Dear MoveOn member,

Rachel Maddow reminds us that "impeachments are unpredictable." Bombshell
evidence dropped "out of the sky" during Richard Nixon's impeachment,
forcing Nixon to resign.^1

Donald Trump is now the third president of the United States impeached by
the House of Representatives. We all know that there's more evidence of
Trump's transgressions that has yet to be made public. And new polling
shows support for Trump's conviction is skyrocketing.^2

The impeachment fight is far from over. But with the process now moving to
the Senate, we have to face facts: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
has no intention of running a serious trial. He's ruled out calling
witnesses and openly said that he plans to work with Trump's own lawyers
to guarantee acquittal.^3



The only way that we'll get a fair trial in the Senate is if Republican
senators choose to uphold their constitutional duty. Will you chip in $3 a
week to support MoveOn's all-hands-on-deck campaign to pressure senators
to do exactly that in 2020? (MoveOn will bill your weekly donation to your
credit card once a month starting today and will contact you shortly after
Trump is no longer president to see if you want to modify or cancel your
weekly donation.)

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in weekly to help keep MoveOn's impeachment campaign
going in 2020.

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.



McConnell knows that the evidence of Trump's high crimes and misdemeanors
is overwhelming and that the true facts of the case aren't really even
contested. Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine to bribe its president
into intervening in our election and helping him win re-election. Then, he
obstructed Congress' efforts to investigate.

More than 700 respected historians signed an open letter saying that
"President Trump's numerous and flagrant abuses of power are precisely
what the framers had in mind as grounds for impeaching and removing a
president."^4 More than 500 legal scholars signed a similar letter saying
that "his conduct is precisely the type of threat to our democracy that
the Founders feared when they included the remedy of impeachment in the
Constitution."^5

Under oath, even Trump's biggest allies admitted that he blatantly sought
a quid pro quo, trading official acts for political favors. And we still
haven't heard from the White House officials closest to the Ukraine
scandal, like John Bolton and Mick Mulvaney.

That's why McConnell knows that his only hope for saving Trump is to make
sure that there are no witnesses and no real trial.

But here's McConnell's big problem: If just four Republican senators vote
to require witnesses, then his plan for a sham trial goes out the window.
Trump loyalists will go on Fox News and lie all day. But under oath,
everything changes. Look at how Gordon Sondland changed his tune under
oath. The same thing will happen with other witnesses—if we can get just
four Republicans to uphold their basic oath of office and vote for a real
trial.



That won't be easy, and that's why we're asking you to chip in $3 a week
to help fund MoveOn's impeachment work, so that we can go big in 2020 and
leave no stone unturned. Are you in? (MoveOn will bill your weekly
donation to your credit card once a month starting today and will contact
you shortly after Trump is no longer president to see if you want to
modify or cancel your weekly donation.)

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in weekly to help keep MoveOn's impeachment campaign
going in 2020.

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.



If we can raise the resources to sustain our campaign, here's what we'll
do with it:

* Expand our billboard campaign to build public support for impeachment.
MoveOn needs your help to buy billboards in the districts of
on-the-fence Republicans. Our billboards will very visibly help get
the truth out about the extent of Trump's crimes—and that Republicans
are STILL are defending Trump, even as more and more damning evidence
is exposed.
* Fully fund our team of organizers on the ground in key states. We've
recruited and trained an incredible team of organizers in the key
states with senators most likely to support a real trial, but we don't
yet have the funding we need to pay their salaries through a full
Senate trial. This is an absolute must.
* Take on Trump's lies directly online and on TV. We don't need to
counter the millions of dollars that Trump and his enablers are
spending to spread lies and misinformation dollar-for-dollar—because
the people are on our side. But we do need to have substantial
resources to reach the activists who are ready to get involved to tell
the truth and give them opportunities to act, such as protesting,
calling Congress, and showing up at their lawmakers' offices.
* Expand our bird-dogging operations in Washington, D.C. For months,
MoveOn has been following lawmakers and asking them a simple question:
Is it OK for a foreign government to interfere in our elections? Now,
we must bring that pressure to on-the-fence Senate Republicans.
Wherever they run and hide, we must find them. And when they try to
wiggle out of answering our question, we must make sure their
constituents know about it.



John, our democracy is under attack. History is watching. The
House impeached. Now, the Senate must remove. Will you chip in $3 a week
to help finish the job and end Trump's criminal presidency? (MoveOn will
bill your weekly donation to your credit card once a month starting today
and will contact you shortly after Trump is no longer president to see if
you want to modify or cancel your weekly donation.)

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in weekly to help keep MoveOn's impeachment campaign
going for as long as it takes.

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.



Thanks for all you do.

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

Sources:

1. "Pam Bondi and Trump Foundation. TRANSCRIPT: 12/13/19, The Rachel
Maddow Show," The Rachel Maddow Show, December 13, 2019
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2. "Public support for Trump conviction at all-time high, poll finds,"
Yahoo News, December 26, 2019
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3. "McConnell indicates he'll let Trump's lawyers dictate Trump's
impeachment trial," The Washington Post, December 13, 2019
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4. "More than 700 historians call for Trump to be impeached as key vote
looms," The Guardian, December 17, 2019
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5. "Letter to Congress from Legal Scholars," Medium, December 6, 2019
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