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considering mueller found numerous instances were trump's actions met all three elements, yes.
I'm not so sure that's what Mueller's report says at all; that all three 'elements' (obstructive act, nexus to a proceeding, and intent ) are met.
- There was not actual obstructive act.
- Under the 'Nexus to a proceeding' Aguilar was ultimately acquitted of obstruction.
- On intent... Trump did try (or intend) to either stop the investigation or narrow the scope of it. So, there is an element of intent, but only in conspiring to do so. But, since those attempt never transpired in actual obstruction, this goes back to #1 where there was actual obstruction. So, is conspiring to obstruct a crime? There also requires the element of "consciousness of wrongdoing". Was Trump actually conscious that he was doing wrong? This requires that we get into his head and know his thoughts.
Obstruction: a thing that impedes or prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage.
Obstruction: the action of deliberately hindering a legal process.
Given the investigation ran its full course (nearly two years), hundreds of people interviewed/interrogated, thousands of hours, dozens of agents and lawyers... based on the definitions above, which part of the investigation did Trump actually obstruct?