Well, things are certainly coming to the surface in Washington in light of charges being laid by the Justice Department resulting from the investigation into whether Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election. The investigation is being led by former FBI director Robert Mueller. Remember him. He was named special counsel to oversee the investigation earlier in 2017. At the time, the appointment was considered as a victory for Democrats and a handful of Republicans who had called for a special prosecutor or independent commission to conduct the inquiry. President Trump however called the whole initiative a “witch hunt” perpetuated by the Democrats to undermine the presidential election outcome.
However, it would appear that Mr. Mueller has taken his investigation very seriously. Now, we see the White House trying to distance itself from those who participated on Trump’s campaign committee. All the tweeting in the world may not make this issue disappear, particularly as the conclusions of the investigation are far from over. It’s just one other major distraction for the Trump Administration.
Trump has to be very careful in how he deals with the special prosecutor. He doesn’t want a repeat of the infamous ousting of FBI director James Comey in order to shut down an investigation into Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. Trump’s firing of Comey set off its own wave of alarm. Comey’s firing was even openly criticized by Stephen K. Bannon as a major mistake .
There is little doubt that the Russians favoured Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, especially Vladimir Putin. Numerous Trump supporters and campaigners have had direct dealings with the Russians in the past, including President Trump. It is increasingly obvious that the Russians attempted to interfere in the last election. Especially since Facebook, Twitter and Google have now acknowledged to U.S. lawmakers that Russian-linked accounts began exploiting their services in 2015 to sway last year’s presidential election. Remember that it’s already illegal for Russians and other foreigners to pay for U.S. political ads. Millions of American voters — half of Americans get their news from social media — saw these ads which in many cases posted “fake news” or falsified facts about Hillary Clinton.
Members of Trump’s campaign team admitted to meeting with Russian officials prior to and during the election. I look forward to what Mr. Mueller’s investigation will reveal down the road. Maybe there is a Russian under many beds in Washington!
FROLITICKS 
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