Let’s be clear: holding Trump accountable for his misdeeds isn’t partisan. Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush wouldn’t have done this against their political opponents. Leveraging United States diplomacy to acquire information about a political rival from a foreign government is a violation of our core values, and an attack on our democracy itself.

Right now, we’re building a progressive movement capable of convincing my colleagues to be courageous, and protect our democracy from Trump’s repeated attacks on our foundational ideals. Will you donate $3 to help us support the movement to hold Trump accountable?

What Donald Trump has done is exactly what our founders feared centuries ago. Seeking foreign interference in our elections is not just a violation of our democratic ideals, but has always been one of the largest threats to our democratic system.

When has it ever been acceptable for a President to act in this manner? And why are we allowing Donald Trump to run roughshod over the institutions that have been this system functioning for over two centuries?

Now is not the time to go home, sit it out, or be cowardly. This is a time that requires courage, because if we allow the precedent to be set that Donald Trump is allowed to deny aid to foreign countries unless they cough up politically useful information, he won’t stop. He’ll do it again and again, because he’s not fighting for the American people — he’s fighting for himself.

And that’s why we’re going to hold him accountable.

In solidarity,

Ro Khanna

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