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Aug. 7, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: I urge everyone, no matter your politics, to read the latest indictment of the former president, found here (or simply google it): https://www.justice.gov/storage/ US_v_Trump_23_cr_257.pdf.
Note that it was a grand jury of American citizens who found probable cause that Mr. Trump committed four federal offenses while trying to cling to power after losing the 2020 election. His efforts to block the peaceful transition of power threatened our American democracy. As in the January 6 hearings, much of the evidence appears to stem from Republicans.
Meanwhile, Bidenomics is producing good news. Gross domestic product is up, inflation is down for the 12th month in a row, and we appear to have avoided a recession. The economy is more than 6% larger than it was before Covid, adjusted for inflation. Unemployment is at a near 50-year low (3.5%). During 2017, 2018 and 2019, the economy under Donald Trump created roughly 6.35 million jobs. Since January 2021, under Joe Biden, the economy has created roughly 13.8 million jobs, more than twice the combined total of Trump’s first three years.
Remember how often the previous administration had Infrastructure Week, but nothing ever happened? Well, the Biden administration got a bipartisan infrastructure bill passed (among others) which is creating new opportunities in manufacturing and technology and making everyday life for Americans safer and easier (think - new bridges and $35 insulin).
Making government work for the people, rather than just making noise. ALICIA JAHSMANN Rockbridge County
