@hightor,
hightor wrote:What exactly makes this a "witch hunt"?
It is abusing the law to try to convict an innocent person of imaginary crimes.
hightor wrote:Are you just using Mr. Trump's choice of words out of loyalty?
I am, as always, using my own words.
hightor wrote:Would "fishing expedition" work?
That would only describe part of the problem. The Democrats are certainly digging to see if they can find any crimes, but in addition to that also they mean to cause harm even without a crime being found.
hightor wrote:(I believe that "witch hunt" is culturally loaded and tends to paint any potential victims as innocent.)
That makes it the appropriate term to use in this case.
hightor wrote:The reason I'm bringing this up is because the president's "Commission on Election Integrity" resembles a classic "fishing expedition" a lot more than Mueller's investigation.
Not really possible to resemble it *more*. At the most it could equal it at 100%.
hightor wrote:The number of people close to Mr. Trump who have repeatedly lied and changed their story about their meetings with Russian agents is out there for all to see.
That does not change the reality that it is not a crime to receive information from Russians.
hightor wrote:Whether or not laws were broken will be determined by the investigators.
Investigators do not have the power to alter reality. The things that Trump and his family have been accused of are not crimes.
hightor wrote:On the other hand, claims of widespread voting fraud have been debunked again and again and the only "evidence" seems to be anecdotal.
Debunked is a rather strong term. All I've ever seen is a claim that there is no evidence of such fraud, with the people who make that claim fighting tooth and nail to prevent any investigation from ever looking into the matter. The current opposition to the Commission on Election Integrity appears to be yet another fight to prevent any investigation into the question of voter fraud. Obviously if the Democrats prevent the issue from ever being examined, no one is ever going to find any evidence.