BAD TAKE ALERT:— John Schindler (@20committee) January 15, 2019
While I have praised @NRO for its even-handedness (and then some) regarding Trump, this anti-FBI screed from @RichLowry (FYI the NR EIC -- who, let me say, I usually enjoy reading) needs to be called out.https://t.co/atCa9CRyIS
- Says @RichLowry: "US presidents over the decades have made many foolhardy decisions that have undermined our security; never before have they been deemed a fit subject for an FBI investigation." Yes, this is true; but it omits the key fact here.... /3
- Namely that we've never before Trump had a POTUS who plausibly might be considered a pawn (witting or not) of a hostile foreign power. This is a big uncharted ocean for USG. Since @RichLowry thinks the FBI had no business conducting a CI inquiry into President Trump, ok.... /4
- Either POTUS is inherently above investigation (mmmmmkay...neat authoritarian take there) or @RichLowry thinks it should not be done by the FBI -- you know, USG's lead CI agency. Maybe we should have the Nat'l Park Service do it? How about Dept of Agriculture counterspies? /5X