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Old 03-08-2019, 12:47 AM   #298
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Originally Posted by Valour View Post
But just to stay on topic JWR, who is a lawyer and under consultation with a former Supreme Court judge stated that the actions were NOT criminal and NOT illegal. So the obstruction of justice is just a narrative that some people wanna jump on.
I agree that despite everything JT and co. has done, it is difficult / impossible to show their actions are illegal. However, it was definitely completely inappropriate, and that puts it somewhere in the gray area between regular persuasion and obstruction of justice.

JT & co. doesn't need to do something criminal or illegal for the general public to judge him in the court of public opinion. I'd say that out of all his blunders since becoming PM, the current scandal is definitely the most serious and damaging event in his political career.
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