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IMPEACHED: And fully deserving

| December 22, 2019 12:00 AM

Bob Barrans is such a great example of Republican distract and defend policies. He wrote that “all presidents from FDR to Trump have withheld foreign aid to get a better result for the American taxpayers.” The rather important point he didn’t mention is that there are no presidents, except Trump, who withheld those funds for his own personal political gain.

I would also extrapolate that Trump thought he got away scot-free from the Russians’ interfering in the 2016 election to help him win, so why not try it again with Ukraine? Republicans continue to defend this self-promoting ignorant man who would be president for life if allowed (his words).

He is being impeached for two reasons: Withholding defense funds OK’d by Congress to Ukraine for his own personal political gain; and Obstruction of Congress for refusing to allow any pertinent paperwork, or any subpoenaed witnesses who work/worked for him from testifying, about reason No. 1.

Why? Both publicly confirmed; neither publicly denied, by him and/or his lackeys.

A great quote is this: “Politics do not corrupt people, people corrupt politics.” Trump and his cult-like followers are prime examples of that quote. Another thing. Really, Bob, you saw proof of your opinion via YouTube? Of course, an unimpeachable source of real news and facts.

FIONA GRESSLER

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