Guyana Chronicle New York Edition Week-ending March 10, 2017
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Handel Andrews Column
Destroying the Credibility, Presidential-ness of the Presidency
Iwish that I could discuss a different subject this week. Based on ongoing events from the President, I cannot. I will ask the difficult question: Based on his track record, can the President's words be trusted? If they can-
Kevin Lewis said: "President Obama nor any White House official ever ordered surveillance on any US citizen." New York Times reported that F.B.I. Director, James B. Comey, asked the Justice Department this weekend to publicly reject President Trump's assertion that President Barack Obama ordered the tapping of | Mr. Trump's phones.. If the National Security Agency (NSA) or the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) felt that there was probable cause to believe spies were operating in Trump Tower, they could seek a warrant from the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. This court is commonly known as FISA. Applications must be submitted and approved. Apparently, no such application exists. Importantly, if such existed, it means that it was believed that the Tower was conducting business that threatens the security of the United States. Another means of attaining a warrant to wiretap Trump Tower was for President Obama, on his own, to file for a certification with the Attorney General. Mr. Comey is asking the Justice Department to re-
not, what are the consequences? AN OLD TECHNIQUE Richard Nixon attempted to coverWhen I was a boy, a lie was a up his involvement. After his inlie. These days the White House is volvement was determined, and calling a lie an "alternative truth." facing virtual impeachment, he reIt's an old technique to say things signed. without proof. A says that B stole $1 It bothers me that this hombre million dollars from his workplace dares to call one of the greatest US without proof. We laugh because it Presidents "sick" and liken him to is a joke. Matters of the Presidency Richard Nixon. He is more a Nixon. are serious and not laughable. In the He refuses to make his tax returns words of scripture, "There is a time public, because it might expose his and a season for every activity under Russian ties and he seems to be covthe heavens." We have reached a ering up his campaign's ties to RussPRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP new low in America when the cred- ian meddling in our 2016 elections. ject Mr. Trump's assertions, because ibility and Presidential-ness of the He gives no evidence for his no such certification exists. Presidency is being destroyed. outrageous claims and his RepubliAn analyst said on CNN on can cahoots, eager to deflect from OBAMA NOT BORN IN THE Tuesday morning that since the Dehis ties to Russia, talk about holding UNITED STATES mocrats (and it is not only Democinvestigations into his ridiculous acOn the surface, Donald Trump's rats) are accusing Trump and his cusations. accusation that Barack Obama was campaign advisers of having ties to Let me set the record straight. not bom in the US appears to some Russia, Trump is throwing out a If President Obama did this, there to be a laughing matter. It is not. If "similar red herring." This is a bad should be a paper trail. Director of you lie about a person, the least you analogy. One cannot compare ties Intelligence during the 2016 eleccan do if you discover the truth, is with a foreign country, being investion denied Trump's accusation. apologize and admit your error. tigated by the authorities, to accusJames Clapper said he would have That is, if you were well intening one's predecessor of wireknown about such action; but he is tioned. Trump was not. He has built tapping one without offering evinot aware of any such action. a career on lies, innuendos and halfPresident Obama's spokesman (continued on page 10) truths. It has served him well these many years. Why stop now? Troui \ ble is, that those who know better, keep silent, focusing only on their <: v Boston Shipping political affiliations. Mr. Trump owes President Obama an apology. IT? 7 Inc. He is too arrogant to do this and no one is holding him accountable. We Make Shipping Overseas as Easy as Shipping Next Door WIRETAPPING TRUMP TO WE SHIP TOWER Last Saturday, without evidence, he accused President Barack Obama of wiretapping the phones in Trump Tower during the 2016 election campaign. He tweeted, "How low has President Obama gone, to tap my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watcrgatc. Bad (or sick) guy!" Watergate was a serious political scandal that happened in the 1970s in these United States. It was caused by the break-in of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. President
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