From what I gathered, the shut down of the factories was known months in advance. I would argue there should be some blame on the administration for not figuring out a replacement source for when the factories were inevitably going to be shut down for the cleaning.

Do you know what world we live in? Nuance is gone and pick your side.

That being said, he told the guy to remove/destroy/hide evidence during an ongoing investigation. That’s pretty clear that there’s obstruction. Regardless of the perceived severity of the crime, it’s still obstruction imo.