Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

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Here is Ann Coulter's latest column.

You are a 10-handicapper who shoots a hole in one. It is rare, but lots of people have done it. Many are not professional golfers, however, so there is no film of their “perfect” shot. You, though, are lucky. A friend captured yours on a cellphone, and this friend gives the film to you.

Of course, your first act is to place the film of your “perfect” shot in a secure vault that no one else can see. Modesty is tough to buck.

Now we all know that Donald Trump is modest to a fault. So that must be why the actual record of his “perfect” phone call to the president of Ukraine is tucked away with state secrets, and we have to rely on his evaluation of its so-called perfectness.

Tom Foley

Buzzards Bay

Note from KBJ: News flash for Tom Foley: The transcript is out there for all to read. Tom must watch CNN.

Thank you to Kurt Volker, U.S. Envoy to Ukraine, who said in his Congressional Testimony, just released, “You asked what conversations did I have about that quid pro quo, et cetra. NONE, because I didn’t know there was a quid pro quo.” Witch Hunt!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2019

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This blog is 16 years old today. I still haven't missed a day.

Supporters of President Donald Trump claim that the president did nothing wrong by delaying congressionally authorized military support to Ukraine—used in its defense against Russian encroachment—until its new president announced he was opening an investigation into Joe Biden and his son. What the president’s supporters have failed to articulate is what actions Mr. Trump could engage in that would be wrong and impeachable.

For, if conditioning military aid on a nation starting an investigation of a president’s political opponent is acceptable, would doing so to coerce a nation to investigate current political leaders causing problems for that president, such as the speaker of the House or chairs of congressional committees, be acceptable?

What about making U.S. aid conditional on that nation investigating or otherwise penalizing a nonpolitical opponent—say, Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post, a frequent critic of the president?

If Mr. Trump’s actions have not passed his supporters’ threshold for impeachable conduct, what would he have to do to reach that threshold? Where is the line drawn?

Many of Mr. Trump’s older supporters favored impeaching President Bill Clinton for lying about a consensual sexual affair 20 years ago. But how was Mr. Clinton’s offense a greater threat to the Constitution than the conduct enumerated above?

I’d like to hear from Mr. Trump’s supporters what line the president would have to cross for impeachment to be warranted.

KENNETH A. PERKINS

Squirrel Hill

Note from KBJ: You first, Kenneth. What line would Barack Obama had to have crossed for impeachment to be warranted? Here's the line I draw: "The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." When you get one of those, we'll talk.