WASHINGTON: US Attorney General William Barr's conclusion that President Donald Trump did not obstruct justice, revealed publicly on Sunday in a letter to lawmakers, reflects inherent difficulties in proving such an obstruction case, legal experts said.
Following are some reasons why proving an obstruction case against Trump was so difficult and what may lay ahead.Mueller said he did not reach a finding on whether Trump obstructed justice and set out"evidence on both sides of the question," according to Barr's letter. To prove obstruction, prosecutors must show an individual acted with a"corrupt," or improper motive - a specific intent to impede an investigation.
Some legal experts have said in the last year that Trump's intent was clearly to block an investigation, and that there was a strong obstruction of justice case to be made.
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