes of potential obstruction of justice by Trump, including ordering White House Counsel to fire Mueller. The report stated it "does not exonerate" the president.

James Comey, fired as FBI Director while investigating Trump
Corruption & Grift

Fired FBI Director Comey to Obstruct Russia Investigation

Trump fired FBI Director James Comey while the FBI was investigating Russian interference and Trump campaign links. He told NBC: "this Russia thing" was on his mind — a textbook admission of obstruction.