To the editor:
Only in the fevered minds of The Times’ editorialists have Trump’s meetings with former FBI Director James B. Comey risen to obstruction of justice. Alan Dershowitz and Jonathan Turley, both preeminent constitutional scholars, have given extensive examination to the question and concluded there is no case.
The investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign has gone on for months now, and we have seen no solid evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow. There’s been lots of talk about “smoke,” but no “smoking gun.”
In the meantime, countless stories quoting anonymous sources have been treated seriously. But as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) pointed out in his questioning of Comey, the only thing not leaked was that Trump was never the subject of an investigation. The emptiness of this enterprise is laid bare by the pivot to the equally empty claim of obstruction.
It’s time for this witch hunt to end. Don’t worry, Trump will offer up many opportunities for publishing future editorials.
Kent Schmidt, La Cañada Flintridge
