George W. Bush on Trump and Russia: 'We all need answers'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President George W. Bush said Monday "we all need answers" on the extent of contact between President Donald Trump's team and the Russian government, and didn't rule out the idea that a special prosecutor could be necessary to lead an investigation.

The Republican also defended the media's role in keeping world leaders in check, noting that "power can be addictive," and warned against immigration policies that could alienate Muslims.

"I am for an immigration policy that's welcoming and upholds the law," Bush told NBC's "Today" show.

Bush's comments came after a prominent Republican in Congress, Rep. Darrell Issa of California, called for a special prosecutor to investigate whether Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and was in touch with Trump's top advisers during the campaign.

You know we're in trouble when W sounds like an intelligent voice of reason. Despite all of the bad things I thought about his administration, I'd take George W Bush back for a third term instead of one term of Trump. Though I thought Bush wasn't a good President, he at least seemed to value our Constitution immeasurably more than Trump does.

I always thought Bush was basically a nice guy that was out of his depth.Trump on the other hand is an asshole out of his depth.

George W Bush also had some not-so-nice people advising him, like Cheney, who led him down the wrong path. With Trump, we have a President who doesn't care about anything but himself and who trusts alt-right news sources over intelligence briefings, an adviser (Bannon) who wants to dismantle the Federal Government, and a staff of people largely chosen for their opposition to the departments they are tasked to lead. It's as if the worst of the George W Bush administration was extracted, purified, and then concentrated a hundred-fold before being injected into the White House.

Agreed Cheney was the worst.

Karl Rove gave Cheney a run for his money.

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Paul D