CMR right on impeachment

As I have written before I am not a fan of this president and did not support him in 2016; however, I am against the impeachment and potential removal of this president.

I listened and read much of the testimony given and although suggested, I did not hear of a crime being committed. Abuse of power maybe, as the argument was the president used allocated money from Ukraine to harm a political rival. I heard it as the previous vice president may have abused his power and clearly was willing to withhold foreign aid unless conditions were met. This needed further investigation.

The second charge is “Obstruction of Congress.” This is different from the impeachment of President Clinton and near impeachment of President Nixon, who were to be charged with obstruction of justice because there were clear crimes. Nixon’s conspiracy was to cover up a burglary and Clinton committed perjury. Nixon’s potential impeachment was for the crimes of obstruction of justice, abuse of power, contempt of Congress, and Clinton for lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice.

Keep in mind, some Democrats voted to impeach President Clinton and some Republicans voted against the impeachment. It was, as was the committee vote on Nixon to move for impeachment, bipartisan. The vote against impeachment of Trump was bipartisan.

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers got it right by voting against impeachment.

Michael Cloke

Clarkston, Wash.