Letter: Important moment in history is upon us

Now is to be a classic moment in U.S. government history. Has the FBI and the Office of the Attorney General of the United States become simply a wind sock for whomever blows the political winds? Or has professional integrity remained the lead value in our search for justice?

For your consideration, a point of law.

US Code 18, Chapter 1001, 2071

(a) Whoever willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, or destroys, or attempts to do so, or, with intent to do so takes and carries away any record, proceeding, map, book, paper, document, or other thing, filed or deposited with any clerk or officer of any court of the United States, or in any public office, or with any judicial or public officer of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

(b) Whoever, having the custody of any such record, proceeding, map, book, document, paper, or other thing, willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys the same, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and shall forfeit his office and be disqualified from holding any office under the United States. As used in this subsection, the term “office” does not include the office held by any person as a retired officer of the Armed Forces of the United States.

This story was originally published June 16, 2016 at 4:08 PM with the headline "Letter: Important moment in history is upon us."