Bottom: It’s Time (please see previous post 9/19/19)

The Time has finally come for Donald J. Trump to leave office. He probably should have never been in Office in the first place, but once in; it became clear quickly, that this was a tragic mistake and he needs to leave.

Respected, experienced, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance hit the nail on the head – ‘A president can’t offer US aid to a foreign country in exchange for prosecution of a political opponent’.

https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/status/1174847493634441216

I’m not an Attorney, but, I Can Read:

18 U.S. Code § 872.Extortion by officers or employees of the United States

(C) the term “extortion” means an offense that has as its elements the extraction of anything of value from another person by threatening or placing that person in fear of injury to any person or kidnapping of any person;  source:https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode

I believe that $250 Million in U.S. Aid to Ukraine is ‘ a thing of value’, and that the threat of a Russian Invasion of Ukraine places many persons ‘in fear of injury’. And probably kidnapping as well.

“As the 2020 election draws closer, President Trump and his personal attorney appear to have increased pressure on the Ukrainian government and its justice system in service of President Trump’s reelection campaign, and the White House and the State Department may be abetting this scheme,” the chairmen of the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees wrote, citing media reports that Trump had threatened to withhold $250 million in aid to help Ukraine in its ongoing struggle against Russian-backed separatists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/whistleblower-complaint-about-president-trump-involves-ukraine-according-to-two-people-familiar-with-the-matter/2019/09/19/07e33f0a-daf6-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html

Therefore; it is apparent, that Pres. Trump and his Team, held-up the Congressionally-approved and previously agreed to Aid, in order to force Ukrainian Authorities to investigate Trump’s political opponents.

There is concern about the Acting DNI consulting the Justice Dept. about the whistle-blower complaint, as the Law clearly states that the DNI’s next step should be to notify Congress before doing anything else.

“The law is “very clear” that the whistle-blower complaint must be handed over to Congress”, said Senator Angus King of Maine, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats. “The inspector general determines what level of concern it is,” Mr. King, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in an interview. “Once the determination is made,” he added, the director of national intelligence “has a ministerial responsibility to share that with Congress — it is not discretionary.” NY Times By Julian E. Barnes, Nicholas Fandos, Michael S. Schmidt and Matthew Rosenberg Published Sept. 19, 2019Updated Sept. 20, 2019, 8:48 a.m. ET

House Speaker N. Pelosi needs to move beyond her desperation to maintain a Democratic majority in the House, which is entirely understandable but now secondary, and permit Impeachment Proceedings to progress.

This all is good old, gangster-land Extortion, and should be treated and prosecuted as such. Finally, let’s have Sam Adams summarize -

‘If ever the time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in government, our country shall stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin’  Samuel Adams  1722 – 1803

Bottom.

 https://joeywalsez.blogspot.com/2019/09/dni-nsc-news-trump-sharpie-signs-obamas.html