...agencies, and committees ******* Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or...due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States, or the due...

...threatening letter or communication corruptly influences, obstructs or impedes or endeavors to corruptly influence, obstruct or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which any proceeding is pending before a state insurance regulatory official, agency or an association of...

...to be the target of a grand jury investigation can reasonably be said to be one who 'corruptly . . . obstructs, or impedes, or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede the due administration of justice . . . .'" (ellipses in original)); United States v. Ryan, 455 F.2d 728, 734...

...solicits another to do so; or Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or...due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States, or the due...

...committees. This statute states : Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or...due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before, any department or agency of the United States, . . . [sjhall...

...violation of 18 USC Sec. 1505. As you know, Section 1505 levies fines and imprisonment for anyone who "obstructs, or impedes or endeavors to influence,...due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any ... agency of the United States...." It is clear from...

...states in relevant part: "Whoever corruptly, or by threats of force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or...due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States . . . [sjhall...

...criminal penalties for any person who "corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or...influence, obstruct, or impede * * * the due and proper exercise of the power of inquiry" of Congress and its committees. Id. In United States v. Poindexter,...

...Foster's death. But we must ask the White House officials who took these steps whether they sought to "influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of the law" by the Justice Department in violation of Federal obstruction of justice Statute 18, USC section 1505....

...solicits another to do so; or Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or...due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States, or the due...