Barbara Essington’s recent letter, “Biden moves us toward socialist takeover,” parroted former President Donald Trump’s own excuses for what a court has determined were his fraudulent business practices in New York.
Trump was fined in a civil case that charged that he had overvalued real estate that he owns, in order to get better terms from lenders. However, Essington’s reasoning that “all these loans were repaid” misses the point.
She and others who support Trump about this fail to realize that there were “victims,” in this case, all of the United States. Accurate reporting of property valuation is essential to maintaining trust in our financial systems. The act of lying is the crime. The Trump companies’ chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, pleaded guilty earlier this month to doing just that. Previously, Weisselberg served about three months in jail on a tax evasion conviction.
Break the rules; pay the penalty. If I run a red light, but don’t hit something, I still get a ticket.
Andy Babij, Livingston
Tammy was gracious, but Andy was right
This is in response to Brent Johnson’s NJ Advance Media article based on his interview with Tammy Murphy, two days after she announced that she was suspending her campaign for the U.S. Senate nomination that Murphy and her primary contender, U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, D-3rd Dist., have been pursuing.
While I applaud Murphy’s gracefully bowing out of this campaign at this point, it is important to recognize and acknowledge that Kim has been pursuing this Senate seat in the absolute best way, beholden only to true democracy, integrity and the rule of law.
This is but one of the qualities that Kim brings to New Jersey politics. In light of the extraordinarily high percentage of state voters who believe New Jersey politics is rife with corruption, Kim’s approach is a most refreshing and welcome change.
Laura Beverage, Medford
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