Letter to the editor: Columnist’s comments on Trump, Rep. Swalwell misleading
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I was dismayed to read the prominent commentary by Washington Post columnist Marc A. Thiessen in the Dec. 11 edition (Page A11) where the introductory paragraph included a line about “… the now-disproved conspiracy theory that Donald Trump had colluded with Russian intelligence … .” This statement is at best misleading.
In August, the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee issued a report finding that the Trump presidential campaign chairman’s interaction with Russian intelligence officials during the 2016 election posed “a grave counterintelligence threat.” While Trump may have been an unwitting participant, his campaign did foster ties with Russia, which implicates the then-candidate Trump.
Don Bohdan Wynnyczok
WILLIAMSBURG Don Bohdan Wynnyczok, 79, born Jan. 2, 1941, in Terebowlia, Ukraine, passed away Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, of natural causes.
Don was a U.S. Navy officer; CIA intelligence officer, paramilitary and operations; lobbyist for Ukraine; security director for the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee (SSCI); businessman; office director in Kyiv, Ukraine, for the International Executive Service Corps (IESC); and U.S. Department of State security officer.
A gifted historian and political scientist, his avocations and hobbies were current events, fine food and wine (a Chaîne des Rôtisseurs member and sommelier), creative cooking, adventure, travel (over 90 countries), hunting, ballroom dancing, philately, numismatics and chess. He was a most loving and devoted husband to Martha-Jean “M.J.” for over 44 years, son, brother, cousin, uncle, and the life of any gathering of friends and family. His friendship and smile were infectious.
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