http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/04/politics/trump-john-dowd-obstruct-justice/index.html

Donald Trump’s personal attorney’s claim that the President cannot be guilty of obstructing justice raises two stunning possibilities that could cast the Russia investigation and its threat to his White House in a new and even more serious light.

First, Trump lawyer John Dowd’s comments in an interview with Axios raise the question of whether Trump’s legal team has already accepted that special counsel Robert Mueller has grounds to conclude Trump did in fact obstruct justice by firing FBI Director James Comey.
If that is the case, Dowd’s interview, after a weekend of spinning by Trump and aides following the announcement of a plea deal for former national security adviser Michael Flynn, leads to another profound question.

Has the White House already embarked on a public relations strategy designed to lessen the chances that the Republican-led House would draw up articles of impeachment against the President based on any recommendation by Mueller?
Dowd’s claims did not come in isolation. They followed the President’s attacks on the FBI and his raising of doubts that justice would be served by the Mueller investigation at the weekend. “It’s reputation is in Tatters – worst in History!” Trump tweeted.

After years of Comey, with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation (and more), running the FBI, its reputation is in Tatters – worst in History! But fear not, we will bring it back to greatness.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2017

On Monday, the President told reporters at the White House that he feels “very badly for Flynn” and then made an unsubstantiated claim against a target he often uses to distract from his own legal and political vulnerabilities.
“Hillary Clinton lied many times to the FBI, nothing happened to her. Flynn lied and they destroyed his life,” Trump said. “It’s very unfair.”

Of course Trump provided no evidence of Clinton lying to the FBI…

How is that swamp draining going?