Calls for a special prosecutor to investigate the Russia-Trump affair have multiplied in the days since President Trump fired FBI director James Comey. Almost invariably, Democrats and others calling for a prosecutor say such a step is needed to “get to the bottom” of the matter.
Yet there is still uncertainty among the public about whether anything lies at the bottom of the Russia-Trump controversy. Is there a crime down there? No one seems to know. The reason is simple: The FBI, which has been investigating alleged ties between Trump campaign figures and Russia for ten months, won’t say.
To question after question; not just from the press, but from lawmakers with a constitutional responsibility to oversee the FBI, the Justice Department, and the intelligence agencies — answers have been withheld on the grounds that they are classified, or the subject of an ongoing investigation, or both.
“I can’t answer that,” said Comey on many, many occasions during oversight hearings on the Russia affair.
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A bunch of blowhard partisans having committee hearings that will lead to nowhere, but they know that the MSM will make Trump the next Hitler, so it suits their needs.
Some supporters of Donald Trump met with Russians in the year or two before the elections last November. That is the sum total of the “evidence” that (according to Democrats) justifies a special prosecutor to investigate collusion between Trump and unnamed Russians, aimed at rigging the election. Nobody has suggested what form such interference might take or how it could affect the outcome.
I would like to point out that a most influential supporter of Hillary Clinton – viz., Barack Obama – met with Raul Castro in April, 2015. This was much more than just a meeting, since it led to a comprehensive package of benefits to the Cuban dictatorship, including diplomatic recognition, removal of trade and travel restrictions, and an end to the policy of giving Cuban dissidents asylum if they make it to US soil. What did the US get in return? This is obviously much stronger evidence that there may have been collusion between the Clinton camp and Cuba than that concerning Trump and Russia.
There is just as much evidence that Cuba tried to influence the election as that Russia did – viz., none. If however mere meetings are sufficient to require a special prosecutor in the Trump case, then we certainly need one to determine what quid pro quo Castro gave Clinton in return for the massive benefits delivered to him by the Obama administration.
The entire ridiculous uproar about Russian collusion with Trump is of course mere obstructionist posturing by the Democrats. If however they insist on a special prosecutor, the Republicans should announce that there will also be one investigating hypothetical Cuban collusion with Clinton, possibly leading to prosecution of Obama as well as her. Maybe that would stop the nonsense.
factualist, I agree with your general idea, but I would announce that if a special prosecutor is appointed, that prosecutor will ALSO conduct an EXTENSIVE investigation into allegations of “pay to play” bribe-taking by Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State, and the subsequent LAUNDERING of said bribes through the Clinton Foundation. I bet you’d find the damned Commucrats would lose ALL interest in appointing a “Special Prosecutor,” because although their Trump/Russian connection is FICTION, to put it kindly, there is PLENTY of evidence to suggest Hillary’s “pay to play” activities are FACT.
Teabag i have to chuckle at your comment. ALL These damn dems who are lawyers, SHOULD BLOODY well know that a “special prosecutor” can only be appointed to CHARGE someone after a grand jury as ruled to indite them).
And i would LOVE to see Don say “Fine, the dems want a spec prosecutor. OK lets have one. BUT THEY HAVE two rolls, one is to look into me and the russia connection, the other is to investigate and charge HILLARY!”
Let’s see how they like ‘dem’ apples..
Or just say, “No we’re only appointing a special prosecutor for Hillary.” The end. Of Hillary.
Now, let’s see: the CRACK FBI has been investigating the Hillary email scandal for OVER A YEAR, disgustingly incompetently. The FBI has, after almost a year of investigation into Russia’s influencing the U.S. election, with NO RESULTS, only a sustained FAKE NEWS MEDIA and Democrat Party orchestrated cacophony of claims with ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE. The FBI has, for the past 8 months, investigated FAKE NEWS MEDIA and Democrat Party claims of Trump/Russian collusion of some sort to accomplish something, with NO RESULTS, NO EVIDENCE loud, sustained accusations, but NO EVIDENCE! During all this time, former FBI Dir. James Comey behaved in VERY STRANGE WAYS, providing a litany of proven claims of Hillary’s violations of State Dept. regulations and illegal actions, only to exonerate her, for lack of evidence of “intent”, not part of the definition of the regulations or laws broken, but plenty of evidence of her awareness of those regulations and laws.
So, when Comey was appropriately FIRED, the same FAKE NEWS MEDIA and Democrat Party now claims Trump is now proven to be a criminal for interfering with the FBI investigations.
What a bunch of sheeple Americans who believe such nonsense prove themselves to be!
What a waste time and money these sore losing obstructionist Democrats are calling for. This makes as much sense as calling for a special prosecutor and large team to investigate why the sky has not fallen yet. Hasn’t happened, never will, but it keeps their buddy lawyers employed for a long time accomplishing absolutely nothing but lining the pockets with Democrat kick backs, favors, and bribery at a major unnecessary expense to the United States taxpayer.
Give it up loser Democrats! Stop whining and try to do something constructive for the United States of America.
tyrone, they keep calling for a “special prosecutor” because their plan is to appoint a DEMOCRAT, who will then LIE and MANUFACTURE EVIDENCE so they can hold a FAKE IMPEACHMENT and try to find a quasi-LEGAL way to ILLEGALLY overthrow our legally elected President!
Then Trump should pre-empt them and appoint a spec prosecutor that is NOT A DEMONCRAT..
Comey was keeping it secret because there is no “there” THERE, but the Commucrats want to keep this BS going for as long as possible, because it is all they HAVE with which to try to discredit President Trump and prevent him from undoing all the damage that nasty little SOCIOPATH they bum-rushed into our White House has done to the country and its people.
Also, when the truth finally comes out–that this was a steaming pile of BS concocted by the HILLARY campaign 24 hours after she lost the election–they’ll lose even MORE votes from “moderates” and “independents” who are more and more beginning to see them for the LYING TRAITORS they ARE, making it even MORE unlikely they’ll make ANY headway to getting back into power in the 2018 mid-terms.