The enemies of the people

Re: The enemies of the people shall not win, Conrad Black, May 20

Conrad Black and other Trump apologists point to a lack of “evidence” of wrongdoing by Nixon and Trump. Nixon resigned to prevent the evidence from being made public. The logical conclusion is that there was evidence of culpability and that is why he resigned — not the opposite.

There is in fact plenty of evidence of wrongdoing among the Trump team. His close associates lied about Russian contacts, he has fired the lead investigator, and he ignored warnings from Sally Yates and others. This is “evidence;” it simply has not as yet been proven in court.

Matt Fahey, Vancouver

My compliments to Conrad Black for publishing the prophetic column in today’s Post. Black is one of very few Canadians who fully comprehends the American political dialectic. He understands the conflict between the voters and the establishmentarians. His prediction that Trump will overcome reflects profound comprehension of where ultimate sovereignty resides in the United States. And in damning the media, he knows who are its true enemies.

J. M. Regan, Toronto

Conrad Black’s robust defence of Donald Trump is perplexing to those of us who have long admired his perspicacity. I suspect his support has more to do with loyalty than the merits of the case.

As Mr. Black has mentioned in the past, when he was being reviled by others, Donald Trump remained a loyal friend to him. Re- turning the favour is an honourable thing to do. There is no great time to turn your back on a friend.

Nonetheless, one is left with a strange spectacle — that of a serious, intelligent and erudite man eloquently defending the sub- literate grunts of an uncouth and petulant child. The cognitive dissonance is jarring.

Pierre Ross, Montreal