My Open Letter to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein

(Unofficial) PRESS RELEASE: My Open Letter to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein... Dear Honorable Senator Dianne Feinstein: I’m writing to you as a longtime resident of San Francisco, California and one of your constituents. Although I’ve disagreed with a number of positions you’ve held in the past in the U.S. Senate, I felt it was very important to let you know that I fully support your decision - as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee - to release the documentation of the Fusion GPS testimony given during the ongoing Mueller investigation of Russian influence on the presidential election of 2016 and the unlawful involvement of.certain members of the Trump campaign in same.

Therefore, I urge you, please, don’t succumb to pressure from any individual or group who tries to get you to backpedal, back down or to make you feel that you have to come up with an excuse for having taken the extremely important and unquestionably patriotic action of releasing that documentation to the American people. For America's Democracy, for our Great Republic to not only survive but to thrive, we must have transparency throughout our branches of government and trust and faith in the integrity of our elected officials must be maintained. But, in order to be able to maintain that all-important trust in our elected officials, the American people must always be provided with truthful, accurate, complete and timely information so that they may make informed decisions. And, I think I speak for all Americans who are paying attention when I say that, if the decision were left solely up to the Trump administration, the Republican Party and the GOP members of Congress, then the American people would be kept in absolute darkness for perpetuity. To be honest, I was surprised when learned of your releasing the Fusion GPS testimony documents and I believe many others were as well. But, with that said, we were and we are so very glad and so very thankful that you did so. You’re actions were courageous, patriotic and - bottom line - they were the right thing to do for the American people and for American democracy. Putting aside anything Trump-related for a moment, the bottom line is this: we must understand Russia's tactics and methodologies so that we can take effective, swift actions to prevent such interference and influence in the future. One thing we can do, now, is teach Americans how to make informed choices regarding news consumption and recognizing the weaponization of social media posts by special.and foreign interests. Senator Chuck Grassley’s decision to continue to withhold the Fusion GPS documents from the American people proves that he is yet another tool of the dangerously incompetent and shamefully corrupt Trump administration and - for his choosing (Republican) party over (American) people - (imho) nothing more than a traitor. So, thank you, honorable Senator Dianne Feinstein. It's good to know that some members of Congress still have spines. May 2018 be a much better year - for all of us - than 2017. I believe it will be. And, your recent actions have contributed to this being realized. In closing, please allow me to share a favorite quote from George Orwell, one I feel is supremely apropos at this time: “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” Viva la Revolution.