Dear MoveOn member,

"The closer President Nixon comes to impeachment, the louder his
supporters proclaim his innocence," wrote The New York Times in July
1974.^1

But, in the end, Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee voted to
impeach Nixon—sealing his fate. Nixon resigned three days later.^2

Today, Republican members of Congress are parroting debunked,
Russian-fueled conspiracy theories about Ukraine to try to defend Donald
Trump.^3

But, this morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked her committee chairs
to proceed with drafting articles of impeachment, so Republican members of
Congress will soon have to vote. And you can be sure that they will do
what's needed to save their political skins. If Trump's approval rating
falls even further or if masses of people take to the streets in a big way
that shows Republicans that they will pay a price for covering up Trump's
abuses of power, the Republican dam will finally break—just as it did in
1974.

That's why, John, we're organizing a massive wave of protests
all across the country in collaboration with dozens of partners to take
place the night before the House vote on impeachment. These protests need
to be very big and loud and get attention everywhere on TV, on social
media, and in the local press around the country that members of Congress
pay closest attention to.

Already, more than 350 events are being planned in 48 states.



But we need to raise $200,000 by the end of the weekend to make the events
big and successful—to print and ship jumbo "IMPEACH" lettering to the
highest visibility events, for lighting, stages, sound equipment,
livestreaming, and security at the larger protests, and to help get the
word out about the events so even more people can be involved. Will you
help out by chipping in $3 now?

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I will help support "Impeach & Remove" protests in communities
from coast to coast [ [link removed] ]the night before the House vote on impeachment[ [link removed] ].



Trump's actions are worse than Watergate and are an attack on free and
fair elections, including the integrity of the presidential election next
year, and our very democracy.

"President Trump welcomed foreign interference in the 2016 election. He
demanded it for the 2020 election," said House Judiciary Committee Chair
Jerry Nadler yesterday, as he began the next stage of the impeachment
inquiry.^4

Trump's actions "are worse than the misconduct of any prior president,"
testified constitutional scholar Michael Gerhardt at the Judiciary
Committee hearing.^5

He continued, "If what we are talking about is not impeachable, then
nothing is impeachable."^6

"If we cannot impeach a president who abused his office for personal
advantage, we no longer live in a democracy," testified constitutional
scholar Noah Feldman of Harvard University.^7

Trump MUST be impeached, convicted, and removed from office. Our democracy
depends on it.

And that's why we're taking impeachment to the streets. We urgently need
to increase the visibility of the public's demand for
impeachment—exponentially so in the remaining days before the House vote.
And 350 protests in 48 states is a good start. But we need an influx of
resources to make these events big and loud and seen by millions. We need
to rent stages and audio equipment for the biggest protests, print and
ship signs and other materials to the highest visibility events, pay for
targeted ads to make sure that local communities show up in droves, get
the media's attention to put these events on the front page, coordinate
with dozens of organizations, and more.



[ [link removed] ]Will you chip in $3 right now to make these protests big
and successful the night before the House vote on impeachment?



Our country is at a crossroads, and what we do now will determine the very
future of our democracy. Will we let Trump get away with his abuses of
power and rig the 2020 election—or will democracy and the will of the
voters prevail?

It's up to us, John. History will judge what we do in this
moment.



[ [link removed] ]Join us.



Thanks for all you do.

–Kate, Scott, Seth, Jayne, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Republicans Defending Trump on Impeachment Should Fear the Judgment of
History," The New Yorker, December 2, 2019
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2. Ibid.

3. "GOP embraces a debunked Ukraine conspiracy to defend Trump from
impeachment," The Washington Post, December 3, 2019
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4. "Scholars Call Trump’s Actions on Ukraine an Impeachable Abuse of
Power," The New York Times, December 4, 2019
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5. "Dems signal Mueller-related impeachment charges as witnesses assail
Trump," Politico, December 4, 2019
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6. "Impeachment Briefing: Highlights From Legal Experts’ Testimony," The
New York Times, December 4, 2019
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7. Ibid.
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Will you stand with us?



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