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If any doubt remained that a special prosecutor is needed to investigate Russian interference in our election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign, that doubt is gone, because Donald Trump is clearly directing the line of questions by Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee at the ongoing hearing into Trump’s claim that President Obama wiretapped him and Russian interference in our 2016 election. Early on Monday morning, Donald Trump tweeted the following ahead of the hearing:
The real story that Congress, the FBI and all others should be looking into is the leaking of Classified information. Must find leaker now!
And:
What about all of the contact with the Clinton campaign and the Russians?
Later on Monday morning, FBI Director James Comey confirmed that there is an active investigation into “the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election,” including “any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia’s efforts.”
Pretty big news, right? And yet, since that shocking revelation was made, Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have asked zero—ZERO!—questions about that investigation. Instead, they’ve focused on leaks, whether journalists publishing leaks have committed a crime ... and if the FBI would investigate the Clinton campaign for ties to Russia. What a coincidence.
Quite clearly, Republicans on this committee are not interested in investigating anything, they’re simply providing cover for Donald Trump. We need a special prosecutor now.
(And by the way, Comey confirmed that there is absolutely no basis for Trump’s delusional claims about President Obama wiretapping him.)