Hundreds of former Justice Department officials say in an open letter that President Trump would be facing multiple felony charges stemming from the Russia investigation if he were not President
The letter posted online by Justice Department alumni, who served under presidents from both parties, said the report from special counsel Robert Mueller contained repeated instances of Trump committing obstruction of justice, and that he would have been charged with obstruction if he was not protected as President by an opinion from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel that Mueller cited.
The letter was signed by officials from a wide-range of backgrounds, and included former US attorneys and other top officials from both parties.Read MoreThe Washington Post, which previously reported on the letter, which said signatories to the letter included officials whose time in government included every administration since President Dwight Eisenhower.
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