Has President Trump obstructed justice? It’s a question that has consumed and divided Washington for months as critics accuse the president of tampering with the continuing Russia investigation. Although lawyers and scholars disagree on the legal questions involved, a clear pattern has emerged of Trump trying to influence the case’s outcome. President Trump tells NBC News' Lester Holt that he was preparing to fire FBI Director James B. Comey regardless of recommendations from administration officials. The White House later confirmed that the president, himself, helped write the inaccurate statement.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 26, 2018 21:55 UTC