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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe Cannot Wait for History to Judge. We Need the Truth About Trump and Russia Now.
http://billmoyers.com/story/need-truth-trump-russia-now/For the sake of democracy, an independent commission or special prosecutor must be appointed to investigate Russian influence.
By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship | January 17, 2017
Over the holidays, John Farrell, author of an upcoming biography of Richard Nixon, wrote an op-ed piece in The New York Times confirming what many of us have known for nearly 50 years: In the fall of 1968, Nixon, the Republican candidate for president, deliberately torpedoed President Lyndon Johnsons efforts to cease the bombing of North Vietnam and begin peace talks to end the Vietnam war.
Johnson was not running for re-election, but his vice president, Hubert Humphrey, was the Democratic candidate for the White House and Nixon was determined to keep Humphrey from reaping the benefits of good news from Southeast Asia. In the course of researching his Nixon book, Farrell found a cache of notes from Nixon aide H.R. Haldeman showing that Nixon directed his campaigns efforts to scuttle the peace talks On Oct. 22, 1968, he ordered Haldeman to monkey wrench the initiative.
Nixon won the election and until the end of his life denied he had interfered. But, Farrell notes, Nixon had cause to lie. His actions appear to violate federal law, which prohibits private citizens from trying to defeat the measures of the United States.
Johnson believed Nixon had committed treason, but at the time he and his aides decided they lacked sufficient proof. History has since provided the evidence.
By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship | January 17, 2017
Over the holidays, John Farrell, author of an upcoming biography of Richard Nixon, wrote an op-ed piece in The New York Times confirming what many of us have known for nearly 50 years: In the fall of 1968, Nixon, the Republican candidate for president, deliberately torpedoed President Lyndon Johnsons efforts to cease the bombing of North Vietnam and begin peace talks to end the Vietnam war.
Johnson was not running for re-election, but his vice president, Hubert Humphrey, was the Democratic candidate for the White House and Nixon was determined to keep Humphrey from reaping the benefits of good news from Southeast Asia. In the course of researching his Nixon book, Farrell found a cache of notes from Nixon aide H.R. Haldeman showing that Nixon directed his campaigns efforts to scuttle the peace talks On Oct. 22, 1968, he ordered Haldeman to monkey wrench the initiative.
Nixon won the election and until the end of his life denied he had interfered. But, Farrell notes, Nixon had cause to lie. His actions appear to violate federal law, which prohibits private citizens from trying to defeat the measures of the United States.
Johnson believed Nixon had committed treason, but at the time he and his aides decided they lacked sufficient proof. History has since provided the evidence.
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We Cannot Wait for History to Judge. We Need the Truth About Trump and Russia Now. (Original Post)
.99center
Jan 2017
OP
We may know more soon if Trump pulls out the newly deployed troops in Eastern Europe or not!
chowder66
Jan 2017
#3
2naSalit
(86,634 posts)1. K&R!
bagelsforbreakfast
(1,427 posts)2. Cherchez la hookerskis!
chowder66
(9,070 posts)3. We may know more soon if Trump pulls out the newly deployed troops in Eastern Europe or not!
On Rachel Maddow tonight she went over how Obama ramped up the pledged troops to Norway, Estonia, Bulgaria, etc from next month to before he leaves office. The prior lead-in was about Russia's kgb using video with prostitutes to catch people and use politically.
She ended it with basically saying.... so we will see if Trump does Putin's bidding by pulling the Troops out. If not, Russia could very well release any intel they have on Trump.
iluvtennis
(19,861 posts)4. Yep, we'll see what he does. As I think the TraitorTrump is Putin's puppet, he'll pull the troop.
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,120 posts)5. and how many more died in Vietnam?
It's horrific.
world wide wally
(21,743 posts)6. And don't forget Reagan's deal with Iran to undermine Carter.
Like the commercials say. "Republicans... it's what they do" (formerly known as treason)
manhatslim
(19 posts)8. Impeachment, Espionage
We need an impeachment trial , or one for espionage. Trump and his campaign are guilty of treason. Republicans in congress are accessories to treason..