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Constitutional Law,
Government

Oct. 7, 2019

Let’s get to a point where our elected officials can focus on the long run

For almost three years we have been witnessing the partisan reality show that is our president and Congress.

Kris Whitten

Retired California deputy attorney gener

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Let’s get to a point where our elected officials can focus on the long run
President Trump outside the White House, Oct. 4, 2019. (New York Times News Service)

For almost three years we have been witnessing the partisan reality show that is our president and Congress. Now we have the current kerfuffle over the whistleblower who reported a recent phone conversation President Donald Trump had with Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, which has apparently caused Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to finally succumb to pressure from her party and allow a presidential impeachment investigation to get under way.

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