Dear John,

Today the House of Representatives impeached Donald Trump on a bipartisan vote.

Donald Trump has levied unceasing attacks on our laws and Constitution since he lost the November election.  He tried to overturn a lawful election, and incited a domestic terror attack by a mob wielding weapons, Confederate flags and Nazi symbols on our nation’s Capitol.  The violent attack threatened the lives of the vice president, members of Congress and their staffs, and members of law enforcement, and left two police officers dead and scores injured. Donald Trump launched an insurrection and is completely unfit to be president. 

Every day that he remains in the Oval Office and is not held accountable for attacking our country’s Constitution is a serious threat to the safety of the American people and the institutions of our democratic republic. I applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for taking swift and decisive action today to hold this president accountable for his dangerous and unrepentant behavior.

It is now the responsibility of the U.S. Senate to convene and to immediately hold an impeachment trial. 

We face arguably the most serious threat to the integrity of our national government since the Civil War. This is no time for partisan calculations and personal ambition to drive decisions. Everyone who believes in our Constitution and the rule of law should come together to defend our democracy.  

In order to seek justice and heal from last week’s disturbing violence, we must demand accountability from all involved, including the president. I swore an oath to defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic, and I will deliver on that promise with everything I have. Our precious democracy is under attack and we all must come together if to preserve government of the people, by the people, and for the people. 

All my best,
Jeff