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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Crystal Wright ― 'Russian thing' quite the mess for Trump

This “Russia thing” has turned into such a mess.

Crystal Wright is a writer for The Toronto Star, and author of the newly released book Con Job: How Democrats Gave Us Crime, Sanctuary Cities, Abortion Profiteering, and Racial Division. As a black conservative woman living in Washington, D.C, some would say she is a triple minority: woman, black and a Republican living in a Democrat dominated city.

The Toronto Star :At last! An independent counsel has come along to deal with the “Russia thing,” as President Donald Trump characterized his imbroglio with Moscow.

U.S. justice officials did what they should have done months ago — appointed former FBI director Robert Mueller to investigate whether the Trump campaign somehow colluded with Russia to win the election.

Serving under two presidents — George W. Bush and Barack Obama — Mueller also holds the distinction of having served as director for 12 years, the longest tenure of any FBI director since J. Edgar Hoover.

You can’t get more bipartisan or trustworthy than this man.

“In my capacity as acting attorney general, I determined that it is in the public interest for me to exercise my authority and appoint a special counsel to assume responsibility for this matter. My decision is not a finding that crimes have been committed or that any prosecution is warranted,” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said in a statement.

This “Russia thing” has turned into such a mess.

In less than two weeks, President Donald Trump has turned the most powerful position in the world into a buffet of scandals — of his own making.

Read more: http://www.torontosun.com/2017/05/18/russian-thing-quite-the-mess-for-trump