John, Trump’s legal team just argued to the Supreme Court that even a candidate who is an “admitted insurrectionist” should be able to run for – and win – the presidency. [1]
You read that right.
Even after a federal court just this week held that Trump is NOT immune to prosecution for his actions on January 6th, he’s still sticking to his far-fetched argument that the Supreme Court should ignore the U.S. Constitution, give him a “free pass” for instigating an insurrection to overturn the 2020 election results, and allow him to run for office.
If you agree we can’t let that happen, add your name to support our legal action and send a clear message to Trump: a former president is NOT above the law.
With your help, John, we’ve been pushing back against Trump’s claims and shining a light on the holes in his legal arguments.
In the brief we submitted to the Supreme Court last week, we document the truth: after hearing from both sides in a five-day trial, a Colorado court found strong evidence that the former president primed heavily-armed supporters to break into the Capitol with the intent of violently overturning the election.
Our Constitution – and especially our 14th Amendment – were written to protect us from insurrectionists and demagogues who were willing to use violence to get their way, including ones who would stoke militant followers to override the will of 80 million voters and the Electoral College. We simply can’t afford to ignore the lessons of the past.
Let us know you have our back in this legal battle. Sign on today in support of our legal action against Trump.
Thanks for all you do,
Kathay Feng, Vice President of Programs
and the team at Common Cause
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P.P.S. Join us on Tuesday, February 13 for a special online briefing where Common Cause & Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) will dig into the final stage of the case to disqualify Trump from the Colorado ballot. Bring your questions and your friends!
[1] https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24414124/read-the-transcript-of-the-trump-supreme-court-oral-arguments.pdf
