Quid pro quo?

Problem of stray pets needs cooperation and regional solution.

Regarding “Clinton Foundation donors were granted face time with her” (Page A12, Aug. 24), it is not news that if one donates a big chunk of money to a political candidate or a charity, one gets access. What political candidate or charity has ever told a big donor to get lost if the donor requested face time?

Merely listening to someone is not dishonest, nor is it a crime. As reported, Clinton’s meetings with donors to the foundation do not appear to breach the legal agreements made by Clinton and her husband when she joined the State Department in 2009, and there is no evidence that the meetings resulted in any improper or illegal action on the part of Clinton or the State Department. In Clinton’s case, the donations went to a charity.

What purpose do donations to political campaigns serve — in addition to getting face time with the candidate if he or she gets elected — or reelected? Now Donald Trump, as a concerned citizen standing nothing to personally gain by it, wants a special prosecutor appointed to investigate Clinton’s face time with donors. If we’re going to appoint special prosecutors to investigate face time, why not start by investigating the politicians, including the president, Congress, every governor and legislature of every state, and every mayor and city council in the country? Be careful what you ask for, Mr. Trump; you might get it.