Re: “Trump says Russia-probe memo proves bias; Dems say no,” Feb. 2 news story.
Now that we all have read the FISA memo, we know that its release does not remotely threaten national security, as some had claimed. Was it a secret that James Comey worked for the FBI? That Rod Rosenstein worked for the Department of Justice? Clearly not. No national secrets here. Further, we should all be able to agree that the FBI is subject to congressional oversight, just as other federal agencies are. The memo factually recounts the acts and omissions of certain FBI and DOJ officials in obtaining the FISA warrant to surveil Carter Page. It does not attack the FBI.
The remaining issues are whether the memo is accurate (letap hear any corrections or additions) and whether the FBI’s conduct was improper. Did one candidate or her allies use improper means to spy on her opponent? I think Americans can figure out the answer to this last question for themselves, regardless of any political “firestorm.”
Osborne Dykes, Denver
Re: “Republicans’ attempt to release Nunes memo is unconstitutional,” Feb. 1 letter to the editor; and “Trump and the political motivations behind the Nunes memo,” Feb. 2 letters to the editor.
After eight years of witnessing President Barack Obama treating the Constitution like a speed bump on the way to a “fundamental transformation” of the United States of America, forgive me for dismissing letter-writer David E. Skaggs characterizing the release of the Nunes’ memo as “unconstitutional.” Then we have letter-writer Robert E. Cox claiming there is a “constitutional crisis.”
What they and every single American should be concerned about is the growing evidence that an American political party (in this case, the Democrats) actually did use the Department of Justice and the FBI to influence the outcome of a presidential election.
We have been told in the past by Democrats, regarding any number of situations, that the “seriousness of the charge” demands full investigation. I don’t think there has ever been a more serious charge than what is being alleged by the information contained in this memo.
David A. Oyler, New Castle
Re: “Trump claims memo ‘totally vindicates’ him in Russia probe,” Feb. 3 news story.
President Donald Trump said on Twitter: “This memo totally vindicates ‘Trump’ in probe.”
This is like a defendant in a criminal case getting a note from his mother, giving it to the judge, and saying, “See, this means I’m innocent.”
Robert Preusser, Littleton
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