One question is now gripping much of the U.S.: Did President Donald Trump commit a crime in his first month in the Oval Office?

Democrats say reports that the president asked former FBI Director James Comey to drop a criminal investigation into one of his former top aides amount to obstruction of justice, if true. Some legal experts aren’t so sure.

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Whether Trump committed a crime if he asked Comey to drop the investigation will depend on his intent, said David Sklansky, a former U.S. Attorney who is co-director at Stanford University’s Criminal Justice Center.

“Suggesting a criminal investigation should wind down because it seems like an imprudent use of government resources is one thing,” he said. “Suggesting it should wind down because you’re worried about where it may lead is very different.”