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We’re having a Watergate déjà vu

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 1973 file photo, Archibald Cox speaks at a news conference in Washington. Comparisons to the Nixon-era "Saturday night massacre" were swift after President Trump fired the acting attorney general for refusing to enforce his executive order on immigrants and refugees. In both cases, a dispute between a president and his Justice Department led to an evening maneuver by the president to install an acting attorney general more to his liking.
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 1973 file photo, Archibald Cox speaks at a news conference in Washington. Comparisons to the Nixon-era "Saturday night massacre" were swift after President Trump fired the acting attorney general for refusing to enforce his executive order on immigrants and refugees. In both cases, a dispute between a president and his Justice Department led to an evening maneuver by the president to install an acting attorney general more to his liking. John Duricka AP

Given the chaos that this president has inflicted on our country since Jan. 20, no one should be surprised that Donald Trump has fired the very person who was investigating a possible Trump/Russia collusion.

Those of us who were around for Watergate are suffering a déjà vu. Congress must act now to force the appointment of a special prosecutor who would be beyond the reach of politics.

Martha Devernoe

Bradenton

This story was originally published May 11, 2017 at 12:21 PM with the headline "We’re having a Watergate déjà vu."

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