The time of "shock and awe".
The leaders of this country, with all the intelligence agencies, had determined that Russia had interfered in our presidential election. They brought the news to the new President of the United States. He discounted it and ignored it. The entire government was shocked by his reaction.
Normally, a President - any President - would call for an immediate investigation. He would assure the American people that we would get to the bottom of it and find the truth. But not this President.
Even as the Deputy Atty General warned the White House that they had evidence on his National Security Adviser that indicated he might be liable to blackmail from the Russians, the information was ignored. He was kept in his job for another 24 days. It was unbelievable!
Then, one by one, members of the new Administration were found to have had secret meetings with the Russians? Red flags went up everywhere. And every time, the Administration officials lied. Why? They refused to tell the simple truth.
Our faith in our system of government was shattered. It appeared that we had been taken over by a foreign government, the Russians. The new President gave no one the reason to think otherwise. He simply dismissed all charges as a "hoax" and a creation of "fake news". The country had entered a time of crisis unlike any we had ever seen in our history.
Even as a "Special Prosecutor" was appointed to investigate the matter in a non-partisan manner, very little progress was made in finding the truth. People continued to lie. The new President continued to idolize the Russian oligarchs. The citizens continued to survive under the cloud of uncertainty and scandal.
Now, ten months in, we wait impatiently for something to break? Anything? But, so far, nothing.
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