what he really wants whether it is from russia or from other nations. we did not get an avalanche of statements from republicans condemning this. we got none and the shift now goes to the democrats. there has been a rising chorus of voices. spee speaker pelosi has done a few maneuvers to blow off steam but she s largely kept it in check. and also just to point out, the president of the united states suggesting that he wouldn t go to the fbi. what sort of example is that setting? it s the language of a mob boss rath ethan the president. first of all he does have ties with the fbi. he has worked with them in the 80s, but he is suggesting he s putting his own political future ahead of law in this country. implications are even more extraordinary now than they may have been in 2016. we read in the new york times six months ago that governments