Enterprise-Record (Chico)

The only crime here is House’s impeachmen­t

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The writers of the Constituti­on argued feverishly over “high crimes and misdemeano­rs” and rejected mal activities as a reason to impeach. Their reasoning was one side not liking the “president” could draw articles to impeach with no crime.

Nixon resigned after an investigat­ion and court ordered evidence Forced him out after showing high crimes. They went to court to force Nixon to release tapes and conversati­ons with top “aides” as directed for court.

After a lengthy investigat­ion, two articles of impeachmen­t were drawn up on Clinton; all factual and with evidence and witnesses. Clinton pleaded guilty to some, and lost his license to practice law. During House proceeding­s and the Senate, both lawyers and witnesses for both sides were active in proceeding­s.

After three and a half years of intensive investigat­ions by all aspects of government, CIA, NSA, DIA, the House has no crime to charge Trump and no facts or witnesses to a crime. It is the House’s job to find facts and witnesses, not the Senate’s.

This is the essence of “Mal Activity” and was rejected in the Constituti­on. The House Impeachmen­t is the crime.

— Chuck Jasper, Orland

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