THE RUSSIAN CONNECTION

I want to make a few observations and comments on the Russian Connection to the Trump Campaign and Presidency.

Today, May 24, 2017, is the first time I have seen the word “Treason or Treasonous” behavior in the Sacramento Bee in an article about Mr. Trump and the Russian Connection.  The words are those of Mr. Brennan, former head of the CIA, in his testimony to Congress on May 23, 2017.  The whole idea of Treason seems far fetched, but that is true of many things we read and hear about Mr. Trump.  The current published comments by Mr. Brennan, make it perfectly clear there were contacts between the Trump campaign and the Russians.  We don’t know what was said but we can ask “what might they be talking about at this critical moment?”  Certainly not the weather.  The heavy financial investment by Mr. Trump in Russian business and his complementary comments regarding Putin and Russia raises a very red flag.  General Flynn lied, resigns, and now takes the 5^th amendment to prevent testifying before Congress about the Russian Connection.  The President himself passes highly classified information to the Russians in the oval office, a gathering that allowed only Russian journalists, but not US journalists, to attend.  The final blow was the firing of Mr. Comey.  Firing the leader who is investigating your behavior is an admission of guilt until proven otherwise.  We, as ordinary citizens of this country, are allowed to connect the dots above and reach our own conclusions.  The whole series of events is highly suspicious.  I am hopeful Mr. Mueller will be able to set our minds at ease with a thorough investigation of all aspects of this Russian Connection.

Mr. Trump and Mr. Comey

I believe Mr. Trump is now in real trouble.  Firing someone who is investigating you essentially says you are guilty.  I suspect Mr. Comey was getting close to the truth.  The FBI staff was clearly behind Mr. Comey.  The President accused him of "doing a poor job" but he said this without conviction.  The matter must now be placed in the hands of an independent investigator if we expect to get the truth.

We might ask what kind of a job Mr. Trump has done to unify the country.  In my view he has done nothing except tweet to his followers.  He continues to promote "Divide and Conquer" which only deepens the discord.  If he did want to do something to bring us together so we could at least begin to talk to one another, he could release his tax return.  He is clearly hiding something and until we see his tax return he will not be trusted nor will he be able to do a good job.