The so-called Nunes memo prepared
for the Republican majority on the House of Representatives
Intelligence Committee, even if overblown, clearly suggests that there
might have been an unwarranted and quite possibly illegal Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI) surveillance of a former Trump staffer over his
completely legal Russian business ties. Meanwhile, the nine month-long
Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigation into Moscow’s possible
interference in the US election has so far only demonstrated that it was
Israel rather than Russia that meddled with the campaign by meeting
with Trump associates and seeking favors. Notably missing is any
evidence that the Russian government did anything beyond the usual
probing that intelligence agencies worldwide do when confronted by
important developments in another country that is either a competitor or
adversary.
