[ [link removed] ]Tell Mitch McConnell: Recuse yourself from Trump's impeachment trial

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"Recuse yourself from Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate."

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Dear Jack,

[ [link removed] ]Tell Mitch McConnell:
Recuse yourself from
Trump's impeachment trial

"No court in the country would allow a member of the jury to also serve as
the accused’s defense attorney."^1 But that's Mitch McConnell's plan for
Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate.

McConnell recently declared on Fox News that he will not be an impartial
juror in the upcoming impeachment trial, saying that he's "coordinating
with the White House counsel. There will be no difference between the
president’s position and our position as to how to handle this to the
extent that we can.”^2

Senate rules require all members of the Senate, who act as jurors in the
impeachment trial, to swear under oath to remain impartial.^3 McConnell is
stacking the deck ahead of time to ensure an unfair and completely biased
trial to keep Trump in office. He must recuse himself immediately.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Mitch McConnell: Recuse yourself from Trump's impeachment trial.
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Last week, the House Judiciary Committee voted to send two articles of
impeachment to the House floor for a vote – abuse of power and obstruction
of Congress – and the full House of Representatives is expected to vote on
Wednesday to impeach Trump and forward the process to the Senate for a
trial, likely beginning in mid-January.

After McConnell admitted on live television that he would do everything he
could to rig the impeachment trial in "total coordination" with Trump's
White House, Rep. Val Demings accused McConnell of sabotaging the trial
and violating his oath to remain impartial ahead of time, demanding that
McConnell recuse himself.^4 A growing chorus of Democrats are joining the
call to prevent a sham trial with McConnell's predetermined outcome in the
Senate.^5

McConnell's blatant disregard for the Constitution in order to keep a
misogynistic, racist criminal in the White House is beyond reprehensible.
We must demand that he recuse himself immediately and increase the
pressure on every Republican to ensure the trial is fair and legitimate.
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Thank you for speaking out.

Heidi Hess, Co-Director
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets

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References:

 1. Marty Johnson, "[ [link removed] ]House Democrat calls on McConnell to recuse himself
from impeachment trial," The Hill, Dec. 13, 2019.
 2. Ibid.
 3. Rep. Val Demings, "[ [link removed] ]Senator McConnell Must Recuse," Dec. 13, 2019.
 4. Jake Johnson, "[ [link removed] ]McConnell Faces Calls to Recuse Himself From
Impeachment Trial After Saying 'No Chance' Trump Will Be Removed,"
Common Dreams, Dec. 13, 2019.
 5. Nicholas Wu, "[ [link removed] ]Some Democrats asks McConnell to recuse himself from
possible Senate impeachment trial," USA Today, Dec. 14, 2019.

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