Letters to the Editor | Dec. 8, 2024

After reading a recent article about special counsel Jack Smith dropping federal charges against Donald Trump, I hung my head in shame. The U.S. Justice Department’s policy of not investigating a sitting president is ludicrous and goes against the foundation of our nation. On Jan. 6, 2021, we all saw and heard Trump incite the mob to “take back our country.” Hundreds of people have pleaded guilty and gone to jail for taking part in that insurrection. Is there any doubt that crimes were committed? We all saw the pictures of the top-secret documents that somehow magically showed up at Mar-a-Lago after Trump had left the White House. Why does Trump get special treatment and ignore the law? If you believe in the Constitution, we are a nation of laws, and it shouldn’t matter what our day job is — whether it’s as a TV personality all the way up to president of the United States.

Cliff Buetikofer, Souderton, cliffinpa@gmail.com

The pardon of Hunter Biden has been justified by the pardons given by Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump to family members. However, in both those cases the relatives had served prison time for their crimes, and the pardons were issued for these specific cases alone. President Joe Biden issued a pardon for crimes for which no penalty has been paid or even determined. It also included a pardon for any and all crimes committed during a 10-year time period. Biden’s action is a free pass for a family member, not a pardon.

Mary Ann Resnik, Phoenixville

Regarding The Inquirer article about the 41-year-old man who was killed in an automobile accident while using Uber, I find it somewhat objectionable and very misleading to use the term “beloved member of Philadelphia’s Greek community” to describe the victim when he was actively involved in the local fraternity scene and was not a person of Greek heritage. There are many Greek immigrants and Greek Americans who are part of Philadelphia’s Greek community. The fact that fraternities and sororities use Greek letters for their names should not be morphed into referring to their members as Greeks and to their activities as Greek life. I am certain that if fraternities and sororities used Hebrew letters, no one would refer to “beloved members of Philadelphia’s Jewish community” and to their activities as Jewish life. In the future, when referring to members of local fraternities or sororities, please just refer to them as exactly that.

Alexander P. Anthopoulos, Malvern

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