Dear MoveOn member,

After the blockbuster impeachment testimony by Gordon Sondland, Fiona
Hill, and the other witnesses in the House, John Bolton's lawyer released
a statement saying that his client could speak to "many relevant meetings
and conversations that have not yet been discussed."^1

As Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Bolton was privy to a
lot. And now he's volunteering to testify in Trump's Senate impeachment
trial.

But Mitch McConnell is trying to move forward with a blatantly rigged
trial with no witnesses, not even Bolton or other officials closest to
Trump such as Mick Mulvaney.

Imagine you are called for jury duty, but when you arrive, you are
informed that you must decide on the defendant's guilt or innocence
without hearing from a single witness in the case. That is precisely the
kangaroo court system that McConnell is attempting to create for Trump's
impeachment trial.

We cannot let that happen.

Which is why, on Tuesday, MoveOn and our partners at Daily Kos and Need to
Impeach began running mobile billboards (billboards on the sides of trucks
that can be driven around to different locations for maximum visibility)
in six different states with Republican senators most likely to break away
from McConnell and call for a fair trial as well as in McConnell's home
state of Kentucky. The billboards got tons of attention, with television
and press coverage in places like Maine, Arizona, and Colorado.

But our funding for the billboards ran out yesterday—and since we do not
yet know when a vote will take place, we desperately need your help to
continue this tactic to keep the pressure up until McConnell calls a vote.



[ [link removed] ]John, will you rush a $3 donation now to help
us extend these billboards? If we have the funds, we may also be able to
expand them into even more states.



Although conviction requires a two-thirds majority, a vote on the rules
that govern the impeachment trial requires only 51 votes, meaning only
four Republicans need to have the moral courage to stand up and demand
that, just like any other trial conducted in the United States legal
system, witnesses must be called and questioned in Trump's impeachment.

And if we can finally hear from crucial direct witnesses to Trump's
crimes, like Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and Bolton, it will make
it much, much more difficult for anyone in the Senate to vote to acquit
Trump.

We need only four Republicans, and Senator Lisa Murkowski has already
hinted that she may be breaking away, expressing public concerns about
McConnell's approach. Which opens the door for Senators Cory Gardner,
Susan Collins, Thom Tillis, Martha McSally, Mitt Romney, and others who do
not want to be seen as blind proponents of Trump's corruption.

Our billboards were running through McConnell's home state of Kentucky
plus Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, and Utah, but they
went dark last night.



[ [link removed] ]Please click here to chip in $3 and keep them up and
running as long as it takes.



Ever since Mitch McConnell became the Senate majority leader, he has
behaved like the villain in a comic book.

He does not even attempt to hide the fact that no matter how reasonable,
how bipartisan, or how good for the country it is, he will block any
legislation proposed by Democrats.

He relishes the fact that he has turned the Senate into a graveyard where
bills go to die.

And he will use any dirty trick in the book to protect Trump and hold on
to power.

It is up to us to show him that he won't get away with it, just as we did
when he tried to overturn the Affordable Care Act.

Help us show Mitch that his power over Republicans in the Senate is not
absolute and that he cannot keep Trump from facing the consequences of his
actions.



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Thanks for all you do.

–David, Anne, Brian, Corinne, and the rest of the team

Source:

1. "What Does John Bolton Want?" The New Yorker, January 7, 2020
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