I did predict early in his campaign that if Trump were elected we would soon see special prosecutors and so we now have the first. In view of the chaos now gripping the body politic of the United States, this may be a good thing as it will focus the Russia issue and channel the hysteria on Capitol Hill. Nevertheless it is now the position of this blog that whether you love him or loathe him, Trump is the duly elected president of the world’s top super-power and our closest ally. He deserves to be allowed to govern, albeit in a rather different way, much of it innovative and refreshing in method. Because that challenges not only the political establishment, but also bypasses institutions who regard the matter in contention as their turf, there is now an organised campaign in hand to destroy this presidency. That is appalling. If it succeeds it will damage America more than Trump.
The President is evidently about to set off on his first foreign tour which will take him to Israel, Saudi Arabia, the Vatican and the G7 summit in Sicily. That is a different itinerary to his predecessors but interesting nevertheless. There are reports that both Houses of Congress plan to have Comey appear before them to tell all during the course of next week. If the report is true, and reports in Washington and not at present reliable, then it should not happen. There is a tradition that when the president travels overseas it is hands off at home, for the obvious reason that at best the value of the trip may be undermined and at worst reduced to a media farce.
Comey’s kiss and tell will have to wait.