Later that evening, President Trump announced the creation of a new law enforcement organization that will focus exclusively on crimes committed by immigrants -- even though immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than native-born Americans.
In less than a week, Sessions and Trump made three moves that selectively bring the weight of law enforcement down on minorities and the poor. Then, on Thursday, March 2, Sessions declined to resign over his Senate testimony.
The problem isn't Russia. Democrats have been overly eager to embrace a report from intelligence chief James Clapper regarding Russian involvement in last year's presidential election. That report is poorly written and unsubstantiated, but it allows the Democratic establishment to evade responsibility for a series of systematic political failures. Ironically, Clapper also appears to have perjured himself in Senate testimony.
Nevertheless, serious questions have been raised about the Trump campaign and Russian interests. These questions must be answered.
Unfortunately, Clapper's report ignores the most promising and well-documented line of investigation: the web of business relationships between Russia, Trump, and Trump associates like Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Instead of exploring these connections, the Clapper report scapegoats left-wing political speech instead.
The American people deserve answers the Clapper report doesn't provide. There must be an independent investigation into the election. Sessions did not promise that, and leaders of both parties should demand it. They should also make it clear that no one is above the law, by demanding an independent criminal investigation of Sessions' Senate testimony.
Recusal is not enough. Jeff Sessions has shown that he is not fit to serve as Attorney General. In the name of equal justice for all, he must resign.
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