On Aug. 23, Sen. Rob Portman, the chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, was so concerned that Ukraine aid was being held up that he had his national security adviser, Wayne Jones, contact the Office of Management and Budget regarding the hold. Later, Sen. Portman stated publicly that the president’s Ukraine actions were wrong but didn’t rise to the level of impeachment. The Government Accountability Office later found that the Trump administration’s reasons for withholding the aid violated the law.

Americans overwhelmingly want to hear from witnesses in the impeachment trial, including 69 percent of Republicans. Since Sen. Portman works for his constituents, he should be doing what they ask and support a fair trial. It then makes me wonder, just who is he working for?

Mary Mann,

North Olmsted