Dear Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr,
I am your constituent and I noticed that both of you voted against witnesses and evidence in Trump's Impeachment Trial. This concerns me.
Now we hear that Ambassador John Bolton, a long-respected member of the Republican Party, has relevant testimony to share on the Ukraine scandal. Leaks from his manuscript suggest Trump may have traded personal favors with the heads of states of other countries, including Turkey and China.
Trump's defense attorneys keep saying there are no first-hand witnesses. Bolton is a first-hand witness and is willing to testify. Further, former White House Chief of Staff, General John Kelly, who is another long-respected Republican, has publicly stated that Bolton's testimony should be trusted.
I expect each of you to take your oath seriously and act as impartial jurors. Please request witnesses and evidence to get to the bottom of this matter. America deserves to know if Trump traded our tax dollars and our Nation's interest for his personal benefit.
If Trump abused his power, he must be held to account by the Senate Impeachment Trial just like any other American would be held to account in a criminal trial. If the Senate exonerates Trump without a real trial, it will not be a real exoneration. If either of you support a trial designed to cover-up corruption, North Carolina will hold you to account with our votes. Future generations will hold you to account in our history books.
In the United States of America no one is above the law and we will have justice served.
Lisanne Lombardo
Voting Citizen of the United States of America
Candler, North Carolina