Firing? obstruction of justice as part of a pattern which includes trying to stop investigations, trying to stop the nsa director, trying to get the nsa director rogers and the head of national intelligence, coats, all of that is part of a larger pattern. it s not just the firing. alan, you re focusing exclusively on the firing. it is part of a larger pattern of activity that includes the firing. i don t disagree with that, but remember the president had the power to simply say to the director of the fbi, do not investigate my friend flynn. that s a terrible law. the constitution should be changed, but under the current constitution and under the absence of a special prosecutor statute, the president has the unlimited authority to do that. just like you can t prove the president s motive for pardon, you can t probe his motive for