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Letter: Defending the indefensible

Sen. Dan Sullivan just responded to an email I sent regarding the impeachment process. While I appreciate his response, I am disturbed by his views and statements.

1. The whistleblower, the essential start of this investigation, was stymied by the White House after being found credible and worthy of investigation by the Inspector General.

2. Attorney General William Barr refused to investigate, so the House decided to take it up.

3. The process was supposed to be secret because they were investigating whether to proceed, and since the Justice Department did not do its job, they did it.

4. The investigation found the whistleblower not only credible but accurate and the impeachment process started, in public and with due process for the president.

5. The allegation is not merely that President Donald Trump requested Ukraine to investigate Vice President Joe Biden. The issue is the withholding of much-needed funds Congress appropriated to a country actively fighting for its survival against the Russians for personal advantage. Ukrainians died while President Trump toyed with a new, young president of Ukraine to get something of no value to the U.S.

We have watched, read and listened to all testimony and evidence. Sen. Sullivan is defending the indefensible.

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— Jack Hayden

Anchorage

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