Regarding your report that Rep. Elijah E. Cummings' plans to make a charitable contribution of funds donated to his campaign by Richard Stewart, the politically connected businessman who pleaded guilty to tax evasion this month ("Brown returns funds from tax evader," Dec. 28): Congressman Cummings' proposal is the same as keeping the funds.
Mr. Cummings received the money and benefited from its use. Now he wants to make a charitable contribution? Does he get a tax write-off for it? The whole thing stinks, as do a lot of politicians.
Karolyn Gibbs