#obstruction
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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.
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."
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.
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.