Palm Beach Post: Impeachment inquiry is fully warranted
Trump been shameless in flaunting his presumption that he is beyond the law ...
In a head-spinning week, we have learned that Trump was on the phone July 25 with the newly elected president of Ukraine who was seeking the United States aid in defending his country against Russian aggression. According to a (damning) memo released (amazingly) Wednesday by the White House, Trump said, I need a favor, though. This, after personally holding up more than $391 million in aid to the beleaguered country for review.
The favor: to dig up political dirt on Joe Biden, Trumps leading Democratic opponent in the 2020 presidential race, and to seek verification of a loony-toons theory that the Russians really werent behind the hacking of Democrats computers in 2016.
Shockingly, this came just one day after Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified before Congress about his report into Trumps alleged obstruction of justice -- 10 separate counts! -- to block the investigation into Russias interference in our 2016 election. Clearly, Trump was anything but chastened by the troubling findings of Muellers investigation ...
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/20190927/editorial-impeachment-inquiry-is-fully-warranted