Thursday, May 16, 2019

A Fourth Investigation May be Needed

  How many investigations of the investigation do we need? We've got three, and that might not be enough.
  Three. There is this one we learned about days ago, Attorney General William Barr appointing U.S. Attorney John Durham to look into the origins of the Russia investigation. And, there were two already in existence. The attorney general before Barr, Jeff Sessions, had DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz investigating possible abuses in the FISA process. And, Sessions had Utah U.S. Attorney John Huber investigating possible criminal conduct in the original investigation.
   Those investigations are apparently still underway, although Ohio Republican Representative Jim Jordan typified Durham's appointment as a change of pitchers, switching from Huber to Durham.
   But, do we need maybe one more? Investigations are best when appointed by neutral sources. Trump has a dog in the fight, and his picking the investigators leaves taint all over the process.
   Yes, the two sides of Congress are also bigoted, should you look to it to appoint an independent.. But, where else do you go? If there is to be an official investigation, perhaps it is Congress who is responsible. The checks and balances of our system of government leave it to Congress.
   A good investigation is needed. There have been charges of bias in the FBI and in the investigation process. Are the charges true? Should they be dismissed? If the charges are unfounded, that determination certainly isn't going to be made by a prosecutorial investigator appointed with a mandate of finding flaws in the original investigation, -- not if the person leading the investigation is answering to a person demanding that fault be found.
   So, a fourth investigation may be needed.
 

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