Bonnie Trachtenberg

.@realDonaldTrump after years of a submissive, invertebrate and constitutionally illiterate Republican Congress, it’s obvious you need a few reminders: 1. Members of Congress have a constitutional right and duty to conduct oversight of the Executive Branch. This is not a crime. 2. Democrats do not idly threaten people with impeachment nor do we take this constitutional power lightly. We impeach federal officials who commit high crimes and misdemeanors when we consider it the most effective constitutional tool to deal with a serious and continuing danger to the Republic and the people. 3. It is not a crime for someone to exercise their First Amendment rights to call for impeachment of a federal official. For all of your incessant and compulsive talk about the Democrats’ alleged obsessive focus on impeachment, the impeachment resolution pending in the House next week comes from a constitutionally-minded member of the Republican Party. And it is Rep. Thomas Massie’s absolute free speech right, and his Speech or Debate clause right to boot, to call for impeachment and trial of Secretary Pete Hegseth for his alleged war crimes and many other constitutional violations. 4. Unlike President Trump, Democrats defend the political free speech rights of all Americans and the right of all Americans to freely associate with the political party of their choice. 5. You have repeatedly demanded, and ordered, throughout your second term the criminal prosecution and imprisonment of American citizens whose political speech and activities you disfavor. You and your Attorney Generals have been humiliated when your handpicked political prosecutions have been rejected by grand juries and judges. 6. The best way for any president to avoid impeachment, conviction, removal and disqualification is to enforce the law, respect the law and not commit felonies and high crimes and misdemeanors. Thank you for your attention, Sir!