Fortunately, efforts by some GOP lawmakers to initiate a congressional investigation so far have been rejected by Republican leaders.Why "fortunately"? Why shouldn't this be investigated by congress... or by the Justice Department?
Watergate was the break-in of an office by one political party to spy on the campaign plans of another political party. This is worse. This is a felony forgery attempt to actually influence a federal election.
This story is bigger than Watergate and bigger than the current election. This is Big Media caught operating as the propaganda arm of a political party. This is huge. This is not going away, even with the efforts of establishment types everywhere, including congressional Republican leadership, to ignore its importance.
Exactly the issue.
They can't bury it but they want to bury it.
Dead on. I hope that the key here is simply that there will be no CONGRESSIONAL investigation into this, at this time. Sorry, but that would distract from the campaign, inflame partisans on both sides, and cause charges of "dirty campaigning by Republicans in power" to stick. We don't get down into this muck if we want to continue swinging voters to pull the lever in support of the President. If we refrain from doing so, we will gain the support of those so transparently and unfairly attacking him.