Whose denial will turn out to be true?

There’s a genuine and growing possibility we face a constitutional crisis.

If we assume the Democratic Party is in cahoots with the FBI and the CIA in a flagrant and successful attempt to dupe the FISA court into issuing a warrant to eavesdrop on Carter Page, they’re guilty of violating his civil rights and providing false documentation to the court.

The civil rights of every American would be seriously under threat, and Republicans would have every right to be outraged.

Now suppose the Democrats are not in cahoots with the CIA and the FBI. Then the Republicans are potentially guilty of compromising the electoral process and subverting the independence of the CIA and the FBI, in a blatant attempt to derail special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. I need not say why.

I’ve worked in financial services for 15 years. How do we know, generally speaking, when two companies are going to merge? It’s really not that complicated — they deny it. The louder they deny, the more certain we are.

Either the Democratic Party sought to subvert the constitutional guarantees of Mr. Page, the Republican Party seeks to subvert the independence of the CIA, the FBI, and the electoral process — or both.

All are a prescription for a constitutional crisis. PAUL HAUSER, WELLINGTON