And they need to do so in a very unequivocal and public fashion.
If the information being bandied about right now is accurate, then Trump and his close circle of strategists and advisors is literally guilty of treason: Dealing with a foreign, basically hostile power in ways that directly impact the structure and governance of the United States, presumably for the benefit of that nation and for the perpetrator(s) of those dealings… is Treason. With a capital “T”…
Here’s the thing: For as long as these accusations continue to make the spotlight, Democrats, Progressives, and the Left will claim that Trump is completely illegitimate, and was elected by cheating with the aid of a foreign power.
That argument, if not based in actual fact, will
a) further relegate our arguments into the “dismissable conspiracy theory” dustbin, and
b) continue to allow us to avoid the hard self-evaluation that we need in order to find our way to creating a winning, active, engaged, and REGULARLY VOTING coalition.
Currently, the blame being put upon… Comey, the Russians, McConnell/Ryan for somehow gaming, rigging, or otherwise “hacking” the election serves no purpose than to make us look like whiners and cause us to avoid hard questions about our leadership and our decision making process. Couple that with the blame being put upon Bernie Sanders, the Left, and so forth… and it comes off pretty fucking bad, and that’s putting it mildly.
However, if there is hard evidence in the hands of folks who really care and really know what went down… at this point…
They should publish all of it for the people to see for themselves.
Classified status be damned, legal consequences be damned, “secrets” be damned. If there is evidence showing direct interference in our elections by the Russians, with knowing complicity or collusion on the part of Trump, McConnell, Ryan, Comey or any others… they need to be outed, they need to be prosecuted and they need to be removed from power.
“Against all enemies, foreign and domestic” applies very directly in this case, IF the accusations being implied by some and leveled directly by others have any merit.
Shit or get off the pot, those who have the info… time is short.