(Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)There were strong words from Attorney General Jeff Sessions addressing the suddenly salient question of whether a president can be found to have obstructed justice. In May, we noted that more than 100 members of Congress were around during the Clinton impeachment hearings and cast votes on whether he should face impeachment for his actions. Among those 101 people were 16 currently sitting Republican senators who supported the idea that Clinton should be held accountable for obstructing justice. Eight of those Republican senators were then in the House. Nonetheless, that more than 30 percent of the Senate’s Republican caucus has already weighed in on whether a president can be found to have obstructed justice is significant.

Source: Washington Post December 05, 2017 18:50 UTC