And now we have the Nixonian argument that Trump is above the law. Anybody agree with a President being above the law?
No president is above the law but the law does allow any president, in his/her role as chief federal law enforcement officer, prosecutorial discretion (that is, discretion in what cases to enforce and/or prosecute). That's how, for example, Obama could refuse to enforce immgration laws and not get impeached or arrested for official misconduct. Similarly, a president has more or less unfettered authority to hire and fire his staff, including an FBI director and/or Attorney General.
The question is at what point is the line crosses from prosecutorial discretion to obstruction. Real people can, of course, disagree since it's largely a fact-based analysis.
I suspect in your case, the law is crossed as soon as the discretion is exercised by someone who doesn't have "D" after his or her name.
