To the Editor:

Re “Pelosi Puts Off Sending Impeachment to Senate, Leaving Trial in Limbo” (front page, Dec. 20):

I think putting off sending the impeachment to the Senate is a brilliant move by Nancy Pelosi. To allow the articles of impeachment to go to trial when the outcome is preordained would make a mockery of the impeachment process and offer an opportunity for President Trump to claim exoneration.

I would favor leaving the outcome of his impeachment in limbo indefinitely and letting the voters decide his fate in the 2020 presidential election.

John A. Viteritti

Laurel, N.Y.

To the Editor:

Why exactly does Nancy Pelosi think she’s entitled to dictate terms to the Senate? The Constitution says the House has the sole power to impeach, and the Senate the sole power to hold a trial. Ms. Pelosi, Adam Schiff, etc. didn’t seek consultation or permission from Mitch McConnell for their proceedings, including the star chamber tactics of anonymous accusations and secret evidence!

Now she is holding off on sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate. If this “impeachment” does not mean a trial in the Senate can commence, how is it impeachment? Some of the questions raised by Ms. Pelosi and the Democrats are manipulative games for political advantage.