Schumer's changing ideas on impeachment

In a recently released letter to a sitting president published by the New York Post, the writer (a politician) claims he is "shaken" at the thought of removing a president. The letter reads, in part, "Mr. President, this is a day of solemnity and awe. I rise humbled that we are participating in a process that was mapped out more than 200 years ago by our Founding Fathers and that the words we say today will be looked upon by historians and future Congresses for guidance. That is quite a responsibility."

Another paragraph thanks the Senate majority and minority leaders and others who have wrestled with this case. The letter continues: "It has shaken me that we stand at the brink of removing a president - not because of a popular groundswell to remove him and not because of the magnitude of the wrongs he's committed - but conditions in the late 20th century America have made it possible for a small group of people who hate (this president) and hate his policies to very cleverly and very doggedly exploit the institutions of freedom that we hold dear and almost succeed in undoing him. Most troubling to me are the conditions that allowed this to happen, than the small group who precipitated them."

Which current Republican wrote this letter to President Donald Trump? Answer: No Republican wrote it. It was written by Democratic then-Rep., now Sen. Chuck Schumer in 1999 in defense of President Bill Clinton. Of course, this letter could apply to the current weak, flimsy, hateful impeachment charges brought by Democrats against the duly elected president of the U.S. - President Donald Trump. It appears Sen. Schumer has lost his grave concern for the impeachment process now that it involves a Republican.

Paul Saam

Gurnee