Sign the petition calling for the Department of Justice to prosecute Trump!
Dear MoveOn member,
The January 6 select committee has revealed damning evidence that—to no surprise—shows that Donald Trump was at the center of the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election even after hearing from his campaign director, his advisers, and his own daughter that he had lost.1
Trump recruited, paid for, and incited a deadly mob, which he knew was armed, to attack our country. He fraudulently raised $250 million from everyday supporters to sell something he knew wasn't real.2 He pressured administration officials and state legislators to come in on his "coup in search of a legal theory."3 And he's still doing it.
Each and every one of these things is against federal law. Trump, and everyone who helped him, must be held accountable.
If the Department of Justice doesn’t prosecute Trump, then it signals to the people plotting to sabotage our next elections that they can do it free of consequences.
Legal experts agree that the hearings are making the case that Trump broke the law and committed crimes ranging from mail fraud (fundraising from a lie) to obstructing an official proceeding (inciting the armed mob to attack Congress in an effort to prevent the vote count) to conspiracy to defrauding the United States (trying to throw out millions of voters' certified electoral votes for Biden) and more.4,5
The recent testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson further proves Trump’s intent in the moments leading up to the insurrection. Trump and his closest circle knew of the potential for violence, knew that there were weapons at the rally, and still refused to deescalate the situation until it was clear that they could be held responsible for the violence that day.6
It's plain as day that Trump and his conspirators were wrong to do all of this. But their conduct wasn't just wrong—it was illegal.7 Everyone who participated needs to be brought to justice, even if they were president of the United States when they committed the crimes. Especially if they were president of the United States.
Time and time again, Donald Trump has escaped accountability for his harmful actions, but enough is enough.
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Thanks for all you do.
–David, Amanda, Lisa, Alexis, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "January 6 Vice Chair Cheney said Trump had a 'seven-part plan' to overturn the election. Here's what she meant," CNN, June 10, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/163418?t=17&akid=326890%2E40999114%2Epx3Tt3
2. "House Jan. 6 panel says Trump raised millions for a nonexistent election defense fund," NPR, June 15, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/164052?t=19&akid=326890%2E40999114%2Epx3Tt3
3. "A Judge Called Donald Trump's Postelection Efforts "A Coup In Search Of A Legal Theory," BuzzFeed News, March 28, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/164060?t=21&akid=326890%2E40999114%2Epx3Tt3
4. "House Jan. 6 panel says Trump raised millions for a nonexistent election defense fund," NPR, June 15, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/164052?t=23&akid=326890%2E40999114%2Epx3Tt3
5. "In Advance of the Snap Hearing … the Jan. 6 Criminal Evidence Tracker Fifth Edition," Just Security, June 27, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/164053?t=25&akid=326890%2E40999114%2Epx3Tt3
6. "7 takeaways from Tuesday's shocking January 6 hearing," CNN, June 29, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/164033?t=27&akid=326890%2E40999114%2Epx3Tt3
7. "Hutchinson's bombshell Jan. 6 testimony sways legal experts and conservative media," NPR, June 29, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/164054?t=29&akid=326890%2E40999114%2Epx3Tt3
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