Throughout Donald Trump’s presidency, there have been multiple instances where his actions have been controversial, including recent events regarding the Trump administration’s possible ties to Russia. There are allegations that he shared classified information with Russian leaders.
On May 16, 2017, Trump tweeted, “As President, I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety. Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against ISIS & terrorism.”
It is believed that Russia leaked Hillary Clinton’s emails early in her campaign. A lot of people think that former FBI Director James Comey did not competently handle the investigation surrounding this issue, which the White House states is the reason that Trump recently fired Director Comey.
Later the same day, Trump also tweeted, “I have been asking Director Comey & others, from the beginning of my administration, to find the LEAKERS in the intelligence community . . . Crooked Hillary Clinton and her team ‘were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information.’ Not fit!”
The Washington Post announced on May 15 that Trump told Russian officials of an ISIS plot, which was classified information. On May 16, information was released that Trump allegedly asked FBI Director Comey to stop the investigations surrounding Michael Flynn (former Director of Defense) and Russia. Trump's actions could be seen as an obstruction of justice, which is a felony.
Many believe what Trump has done is cause for impeachment, while others think it should be delayed. Yet, according to the New York Times, Comey was the one who said that Trump asked to stop the investigations. If there’s no proof, there’s really no case against Trump. However, if proof emerges, there may be cause for his impeachment.
To find out more about this issue, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/james-comey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html
By: Ava Krueger, Editor
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