To the Editor:

Do you know why Donald Trump has refused to reveal his income taxes as each president has for decades? Do you know why Donald Trump has not told our U.S. Intelligence organizations what the meeting between him and Vladimir Putin was about (the actual translation)? Why should any responsible president not carry out these two duties to the American people?

His conscience does not require him to account to other people! Neither does he fear any consequences from his fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. Therefore, he can continue answering only to himself.

Many elected Republicans who want to be re-elected have abandoned the oath they took to serve in a co-equal branch of government, working in the interest of all Americans. They are hiding from their duty to force Trump to come clean.

Those who won’t stand up to Trump now certainly won’t stand up later. They are like algae, choking the life out of a pond. But, there is a solution in front of the American people to rid us of the nuisance and threat to our lives. We can elect people to replace them on November 6th, 2018! 

Newton’s third law: To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. 

We can drain this swamp that Donald Trump has developed.

Dave Waldrop

Webster