Impeachment and Public Opinion

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/opinion/impeachment.html

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To the Editor:

Re “How Not to Impeach” (Op-Ed, Jan. 2):

Greg Weiner is correct that the process of impeachment must be conducted with “sobriety.” While it may still be “unclear” whether or not Donald Trump has committed impeachable offenses, if he has, there should be no question that impeachment is the “prudent political remedy.”

It is naïve to think that it is possible, if the process confirms that impeachable offenses were committed, to “reconcile the public, including Mr. Trump’s base,” with his critics.

We cannot ignore the simple truth that this base is unmoved by the irrefutable evidence that Mr. Trump, among other character flaws, is a proven liar and dangerous egomaniac and is the most unfit and unqualified president in our history.

Yes, impeachment is a political process, but it is the responsibility of Congress, if warranted, to exercise one of its “most solemn” constitutional powers without regard to whether or not it can muster enough public opinion to give it cover.

JAY ADOLF, NEW YORK