Trump Alone On Island of Conspiracy Theories

[struggle4progress]

MAR 21 2017, 7:50 AM ET
by BENJY SARLIN

... on Monday .. FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Mike Rogers confirmed there's no evidence to back up President Donald Trump's accusation that President Barack Obama illegally ordered a wiretap of Trump Tower ...

... Comey also said the FBI was investigating potential links between the Trump campaign and Russian hacking in the 2016 election ...

"The president's commentary about surveillance allegations and the Russian election meddling investigation is dangerous," Matthew Waxman, a Columbia law professor who held national security positions under President George W. Bush, told NBC News.

Waxman listed .. potential consequences: Corroding the relationship between the White House and intelligence community; interfering with government agencies' usual work; exposing rifts with key lawmakers in Congress; and suggesting to allies that Russian aggression is not taken seriously ...

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/comey-disclosures-leave-trump-alone-island-conspiracy-theories-n736101

[LonePirate]

1. He's not alone. Millions of his supporters believe him even if those in authority do not.

His rally in Kentucky last night proved large segments of the public will defend him and stand by his side no matter what.