In his public remarks, Robert Mueller made it crystal clear that the special counsel’s investigation revealed that Russia’s government made “multiple systemic efforts” to interfere with the 2016 U.S. election, and that they are a continuing threat to our national security.

If we had a normal president in the White House he/she would be addressing the country right now to acknowledge the crisis and present a plan to secure and protect our elections. Instead, we have a commander-in-chief who remains silent and, worse, has ignored American intelligence, and sided with dictator Vladimir Putin, who, of course, denies any interference.

To make matters worse, we have Republicans in Congress, our Utah representatives among them, who refuse to face the truth on this and many other issues, and march in lockstep behind President Trump. By so doing, they demonstrate that loyalty to our country’s democracy plays second fiddle to their loyalty to the man, Trump.

Mueller stated that the proven Russian interference in our political system should be of grave concern to every American. I concur, and believe it is the duty of every single American citizen to make their voices heard in Washington regarding our president’s disregard for our safety.

Remember the words of Edmund Burke: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”