Astonishing: While Afghan peace talks were going on, Russian military intelligence secretly offered bounties to Taliban militants for killing coalition forces. POTUS learned in March but has taken no action. Scoop @mschwirtz @EricSchmittNYT @charlie_savage https://t.co/TIeKCoF1oB— Ellen Barry (@EllenBarryNYT) June 27, 2020
Indeed. What Republican Senator will speak up? Where is the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Comm? @SenatorRisch https://t.co/8x9fuPZzhv— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) June 27, 2020
The fact that no action was taken is also shocking, but not surprising with this administration.— Mark Hertling (@MarkHertling) June 27, 2020
The process of sound diplomatic engagements, application of strategy & policy, and use of all elements of national power is broken.
But it's not just with Russia. 2/
When will we finally learn why @realDonaldTrump is so loyal to Putin?— George Conway (@gtconway3d) June 27, 2020
We have a long history of not prosecuting former Presidents for what they did in office. Donald Trump may break that tradition, too.
Just remember: As bad as you think he is now, he’s only going to get worse.— George Conway (@gtconway3d) June 26, 2020
Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon was one of the most seriously damaging things done to the rule of law in the past half century. If Nixon had been prosecuted and convicted of crimes he committed in office, the crimes of the subsequent presidents, up to those most serious ones during the Reagan-BushI-II eras, would have been far less likely to happen. The greater the power, the more accountable the person has to be or it is an invitation to commit the most serious crimes. Trump and his gangsters not being held accountable will be the prelude to far worse when a competent criminal gets the presidency, and the chances are, it will happen within a decade, the rate we get them.
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