Because he doesn’t give a fuck. He literally thinks that he is unimpeachable, and as it stands, he’s essentially correct. Remember, this is the fuckhole who bragged during a campaign rally in Iowa that “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.” This wasn’t hyperbole; he genuinely believes this. Next to that, defying the FBI director is just taking a piss in public.
Stranger
Another gem. Love it.
And then fired that FBI Director.
Big-ly Obstruction of Justice!
Oy vey! “Tracks,” apparently (but “tush” or “tuchus” work as well).
Or “tail”.
Cite, please.
With complete sincerity, I don’t think that joke is going to get old for me . 
This really isn’t that hard.
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The crime of obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, refers to the crime of obstructing prosecutors or other (usually government) officials.
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. IMHO, and many others, a boss asking you to stop investigating them, and then firing them whey they don’t would be obstruction.
“I made the call to fire Leakin’ Comey when he refused to make the FAKE NEWS Russia story go away. Disloyal!”
The latest news is that Chaffetz is subpoenaing the memos that Comey wrote, saying “If true, these memoranda raise questions as to whether the President attempted to influence or impede the FBI’s investigation as it release [sic] to Lt. Gen. Flynn.” [I don’t know if that typo is in the Chaffetz letter or just the reporting of it.] And, as my link shows, even Fox News is reporting on this. 
Apparently contemporaneous FBI agent notes are considered evidence in good standing in the courts. But will congress agree?
I would be equally surprised to hear that Chafetz developed a spine or a conscience. Verily, WTF?
You think this is the only evidence Comey and the FBI have? There’s going to be a slow constant drip drip drip of fresh and damning evidence from now until impeachment proceedings begin or Trump resigns.
Here’s another gem:
“Trump Officials on Comey Memo: ‘Don’t See How Trump Isn’t Completely F*cked”
And of course if Trump resigns then he’s a private citizen and that sealed indictment against him can proceed with a regular trial…
Wondering that myself. How is this obstruction? Please no ‘well, it just is’ response. Maybe a lawyer here will lay out the elements of obstruction and how each is answered by the facts.
Given the trajectory of American politics, future Presidents may be even worse. There’s a through line connecting GWB, to Palin, to Trump.
It’s called "developing an exit strategy, " as in the philandering husband who sets his wife up with a young male trainer and has a private investigator trailing them to get evidence of infidelity so he can justify divorce. He aims to run for that office by distinguishing himself from his Republican brethren even though he is just as craven and intransigently disingenuous as the worst of them. That supercilious, MLM-profitting ass-lemur has no conscience and his spine is pure, Cosby-era Jell-O Pudding.
Stranger
As bad as things look for Trump now, I have to agree with this. Ryan will say that he believes Trump’s denial, and that will be the end of it.
Even if Ryan proceeded with impeachment—which he won’t—McConnell would make sure the Senate vote was nowhere near two thirds.
Or taint.
Chaffetz has announced that he’s not running for reelection in 2018, so he doesn’t have much to lose at this point.