Friend—Did you see our email this week? The Department of Justice
must prosecute Wilbur Ross. [ [link removed] ]Will you chip in $10 to help
push for the DOJ to stand up for progressive values and commit to full
accountibility for Trump officials who broke the law?

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Dear Friend,

The facts are clear: Donald Trump’s secretary of commerce, Wilbur Ross,
lied to Congress, under oath. That’s a crime. He should be prosecuted.^1

So why isn’t Merrick Garland doing it?!

Here’s the backstory: In the run-up to the 2020 Census, Trump's political
team instructed the Commerce Department to craft the census in a way that
would reduce the number of congressional districts and electoral college
votes awarded to Democratic states.^2,3

But when questioned about it by Congress under oath, then-Secretary Ross
lied.^4

Trump and his cronies aren’t above the law. But there’s a disturbing trend
in the DOJ of refusing to go after the crimes that took place when Trump
was president, which is setting a terrible precedent. The DOJ needs to
step up.

[ [link removed] ]This cannot stand. We’re mobilizing a grassroots push to demand full
accountability for Trump officials who broke the law. Will you chip in
$10 and help demand that Merrick Garland stand up for
progressive values and prosecute Wilbur Ross?

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This isn’t the first time that Merrick Garland has carried Trump’s water
and protected him from accountability.^5

Stunningly, Garland is defending Trump against E. Jean Carroll, one of
dozens of women who have come forward with allegations of sexual assault
by Trump.^6,7

Garland also refused to release documents that could prove that Trump
Attorney General William Barr acted improperly during the Mueller
investigation.^8 The DOJ even wants to lock up the Mueller investigation
documents until the year 2069.^9

These moves make us deeply concerned about how Merrick Garland’s DOJ will
handle the crimes committed during the Trump administration. We need
accountability for the Trump years, not a DOJ that’s all too willing to
let bygones be bygones and criminals off the hook.

[ [link removed] ]Merrick Garland shouldn’t be protecting Trump or anyone in his cabinet
who engaged in wrongdoing. Will you chip in to generate massive grassroots
pressure on the DOJ to stand up for progressive values and prosecute Trump
administration crimes?

Thanks for standing with us.

Robert Cruickshank,
Demand Progress

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Sources:

1. CNN, "Justice Department won’t prosecute Wilbur Ross for misleading
Congress about attempted 2020 census change," [ [link removed] ]July 19, 2021.
2. CNN, "Justice Department filing appears to contradict commerce
secretary testimony to Congress," [ [link removed] ]October 12, 2018.
3. Government Executive, "DOJ Will Not Prosecute Trump Officials After IG
Referred Findings of False Testimony on Census," [ [link removed] ]July 16, 2021.
4. USA Today, "Watchdog: Wilbur Ross misled on reason for 2020 Census
citizenship question," [ [link removed] ]July 21, 2021.
5. The New Republic, "Merrick Garland Is Not Your Liberal Firebrand,"
[ [link removed] ]June 11, 2021.
6. Slate, "Why Is Merrick Garland Defending Donald Trump?," [ [link removed] ]June 8,
2021.
7. E Jean Carroll, "Carroll v Trump (an Update)," [ [link removed] ]June 7, 2021.
8. Washington Monthly, "Why Is Merrick Garland Defending Bill Barr’s
Policies?" [ [link removed] ]June 15, 2020.
9. The Washington Post, "Justice Department seeks 50-year bar to release
of grand jury material," [ [link removed] ]July 20, 2021.
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