A lie repeated is still a lie

Dana Milbank’s syndicated column (Dec. 12, Opinion page) states that the Democrats have the facts in the impeachment case against President Trump and that he is lying. Milbank is either grossly misinformed or he is intentionally lying, because the transcript of Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president clearly contains no quid pro quo. None of the witnesses called by Rep. Schiff and Rep. Nadler have presented any facts of actual wrongdoing by the president. To resurrect an old saying when there is less than meets the eye in an accusation, where’s the beef?

The recent inspector general’s report about the FISA court documents used for the investigation of the Trump administration details the many errors that the FBI committed while conducting that inquiry. Nevertheless, Milbank and many other members of the media overlook the 17 incidences cited by the IG report.

Telling a lie over and over again does not make the lie true. The Democrats keep saying that Trump colluded with the Russians to win the 2016 election even though the Mueller report found no collusion. President Obama stated prior to the 2016 election that there was no way anyone could rig our elections because they are too decentralized. Rod Rosenstein specifically stated during the Mueller investigation that not a single vote was changed because of Russian interference. Despite both of these statements, Democrats continue to allege that President Trump was not duly elected by the voters.

Bruce Hunt

Spokane