Since last July, Mr Comey said, the president’s campaign has been investigated for colluding with Russia to influence the 2016 election. Donald Trump’s election machine is coating his White House with sewage. Mr Trump’s administration can hardly escape Russia’s shadow, but perhaps he is not bothered by being tainted for the moment. The president knows that many leading Republicans have already disavowed links between the Trump campaign and Russia before their work has even begun. That is why what is needed is an independent body, along the lines of the 9/11 commission, to look at Mr Trump’s dealings with Moscow.

Source: The Guardian March 20, 2017 20:15 UTC