Dear MoveOn member,

Red alert: The House has just released the articles of impeachment against
Donald Trump, starting the clock for a vote in the full House to impeach
Trump as early as next week⁠—and in the Judiciary Committee in the next
few days.^1

Earlier this morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House
will vote on two articles of impeachment against Trump: first for his
abuse of power in his efforts to bribe Ukraine into rigging the 2020
election, and second for obstruction of Congress, for Trump's and his
administration's attempts to shut down investigations into the Ukraine
scandal.^2

Included in the articles is this stunning statement: "In the history of
the Republic, no President has ever ordered the complete defiance of an
impeachment inquiry or sought to obstruct and impede so comprehensively
the ability of the House of Representatives to investigate 'high Crimes
and Misdemeanors.'"^3

The case against Trump is clear-cut and undeniable—and unless Congress
takes action to stop him, Trump will continue to put personal interest
ahead of the interests of the American people and undermine the 2020
elections. But Republicans are going to do everything in their power over
the next few days to muddy the waters and attempt to shut down
impeachment.

That's where we come in.

MoveOn is pulling out all the stops, and our staff will be working around
the clock over the next few days to make sure that members of Congress
feel overwhelming pressure to stand up for our democracy when they vote on
Trump's impeachment.



[ [link removed] ]We have to go all out, and there is no time to waste. John,
can you rush an emergency donation of $3 right now to make
sure we can go big over the next 10 days?



Here is what we have planned for the final push:

* Turn out and protest in cities across the country the night before the
House votes. More than 75,000 people in all 50 states have now signed
up to attend rallies calling on Congress to impeach and remove Trump.
This is a huge surge over the last few days, so we need to keep up the
momentum to increase the number of events and the turnout. We urgently
need to raise enough money to make sure our protests are seen by
millions, to invest in promoting this online and through social
networks and earned media, to fly in organizers, to rent stages and
audio equipment, to print and ship signs and other materials, to do
enough press pitches to propel these events to the front pages of
local papers, to coordinate with dozens of organizations on the
ground, and more.
* Work on the ground in key states to flip the Republican senators who
are most likely to vote to convict Trump. While the media attention is
focused on the House right now, the truth is that the House will
almost certainly vote to impeach. But to win this fight, we have to
secure a conviction in the Senate. Your donation will help pay for
MoveOn organizers who are working every day to host events, generate
local media coverage, and more—including preparing for tactics that
could launch in key Senate states as early as Christmas recess.
* Keep camera crews at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., to confront
members of Congress. MoveOn activists have been asking a very simple
question of Republicans: Is it OK for a president to solicit help from
a foreign government to win an election? Republicans are literally
running and hiding to avoid answering this question, so MoveOn is
capturing evidence of their cowardice, featuring it in digital videos,
and sharing the videos far and wide.
* Keep phones ringing off the hook. Our most efficient way to connect
droves of activists to their lawmakers costs about $2 a call. It
requires dedicated analyst time, costs to our robocall vendor for
every single call we make—which add up quickly—and legal costs, too,
because the rules in every state are different. And while there are
cheaper ways to make some (smaller) number of calls, we simply can't
connect anywhere close to this volume of calls any other way.



[ [link removed] ]This is an all-hands-on-deck moment. Will you join us and chip
in $3 right now?



The gravity of this moment cannot be overstated. This is only the fourth
time in the entire history of our nation that Congress has moved to
impeach a president, and as three constitutional scholars laid out in
their testimonies last week, Trump's crimes are the precise reason that
the Founding Fathers included impeachment in the Constitution.

It is Congress' duty to stand up for our democracy. The integrity of the
2020 election and our very democracy depends on it. But we know that as
long as Republicans think they can get away with it, they will cower,
hide, and do Trump's bidding.

Which is why we must show the strength of our grassroots movement in these
final days. It is essential that we show Republicans that if they choose
to vote to protect Trump, they are voting against the will of the people
and the future of our nation.

The next few days will be written about in history books, so ask yourself:
How do you want to be remembered?



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Thanks for all you do.

–David, Emma, Robert, Mary, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Trump 'Ignored and Injured' the National Interest, Democrats Charge in
Impeachment Articles," The New York Times, December 10, 2019
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2. Ibid.

3. "Read the Articles of Impeachment Against President Trump," The New
York Times, December 10, 2019
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