John,

Today marks four years since the January 6th insurrection. It’s been four years, but we still remember that day clearly: Donald Trump, as sitting president of the United States, incited a violent insurrection to keep himself in power after losing an election, culminating in his supporters storming the Capitol, injuring Capitol Police and desecrating the halls of our government.

After the insurrection, we committed to never allow a similar attack to happen again. That meant launching a nationwide effort to hold January 6th insurrectionists accountable, meticulously tracking corporate donations to the Sedition Caucus and bringing lawsuits under Section Three of the 14th Amendment.

We took our lawsuit seeking to bar Donald Trump from the ballot for incitement of the insurrection all the way to the Supreme Court.

John, we would not be facing a second Trump administration if the Supreme Court had followed the Constitution and barred him from the ballot as we requested. While the Court fell short of barring him from the ballot, crucially, it did not exonerate Trump for inciting insurrection.

In the course of our lawsuit, we secured witness testimony about the events of the day, achieved court victories in Colorado and helped cement Donald Trump’s legacy as an insurrectionist.

I wish that the Supreme Court had done its job and followed the Constitution, but as we saw in our case and other cases like the presidential immunity case, this Court does not seem interested in protecting our democracy or standing up for the Constitution.

That’s why public advocacy is going to be even more important in the years to come. We can’t let Trump, his allies or the courts sweep the tragic events of January 6th under the rug.

Our first big fight in this new reality of a looming second Trump administration is already here: Trump has repeatedly promised to pardon January 6th insurrectionists. He can’t be allowed to get away with that.

Some fights are worth having. Resisting any move by Donald Trump to pardon January 6th insurrectionists is one of those fights.

John, polling shows that two-thirds of the country is with us on this.

We know there will be fights ahead – tough fights, and important fights. But we also know how important our role is in the fight to defend democracy, hold Donald Trump accountable and create a more ethical and transparent government.

Thank you for helping CREW continue to fight for accountability,

Noah Bookbinder
President
CREW