Bill Barr is wrong. There is nothing, nada, zilch in the Obstruction of Justice statute that says the defendant must also commit a second, underlying crime. People have been prosecuted for Obstruction even if they did not commit an underlying crime. Barr is making this up.

Bill Barr is wrong. There is nothing, nada, zilch in the Obstruction of Justice statute that says the defendant must also commit a second, underlying crime.

People have been prosecuted for Obstruction even if they did not commit an underlying crime. Barr is making this up. https://t.co/ipRElAVDXe

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) April 18, 2019