[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to demand that Donald Trump follow his gag order—or
be held to account!

Dear MoveOn member, 

After spending months attacking the witnesses and public servants who are
holding him accountable for trying to overturn the 2020 election, Donald
Trump is officially under a gag order.^1 Nonetheless, the threat to our
justice system remains real, and he must be held accountable. 

Trump is the first president—former or current—in our 234-year history to
be indicted on criminal charges: 91 felony counts, to be exact.^2 And
following the announcement of Trump’s four indictments, the special
counsel has been sounding the alarm, concerned that Trump will wield
social media as a "weapon of intimidation" and use other malicious tactics
to illegally influence his trial.^3 We cannot allow him to defy the gag
order and sow more division.

[ [link removed] ][IMG]Stopping Trump’s public intimidation campaign is necessary for a
fair trial and for rebuilding the public’s faith in our government and
justice system. [ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to make it clear: Trump is not above
the law and must follow this gag order. If he doesn't, he must face
consequences—just as any other citizen would.

No one is above the law—and that includes Trump.

[4]Sign the petition

Trump stands accused by a federal grand jury of his fellow Americans of
serious crimes, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and to
deprive the American people of our right to vote and have that vote
counted.^4

These charges are clear and backed by mountains of details from his
months-long pressure campaign to overturn the results of the election that
he lost in 2020. But that hasn’t stopped Trump from doing everything he
can to undermine efforts to hold him accountable.

Since a grand jury of his fellow citizens charged him in August, he has
used his social media megaphone to publicly threaten those involved in his
case—issuing a blanket threat that "If you go after me, I'm coming for
you," attacking his prosecutors as “deranged” and "a thug," and even
suggesting a key witness should have been subject to capital
punishment.^5 The gag order should stop this violent rhetoric, but only if
Trump actually follows it.

[ [link removed] ]Trump is not above the law. If he refuses to follow the gag order, he
must face the consequences—just as any other citizen would.

The truth is, Trump and his cronies are counting on these threats working.
They want to scare officials out of holding him accountable and bringing
justice to the people. His charges threaten the core of our democracy, and
this behavior only deepens the divide in our nation. That’s exactly why we
need to speak out right now for the fair and equal rule of law.

[ [link removed] ]No one is above the law—especially not a disgraced, twice-impeached
former president who would tear down our democracy to stay in power. Add
your name if you agree: Trump must follow this gag order.

I hope you’ll join me in calling for an accountable, fair, and safe trial.

Thanks for all you do.

–Devon Bhakta, Digital Campaigns Manager and the Common Cause team

Sources:

1. "Judge imposes gag order on Donald Trump in D.C. trial," Politico,
October 16, 2023
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2. "The Four Trump Criminal Cases: Strengths and Weaknesses," The New York
Times, August 28, 2023
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3. "Citing Trump's social posts, special counsel asks for juror
protections election interference case," ABC News, October 10, 2023
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4. "As Trump Prosecutions Move Forward, Threats and Concerns
Increase," The New York Times, September 24, 2023
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5. Ibid.

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