Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

Higher education is a scam. Half of the students in college shouldn't be there. Click to enlarge.

To the editor:

Law professor Harry Litman, a former U.S. attorney and Justice Department official, may be right in his assessment that ex-FBI Director James B. Comey's sins don't measure up to President Trump's. But he's missing a larger point. ("Comey's no angel, but unlike Trump, he's not a threat to the republic," Opinion, April 16)

Comey, like so many Trump detractors, makes the unpardonable sin of getting down in the mud with the president. Trump takes on all opponents in the same manner, most responding in the same manner, thus reducing them to playing his game of mudslinging.

Aside from people who pay attention only to the basic dishonesty and complete lack of character of Donald Trump or simply believe in the Republican Party, most people remain disinterested and likely will not be persuaded that Trump's behavior is anything other than politics as usual.

Trump's possible criminal behavior is not the issue; what's important is that he is leading the nation's political discourse in a way that may irreparably damage our democracy.

Greg Ryan, Woodland Hills

Nancy Pelosi is going absolutely crazy about the big Tax Cuts given to the American People by the Republicans…got not one Democrat Vote! Here’s a choice. They want to end them and raise your taxes substantially. Republicans are working on making them permanent and more cuts!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 20, 2018

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Here is Kurt Schlichter's latest column. Schlichter is (by far) my favorite conservative columnist. All of his columns are worth reading, but this one is astonishingly good.

In response to the Boston Herald editorial “The Swamp Is Fully Exposed” (April 17), which states that there is no evidence of Donald Trump and his campaign colluding with the Russians: A number of facts seem to be forgotten.

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn lied about his contacts with the Russians. Then there’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ faulty memory of his contacts with the Russians. Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos lied about his contacts with the Russians. The Trump Tower meeting with the Russians is the most obvious example. If this meeting was as harmless as Mr. Trump would have us believe, then why did he draft a letter that this meeting was about Russian adoption when the facts through emails suggest it concerned dirt on Hillary Clinton?

And now, according to sources cited by McClatchy news service last week, Robert Mueller has evidence that Michael Cohen traveled to Prague in August or September 2016, despite his denials. (The Steele dossier asserted that Mr. Cohen met with Russians in Prague at that time.)

Maybe Mr. Trump isn’t involved in collusion, but that remains to be seen. To say there is no evidence of collusion involving the Trump campaign is embarrassingly ignorant of the facts.

LAWRENCE REFT

North Shore

Thank you San Diego County for defending the rule of law and supporting our lawsuit against California's illegal and unconstitutional 'Sanctuary' policies. California's dangerous policies release violent criminals back into our communities, putting all Americans at risk.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2018

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