John, Donald Trump must be prosecuted for his role in the January 6th attack on our democracy.

That’s the unmistakable conclusion from this summer’s stunning public hearings. The January 6th Committee has meticulously laid out evidence proving that Trump knew he lost the 2020 election – but pressed forward anyway with a multi-pronged, illegal plot to overturn the results.

And, as we now know, the lies and hatred he spun up to do so led directly to a violent mob storming the Capitol – which he refused to stop, even over the desperate pleas of his family and White House staff.

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Let’s review Trump’s seven-point plan – which the Committee has laid out in riveting detail over the past several weeks:

• First, Trump laid the groundwork for a massive disinformation campaign to spread the lie that the 2020 election was fraudulent and stolen from him.

• Second, he corruptly pushed to replace key Justice Department personnel – including the Acting Attorney General – to then use the Justice Department as cover as he spread his fake claims.

• Third, he pressured then Vice President Pence to refuse to count certified electoral votes, in violation of the Constitution and the law.

• Fourth, he turned his pressure campaign against state election officials, state legislators, and election workers, pushing them to change election results – including his infamous call to Georgia’s Secretary of State, who he told to “find” enough votes to overturn President Biden’s victory.

• Fifth, Trump’s team pushed a scheme to create fake electoral slates and transmit them to Congress and the National Archives.  

• Sixth, the former president summoned the violent mob to Washington – including at a rally at the Ellipse – and directed them to march to the Capitol. He directly incited the mob.

• And finally, as the deadly insurrection was underway at the Capitol, Trump ignored many pleas for engagement and took no immediate action to put an end to the violence.

In sum – Donald Trump brazenly violated his oath of office, incited a coup against our nation, and deliberately refused to tell the violent January 6th insurrectionists to stand down for 187 minutes. Now, he must be held accountable.

Add your name if you agree: Donald Trump must be prosecuted for his egregious attack on this country and all of us.

Even now, Trump is continuing to lay the groundwork for future attempts to overturn elections – pushing his “Big Lie” about 2020 and egging on vote suppressors and election sabotagers in this year’s midterms. We must reject his efforts to spread baseless lies about the election, January 6th, and his involvement in the insurrection.

Prosecuting a former president is unprecedented, and it won’t be easy – but that doesn’t mean it’s not the right thing to do. Yes, Trump could lie and use this investigation to try to retaliate against a future president. And it’s true that an indictment could make him even more of a perceived “martyr” to his supporters.

But John, a bedrock principle we must uphold is that nobody is above the law. If Trump gets away with this – and the threat he poses to our democracy goes unaddressed – he and his cronies will take it as an invitation to escalate their attempts to seize power by any means necessary.

Everyone involved in Donald Trump’s plot to overturn the results of the 2020 election must be held to account – including Trump himself. If you agree, will you join me in speaking out today?

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The unfortunate fact is: Trump could declare that he’s running in 2024 any day now. Once he does, his defenders will surely use it as an excuse to further evade accountability for his attempts to overthrow our government.

That’s why it’s so important that the Department of Justice act swiftly. Last week, sources revealed that the DOJ has begun investigations into Trump – and now, we’re urging the department to take the next step and pursue a Trump indictment using the evidence that the January 6th committee has diligently uncovered.

Thanks for all you do,

Karen Hobert Flynn, President
and the team at Common Cause

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