The disturbing signal silence sends to Russia
By Samantha Vinograd
Updated 12:00 PM ET, Mon January 28, 2019
Now that Trump's longtime friend and informal adviser Roger Stone has been indicted, both our enemies and allies around the world can see that special counsel Robert Mueller has evidence to believe that senior Trump campaign officials spoke with Stone about Wikileaks and that a senior Trump campaign official was directed to contact Stone about any additional releases from Wikileaks, an organization that published information that Russia stole from Americans ...
The President's "witch hunt" response to the special counsel's indictment -- especially when considered along with his response to previous ones -- will likely be interpreted by many around the world as a sign that when it comes to Russia, he's conflicted. By crying witch hunt louder than he decries Russia's attack, he's setting us up for another very dangerous election season. His failure to condemn illegal Russian behavior, especially when it involves his own associates and family, will probably be interpreted as condoning it ...
Presidents are expected to rely on their team to go through policy processes so that they can make a decision that's based on one thing and one thing only -- what's best for the national security of the United States. Conflicts of interest aren't supposed to enter the Situation Room. Neither ethical issues and personal business goals nor criminal activity and counterintelligence concerns should impact a president's decision-making process. If other considerations permeate presidential thinking, Americans' national security becomes hostage to a president's personal agenda.
The President's failure to take a few basic steps to protect our country can cause America great harm ...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/27/opinions/presidential-weekly-trumps-silence-signals-to-russia-vinograd/index.html
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