PFAW Member,
The evidence against Trump continues to pile up.
Just this past weekend evidence emerged as newly obtained emails revealed that even officials at the White House and Trump’s Office of Management and Budget raised serious concerns over Trump's direction that the much-needed military aid to Ukraine be withheld – and yet despite the concerns raised repeatedly by administration officials, Trump proceeded to deny release of the aid.1
As the Senate continues to negotiate the rules for the impeachment trial they'll soon undertake, this damning new evidence increases the urgency that Trump is convicted and removed from office.
The newly released emails show that officials at OMB and the Pentagon had severe concerns over Trump's demand to freeze the aid – leaving an important U.S. ally without desperately needed military assistance.
As Republicans in the Senate threaten to abdicate their responsibilities to serve as impartial jurors in their trial; with Majority Leader McConnell making it clear that he is negotiating the terms of the trial with the White House.
Many Republicans in the Senate are signaling their willingness to abdicate their responsibilities to serve as impartial jurors in their trial following Mitch McConnell who is making it clear that he is working closely with the White House to set the terms of the trial.
Remember that the rules for the trial can be set with only fifty-one votes in the Senate, so ANY Republicans who push-back against Trump or McConnell's plans for the trial is significant in and of itself and will be seen as an important fracture in his support.
Thanks for all that you do,
- Zach, PFAW
[1] "Behind the Ukraine Aid Freeze: 84 Days of Conflict and Confusion" The New York Times, 12/29/19
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