Last Thursday, news broke reporting that Donald Trump *is on tape* pressuring Republican operatives in Michigan — a key swing state — to take part
in his conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.

This is on top of every other sordid, narcissistic, corrupt, illegal, and
authoritarian thing we know Trump has done — in business, as a “celebrity,” and
in politics.

* Things like ranting to his MAGA throngs that people who don’t support his
fascist politics are “vermin.”

* Or that immigrants fleeing violence and destitution in Mexico and Central
America are “poisoning the blood of our country.”

* With vile statements like these, Trump is echoing none other than Adolf
Hitler.

* Lest we forget, Trump was impeached twice (single-handedly equaling the total
number of previous presidential impeachments in our nation’s entire history).

* And he is already on trial in numerous state and federal courts, for civil
and criminal offenses.

Yes, Trump is so persistently obnoxious that words like “unprecedented” and
“shocking” start to lose their meaning.

There is a strong temptation to tune it all out, to move on, to hope he just
goes away somehow.

But if we allow ourselves to become numb or indifferent to Donald Trump’s
crimes, we allow him to get away with those crimes.

Donald Trump must be held accountable for his crimes against the American people
and our democracy.

Public Citizen takes great pride in our role as a leading force among nonprofit
public interest groups in pushing state and federal law enforcement to
investigate Trump’s alleged crimes and, where justified, prosecute them to the
full extent of the law.

Of course, all of that takes significant real-world financial resources — not
only to go up against Trump and his MAGA adherents, but also to spur sometimes
slow-moving or overly cautious government officials into action.
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