Trump, Russia & the FBI: Tapping Out the Truth
President Trump seems to be peddling more inflammatory nonsense in a desperate attempt to deflect attention from the ongoing investigation of his campaign’s possible collusion with Russia (“Sending Don in a Spin,” March 21).
The former president, the former director of national intelligence, the FBI director, the speaker of the House and the chairmen of the House and Senate Intelligence committees all deny that Obama tapped Trump’s phone.
FBI Director James Comey asked the Justice Department to repudiate the claim.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer insinuated that ex-President Barack Obama used Britain’s spy agency, GCHQ , to eavesdrop on Trump, a claim vehemently denied by the British government.
It is time Trump offered an unconditional apology to Obama.
Failing that, Obama should seek justice through the courts. Jagjit Singh Los Altos, Calif. If Comey has determined that the Russians hacked the Democratic National Committee to aid Trump’s election as president because Russian President Vladimir Putin hated Hillary Clinton, can he explain why the Russians didn’t hack Clinton’s server?
Many claim that Russian interference swung the election, but did the Russians prevent Hillary from campaigning in the Democratic-stronghold states she lost to Trump? Did they make her campaign reject Bill Clinton’s advice to do just that? Stanley Nixon Sarasota, Fla. House Democrats fo- cused on the actions and associations of people in the Trump campaign with Russian agents and oligarchs, as well as the actions of Trump himself.
Republicans were more concerned with the leaks than the consequences of what the leakers have revealed.
Clearly, the Intelligence Committee should not be the only investigator.
America needs an independent, nonpartisan investigation of this very serious threat to our national security. Bruce Joffe Piedmont, Calif.
I felt as though I was watching an Oliver Stone movie while following the congressional hearing on Monday.
In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if Stone helped Rep. Adam Schiff write his opening remarks.
Like Stone’s “JFK,” the Democrats’ case was full of speculation, instead of substance. Their questioning was all over the place. Chris Tripoulas Manhattan