DAN RATHER: FUTURE GENERATIONS MAY MARK TODAY AS ONE OF THE DARKEST IN U.S. HISTORY – HERE’S WHY

May 10, 2017 by

 

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Legendary journalist, author and newsman Dan Rather covered former President Richard Nixon’s resignation during the Watergate scandal back in the 70s. Over the last couple of years, Rather has become quite vocal on social media, specifically on Facebook.

Once reality show host Donald Trump cast himself as a Republican presidential candidate, Rather became even more prolific in his commentary and in voicing his apprehension about the dangers he saw in Trump. Rather has often expressed the belief that the American people are now witnessing another political scandal with Trump that could very well supersede Nixon/Watergate.

After Tuesday afternoon’s announcement by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, stating the FBI Director James Comey had been fired by Trump, there has been great speculation about the motives behind the action, especially given that James Comey was heavily investigating Donald Trump for Russian collusion and corruption during the 2016 election year. The question now is, where will that investigation go from here?

Dan Rather took to Facebook and wrote this essay after the White House announcement was made.

Future generations may mark today as one of the truly dark days in American history, a history that may soon take an even more ominous turn.

President Trump’s sudden firing of FBI Director James Comey is a matter that should deeply concern every American, regardless of party, partisan politics or ideological leanings.

The independence of our law enforcement is at the bedrock of our democracy. That independance, already grievously shaken under the brief tenure of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is now shattered by uncertainty.

The firing of an FBI Director is always a very serious matter in normal times. But these times aren’t normal. Far from it. The Bureau is engaged in one of the most important and perilous investigations of this or any other presidency—the investigation of connections between the Trump election campaign and the Russian government.

The questions mount and the shadow grows darker. What were those connections? What did Mr. Trump know about them and when did he know it? How can the President explain the serious allegations against his former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn? And what is President Trump hiding in this regard? It’s imperative that the nation—We The People—get answers to those questions. It will take time, but the process must start now.

A politicized FBI is the last thing we need as we struggle through the maze of lies, concealment and ever-deepening mysteries. The last time a President fired prosecutors who were investigating him was Richard Nixon during the widespread criminal conspiracy known for short as “Watergate.” We all know how that turned out. In real ways, this potential scandal and cover-up are much graver. We are talking about the very security of the United States and the sanctity of our republic.

Thomas Paine famously wrote in 1776: “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. “

I see this as having the potential for a similar reflection point in our American story. If there is a cover up, if our nation is at the risk that has certainly been more than suggested, it is incumbent upon everyone who claims to love this nation to demand answers.

We need a special prosecutor. We need an independent investigation. There is, obviously, much we don’t know about what has just happened, why it happened and why now. Just as obviously there is much more, so much more that we need know. We need to damn the lies and expose the truth.

Thank you to Dan Rather, a voice of intelligence, integrity and experience.

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