The greater the interdependence, the greater the necessity of trust. The greater the interdependence, the greater the imperative of promise-keeping. Trust is the mortar that secures the foundations of the American house of freedom. And the Senate of the United States, sitting in judgment on this impeachment trial should not ignore or minimize or dismiss the fact that that bond of trust has been broken, because the president has violated both his oaths of office and the oath he took before his grand jury testimony. An oath is an asking almighty God to witness to the truth of what you're saying.
Truth telling, truth telling, is the heart and soul of our justice system.
I think the answer would have been clear to those who once pledged their sacred honor to the cause of liberty. The answer would have been clear to those who crafted the world's most enduring written constitution. And to break the covenant of trust by violating one's oath is to do grave damage to the rule of law among us. That none of us is above the law is a bedrock principle of democracy. To erode that bedrock is to risk even further injustice.