Debate: Are Trump’s Ties to Russia a Dangerous Security Issue or Critics’ Fodder for New Red Scare?
The ongoing mystery of Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election took an unexpected turn early Saturday morning when President Trump took to Twitter, writing: "Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!" Trump offered no evidence, but within 24 hours he called on lawmakers to probe Obama's actions. The New York Times is reporting F.B.I. director James B. Comey has asked the Justice Department to publicly reject Trump's assertion that Obama ordered the tapping of Trump's phones. The Times described Comey's request as a "remarkable rebuke of a sitting president." For more we host a debate between attorney Scott Horton, lecturer at Columbia Law School and a contributing editor at Harper's Magazine, and Robert Parry, veteran investigative journalist and editor of the website Consortiumnews.com.