Florida echo about Russian 2016 election interference

Efforts led by the Russians to assist the Trump campaign via foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, initiated the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) surveillance of Trump in July 2016 and subsequent FISA approved surveillance of Carter Page.

"Russia if you are listening!," said Donald Trump.From left, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak, in the White House.

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A special counsel was appointed to determine if the Russians impacted our 2016 election. 

In my opinion, the 2016, Russian interference was trial tested in prior elections. Frankly, it's impossible for me to believe that 2016, was the first time the Russians just happened to show up.

This echo opinion letter was published in Daily Commercial News a Florida newspaper.  

In fact, the Special Counsel Mueller Report, with a focus on how Russia interfered int he US 2016 election, was well-worth the Americans' time and cost. 

Why?

Because it proved that a foreign government with numerous liaisons with the Trump campaign attempted to influence an American election. It resulted in several indictments, guilty pleas, jail time and the spin-off of several other crimes and wrong-doings to other law enforcement jurisdictions.

Mueller, a Republican, appointed by a Republican U.S. Assistant Attorney General, could not exonerate Trump because the evidence uncovered potential crimes and obstruction of justice. However, Mueller could not declare Trump guilty because Mueller believes that a sitting president is immune from prosecution which has to be adjudicated.

Frankly, that is a problem; no citizen should be above the rule of law.

Any traffic cop witnessing a bank robbery cannot turn an eye to the bank robbery playing out before them,  just because they are directing traffic. Indeed, the cop must arrest the bank robber or call for back-up.

Indeed, the time the special counsel’s report took to investigate Donald Trump is less time than it has taken for Trump to let his fellow citizens see his income tax returns. Actually, Trump may owe his fellow citizens more in back taxes than the cost of the Mueller inquiry.

The best, or worst, is yet to come. (MaineWriter says Vote Blue!)

Choice Edwards, Clermont Florida