Article snippet: Former ethics chief to President George W. Bush said Tuesday that he would like the Trump administration to not obstruct justice for just one week. Richard Painter said Tuesday that President Trump “weighing in” on the first statement about MORE Jr.’s meeting with a Russia lawyer points to obstruction of justice. "I would like to have one week from this White House where they don't engage in a new act of obstruction of justice,” Painter said on MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes. Painter said Trump Jr.’s use of a false statement drafted by his father will likely lead to a compromising ethical situation if a criminal investigation is taking place into the Russian meeting. “Once the son says something in a public statement he’d be very likely to say something to the special prosecutor, and lying to the special prosecutor is a crime. If he lies under oath it becomes perjury,” Painter said. “This is a common strategy for obstructing justice.” Painter also went after Trump in a series of tweets earlier Tuesday. “Knowingly drafting a false statement for a person who is a witness in a criminal investigation is itself a crime. Obstruction of justice,” Painter tweeted. “What kind of a man drafts a false statement for his own son about a matter under criminal investigation? A man who can pardon his son,” he continued over a series of tweets. Painter also took aim at Trump Jr.’s lawyers, saying, “Lawyers who knowingly participate in drafting false statements for witnesses in c... Link to the full article to read more