The most corrupt president in our nation’s history has brought our country to its knees. We have arrived at an essential crisis of democracy where we will determine whether it is still possible to have, “A republic, if you can keep it.”
Donald Trump’s guilt is obvious and the facts were never seriously in dispute. Indeed, he has even bragged about it. We have 100 hours of testimony from 17 witnesses, 500 law professors signing a letter saying “overwhelming evidence ... forces us to conclude that President Trump engaged in impeachable conduct.”
Mick Mulvaney’s press conference was like a videotaped confession and Ambassador Gordon Sondland said, “Was there a ‘quid pro quo’? The answer is yes. Everyone was in the loop. It was no secret.”
Democrats in the House of Representatives have done their constitutional duty. Republicans in the Senate, unfortunately, have already broadcast their utter depravity by saying the facts would not alter their support of Trump. Sen. Mitch McConnell said he has no intention of giving impeachment a fair shake.
Marcus Tullius Cicero said, “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.”
It’s hard to see how democracy and the rule of law can survive the cowardice and treason of the Republican Party.
Susan Christensen, Salt Lake City
