@farmerman,
No....
the fact is that no evidence of collusion that has been made public, despite the fact that a great deal of resources have been devoted to finding it and it is absurd to believe that if and when such evidence is found, that it will be kept secret in order to allow the wheels of justice to turn true. The evidence may exist and it may even have been found already, but there is nothing unethical, sinister or wrong about stating
the fact.
That
the charges are malicious Democratic concoctions is certainly not a proven fact but an opinion, however it is not an entirely wild opinion. I will certainly acknowledge that there has been enough actions within the Trump Camp to raise at least questions, if not suspicions, but whether or not you have, a great many liberals have jumped from questions and suspicions to confident, but grossly overstated, charges, and supporters of Trump need not take some forgiving approach in considering them.
If those urging prosecution got one and only one bite at the apple, the Trump Camp would be stupid not to urge them to immediately present what evidence they appear to now have to a Grand Jury. That would be the end of it all.
With your repeated comments you appear to be determined to ignore the very real harm a "special investigation" can inflict on an administration, even if the ultimate finding is "not guilty," and keep advancing the notion that Meuller's appointment is somehow a gift to Trump and his supporters.
It shouldn't be difficult for you to imagine the harm a highly publicized and very intrusive investigation would personally cause you...even if you were 100% innocent of all charges. The cost of defense lawyers, alone, can be ruinous to folks well down the food chain from Trump, and I can't believe you might make the ridiculous argument that if someone has nothing to hide, they don't need a high priced defense lawyer.
The impact of this investigation will extend well beyond the cost of defense lawyers. White House staff that are spending hours and days dealing with requests from the Special Counsel as well as the feeding frenzies that will surely follow every leaked tidbit, will have that many hours and days less to to deal with unrelated but important matters of government. Anxiety, fear and distrust will pervade the West Wing.
There's no choice but to move forward with the investigation, and if there is something there there, the chips should fall where they may but I really wish you would put an end to the disingenuous argument that if Trump is innocent, it's no big deal, and the absurd one that Trump and his supporters should be grateful for it.
Perhaps you are trusting enough to believe that the Trump Opposition would never insist on an investigation unless they were sincerely convinced that there were valid suspicion, and would never, ever push for an investigation for no other reason than it will stymie Trump's agenda, but I find this very difficult to believe.
