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Updated: April 20, 2026 @ 7:45 pm
Editor,
Instead of calling the FBI when offered Russian dirt on Hillary Clinton, Trump Jr. responded, “I love it” and set up a meeting for himself, Kushner and campaign chairman Paul Manafort to meet with a person described as a “Russian government attorney.” In other words, informed of a secret Kremlin effort to use highly sensitive, probably stolen information about a former U.S. Secretary of state to manipulate an American election, Trump Jr. signaled, “We’re in!”
Contrast that to what happened in 1960, when the Kremlin made a similar offer to support the candidacy of John F. Kennedy against Richard Nixon, which the Kennedy campaign rebuffed. Likewise, when the Al Gore campaign in 2000 received confidential materials relating to the Bush campaign, they called the FBI.
Is this contrast a sign of different moral codes between the two parties — lack of patriotism, lack of respect for our democratic values — or simply self-serving at any cost on the part of the Republicans?
Jorg Aadahl
San Mateo
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(8) comments
Remarkable story Jorgey but where is the evidence? keep holding on to your anti-Trump views while your party loses more seats in Congress and state houses. In the meantime, the rest of us will enjoy economic growth, a soaring stock market and consumer confidence not seen in two decades. I know those things are only a distraction to you as you go after Trump like Don Quixote went after windmills.
The JFK and Al Gore evidence is public record. The Trump evidence so far is that the liar has denied it, - with federal investigation pending. Just hang in there!
Trumpy is riding high on, and bragging about, economic growth and soaring stock market, - all taking place under President Obama’s administration, with only relatively minor improvement after Trumpy slipped into office. You mean you credit Trumpy with the tripling of the market under Ombama? Yeah, - figures. And, thanks for further exposing the mind set of a Trumpy supporter.
Like I thought, no evidence
There is mounting evidence that Donald Trump Jr. may have acted immorally, unethically or illegally in his communications with Russia. If his actions were immoral or unethical, there should be a political consequence. However, if his actions were illegal, should he be indicted?
The rules are different for Washington-types. Although President Trump’s opponent was found to be “extremely careless” in her handling of sensitive information, there was no indictment. Will Donald Trump Jr. receive similar treatment for being extremely careless?
Let’s look to our nation’s early history for some perspective. George Washington’s personal attorney, Edmund Randolph, was our nation’s first Attorney General before he assumed the duties of Secretary of State. An intercepted letter from the French bound for Randolph detailed French contempt for the United States. According to the letter, Randolph had revealed that Washington’s “neutral” Administration was hostile to the French. When Washington presented the letter to his Secretary of State, Randolph resigned. Today, scholars describe Randolph’s surreptitious actions as “lapses of good sense.”
Moving back to Donald Trump Jr. and the current situation. What about his lapses of good sense? Randolph quit before he was fired. Should Donald Trump Jr. consider doing the same? If he does, he should let the process play out. If he is ultimately vindicated then so be it. However, until the matter is resolved, no more Oval Office tweets suggesting that Donald Jr. is “open, transparent and innocent” because his own emails suggest otherwise.
Ray Fowler
Redwood City, CA
Saint George? Seriously...
"Pardon them and pardon me......."
This letter writer has a long history of mockery and disrespect against the President of the United States. I shall not indulge this person by reading his words, not to mention comment on them.
Have you forgotten already how I often spoke highly of President Obama, - the last occupant of the WH worthy of the presidency of the US! As a contrast, unqualified and incompetent Trumpy has become a dangerous laughingstock around the world, and an embarrassment here at home.
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