March 20, 2018
Rep. Dana
Rohrabacher,
101 Main
Street #380
Huntington
Beach, CA 92648
Dear
Congressman,
Re: Putin
I hear
your president put in a call to Putin this morning, to congratulate him on his
election “victory.” I hear that Sen. John McCain called him out about it,
rightly so. Everyone in the sane universe knows it was a sham, even Donald
Trump. Though Donald Trump does not, perhaps, inhabit the sane universe. His
congratulatory call was misplaced, but I’m sure none the less welcome in Moscow
for that fact.
Does
Trump realize, I wonder, that his public support and apparent friendship for a
ruthless dictator is inappropriate for an American president? Even his press
secretary (I saw her press briefing this morning, too) seemed more than a
little embarrassed by her inability to confirm that he had raised questions
about Russia’s slaughter of civilians in Syria, its continued support for the
Iranian regime, the attempted murder of a former citizen, and other troublesome
questions. He seems blithely unconcerned about anything except the need to
avoid offense at any cost.
I’m
wondering, though, where you yourself stand on Russia and its president today?
I’m aware that you have been friendly enough, in the past, to have received a
warning from the intelligence community, that you were being targeted as a
potential asset to a hostile foreign power. I have not heard anything from you
in recent days about your erstwhile (current?) friends, and I do believe it’s
time to make your position clear. Do you still continue to support the
dictator? Are you prepared to make a clear and forceful statement about the
role of Russian interference in our 2016 election and our electoral system? I
have heard/read nothing from you about the Mueller investigation. Do you
support it? Are you willing to go to bat in defense of democracy?
We, your
constituents, expect to hear such things from you, Congressman. Are you for
America and everything it stands for? We hope so.
Respectfully,
Peter
Clothier, Ph.D.
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