Final Word from Thursday, September 26, 2019
Donald Trump released the smoking gun yesterday that is supposed to convict him of "high crimes and misdemeanors." Nancy Pelosi said on Tues. in announcing an impeachment inquiry that if there was a "phone call by the president of the United States calling upon a foreign power to intervene in his election," this would "benefit him politically" and be a "breach of his constitutional responsibilities." A declassified readout of Trump's call with Volodymyr Zelensky is the last nail in Trump's coffin, or so say the Democrats. Miloš Zeman should be shaking in his boots. He, too, had a phone conversation "calling upon a foreign power to intervene in his election." The readout hasn't been declassified, but Zeman admitted to asking Trump on Dec. 6, 2016, to appoint Ivana Trump as U.S. ambassador to Prague. She would have been one of Zeman's biggest champions. Czech lawmakers should learn from Pelosi and put this at the top of their long list of Zeman's unconstitutional acts. [ Czech Republic complaint Parliament United States of America Speaker of the House amb. Trumpová Ukraine Ukrainian ]
Glossary of difficult words
smoking gun - a piece of incontrovertible incriminating evidence;
high crimes and misdemeanors - commission of these serious acts is reason under the U.S. Constitution to impeach a president;
breach - violation;
declassified - officially declared to be no longer secret;
to shake/quake in one's boots - to be afraid; to shake from fear;
readout - an official statement summarizing the points discussed during a meeting or phone call between diplomats or political figures;
last/final nail in one's coffin - the event or action that finally destroys something or causes someone to fail;