We must demand an impartial Senate trial, not a farce designed to acquit the president.

Dear Friend,

Today the House of Representatives will vote to impeach Donald Trump for clear abuses of power and obstruction of Congress.

But Mitch McConnell is already taking steps to ensure that Trump's trial in the Senate is a complete and utter farce.

McConnell is supposed to be an impartial juror, but he's working in hand in glove with Trump's own White House counsel to plan the Senate proceedings, and he just announced that he won't allow a single witness to be called.1,2

Our democracy is at stake. We can't let Mitch McConnell rig Trump's impeachment trial.

Will you chip in $5 to help mobilize pressure on House and Senate Republicans and demand a real impeachment trial with a full accounting of Trump's abuses of power?

The reason McConnell won't call witnesses or hold a real trial is that he knows the facts are not on Trump's side. The president clearly tried to bribe Ukraine into making up dirt on his political opponent—one of the clearest abuses of power this country has ever seen.

That's why the GOP leader just announced he wouldn't call White House witnesses who have first-hand information about the Ukraine scandal—including the chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, and former security chief, John Bolton.3

But it's not all up to McConnell. Democrats have promised to force a vote on witnesses and other aspects of the trial.4 If we can pressure just three Republicans to flip, the American people can get the impartial trial they deserve.

Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Cory Gardner of Colorado, and Martha McSally of Arizona all face tough reelections next year—as will McConnell himself. Other House and Senate Republicans have demonstrated a willingness to break from the president, and we're flooding all of their offices with calls to demand that they examine all the evidence in the case against Trump.

No one is above the law. Will you chip in $5 to demand a full, fair, and impartial trial in the Senate over Trump's abuse of power?

Thanks for your support.

Robert Cruickshank
Campaign Director, Demand Progress

Sources:
1. Common Dreams, "'He Is Planning to Rig the Impeachment Trial': McConnell Vows 'Total Coordination' With Trump on Senate Process,” December 13, 2019.
2. The Epoch Times, “Republicans Consider Calling Zero Witnesses in Possible Trump Impeachment Trial,” December 11, 2019.
3. CNN, "McConnell rejects Schumer's call for witnesses at impeachment trial," December 17, 2019.
4. The Hill, "Schumer indicates Democrats will force votes on impeachment trial witnesses," December 17, 2019.

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