Impeachment Dems’ first day

By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq.
TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist

Day one of the Impeachment hearing was worse than I’d thought. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs at the U.S. Department of State, George Kent, and Acting Ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor, got the impeachment hearing off to a great start for the Democrats and the American people. As my late friend, Dick Gregory, would have said, “They spoke so my grandmother could understand that President Donald Trump was calling the shots on attempting to bribe Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when he sought help for his personal benefit.” We should all know by now that soliciting the help of a foreign power to get dirt on a potential competitor in the U.S. Presidential election.

What follows the opening of the impeachment hearing can be nothing but “icing on the cake!” This is the third impeachment hearing I have witnessed in my lifetime. Whatever one thinks about the other two, this one is so egregious that’s it’s hard to believe any Republicans are in doubt about successfully impeaching Mr. Trump. He’s a major offender of decency, truth, respect, and of any positive behavior that comes to mind. How does one get to be who Mr. Trump is?

Taylor and Kent confirmed so much abuse of power on the part of Mr. Trump. No one should have as many passes in life as he has already gotten. He’s tried to make life miserable for DACA young people. He’s already run so many of his staff off. He’s revived such hatred for all non-white people. He’s shown no respect for women. Many months ago, when it was found that he already had told over 10,000 lies, I could hardly believe it. I would imagine that number has risen significantly!

Evidence thus far shows the piling up of evidence in order for President Trump to abuse the power of the President. There is no doubt that Mr. Trump used the power of his office to withhold foreign aid to Ukraine for political dirt on VP Joe Biden and his son.

Trump knew the Ukrainian President’s back was up against the wall. He took advantage of the fact that Trump’s good friend Russian President Vladimir Putin could have attacked Ukraine any minute, but he chose the interests of an enemy of our country (and obviously a friend of his) over Ukraine – a country that is a friend of the United States. There was a time many of us were unfairly labeled “communist” by people like Trump, but here we are with so many Republicans siding with Trump and have chosen to support him and the communist guy! One cannot help but wonder what Trump is seeking from President Putin!

Democrats racked up facts in the opening of the hearing. It’s understandable why Ukraine’s president said he didn’t feel pressured by Trump’s efforts to extort him. His back was against the wall. Thousands had died in his country and thousands more stood to die if they didn’t get ways to protect them against Russia encroaching on Ukraine’s territory. Congress had already approved of the help and shaking down another country’s President before he can get what Congress had already approved.

Amb. Marie Yovanovich, Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindlman (former National Security Council Director for European Affairs), Kurt Volker (former Special Envoy to Ukraine) and Gordon Sondland (U.S. Amb. to the European Union), are still waiting to have their say – at which more Republicans are rethinking their process argument!

Republicans complained about the process used for getting information regarding why Trump will be impeached. After hearing the persuasive testimony of Taylor and Kent, I think they are wishing they’d left the process alone.

This article originally published in the November 25, 2019 print edition of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper.