This is the text of a letter I sent to the Everett, Washington, Herald on September 23, 2019:
President Donald J. Trump is a criminal. He has violated numerous federal laws and his oath of office. He has obstructed or at least attempted to obstruct justice. He has violated campaign finance law. He continually violates the emoluments clauses of the Constitution. He puts himself above the law when, just to cite one example, he blocks the disclosure of a whistleblower complaint to Congress as required by law. All of those matters are in the public record, and the Democrats in the House of Representatives where impeachment proceedings do nothing. They dither about needing more evidence. They fret about political consequences, and our legal and Constitutional procedures for holding a president accountable become meaningless. It is way past the time when President Trump should have been removed from office. I wish I had any confidence that Congress would do its Constitutional duty and remove him.
President Donald J. Trump is a criminal. He has violated numerous federal laws and his oath of office. He has obstructed or at least attempted to obstruct justice. He has violated campaign finance law. He continually violates the emoluments clauses of the Constitution. He puts himself above the law when, just to cite one example, he blocks the disclosure of a whistleblower complaint to Congress as required by law. All of those matters are in the public record, and the Democrats in the House of Representatives where impeachment proceedings do nothing. They dither about needing more evidence. They fret about political consequences, and our legal and Constitutional procedures for holding a president accountable become meaningless. It is way past the time when President Trump should have been removed from office. I wish I had any confidence that Congress would do its Constitutional duty and remove him.
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