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Investigate Russian hacking

Sun., Jan. 1, 2017

What are we to make of Donald Trump’s election? Trump repeatedly stated as a matter of fact that the election process was rigged. I did not believe that, but I now know that Trump was correct. He just forgot to tell us that his Russian buddies rigged it.

This is something that requires a full and complete investigation by Congress and other relevant agencies. We all need to know what was done, who did it, what Trump knew about it, and when he knew it. Willful ignorance, such as his suggestion that the computer hacking of election campaigns and state election offices was done by some guy on a couch in New Jersey, will not suffice as an explanation.

Michael O’Dea

Spokane

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