Abuse of power is not by Trump

I agree that an abuse of power is taking place, but it is not by the president. Chairman Nadler has issued a subpoena for something he is forbidden, by law, to have.

Set aside the fact that the law that created the current special counsel rules gave the sole right and responsibility for deciding how much, if any, of a special counsel's report to give the attorney general of the United States.

Set aside the still-unresolved issue of the validity of the FISA warrants used to initiate the investigations of the Trump presidential campaign. Federal law requires certain parts of the report be kept confidential and not be released to the public. Grand jury proceedings, information on persons not indicted, information concerning ongoing investigations, and information that reveals intelligence methods or the names of intelligence agents, all are required to be withheld and redacted.

Disregarding this suggests that a group of congressmen would rewrite the law at their whim and without the procedures set forth in our Constitution. If this is not an abuse of power and a "constitutional crisis," then there is no such thing. The federal courts will need to sort this out and establish the balance point between the executive and legislative branches of our government.

Mark W. Bailey

Round Lake Beach