Opinion : Letter to the Editor: Quid-pro-quo

Quid-pro-quo an example:

In a phone call to the Great Leader of North Korea:  “Leader Kim Jong-un, I have an offer and a favor to ask.  Firstly I will sign a treaty with your government that the United States will never use military force against your country.  In return I want you to discontinue building missiles, also I want you to move your ground forces far away from the 38th parallel, stop your threats against South Korea.  If you do these things I will promise that our country will ship to you food, and medicine for your people, I also promise that when I am out of office I will build for you the most beautiful of resort hotels on your most scenic coastal area.  This will make your country wealthy beyond your wildest dreams.  I await your answer.” This is an example of what any President may say to influence any adversary, in this case, North Korea.  Quid-pro-quo --- damn straight.

Where has there been collusion?  It began with the Hillary Clinton Campaign the Democrat National Committee, Fusion GPS, the Steele Dossier, the FBI and the Department of Justice. This and other factors led to the FBI initiating Crossfire Hurricane and later the appointment of a Special Prosecutor leading to the Mueller investigation.  An important outtake from Wikipedia follows:  “Mueller Report. Mueller concluded that Russian interference occurred in a "sweeping and systematic fashion" and that there were substantial links with the Trump campaign, but that the evidence available to investigators did not establish that the Trump campaign had "conspired or coordinated" with the Russian government.”  That is a conclusion of the Mueller Report, but no investigation of HRC campaign or the DNC.  Also, it appears that the Government of Ukraine may have played similar mischief favoring Hillary. 

It also seems to me that Chairman Schiff not only is a leaker but a first-rate liar.  If he has nothing to hide why are these hearing behind closed doors without publishing the whole transcript of the testimony??  Chairman Schiff has leaked to the major media outlets (fake news) only items derogatory to President Trump and others.  If this impeachment proceeding is to be fair let all the transcripts be published so the people can judge; interesting that no Republican voted in favor and that two Democrats defected.  Why is this in the Intelligence committee when previous Impeachment inquiries were instituted in the Judiciary – Chairman Nadler not good enough at lying?

Open these hearings so that we can see behind the curtain.

Regards,

John Stiegelmeyer