Dear Friend,
Mitch McConnell and Senate Rules Committee Chair Roy Blunt have instituted
unprecedented press restrictions in order to prevent the public from
having full access to Trump’s Senate impeachment trial.^1
Without the free press, we can't fight against abusive governmental
policies or defend our basic freedoms.
The Trump administration has been attacking the free press for years. Now
that Trump has a chance of getting held accountable for his abuses of
power, the Senate is allowing him to hide details from the public.
[ [link removed] ]Friend, the public deserves to know every detail of Trump's
impeachment trial. Tell Mitch McConnell and the Senate Rules Committee to
remove restrictions on the press covering Trump's Senate impeachment
trial.
Mitch McConnell and Roy Blunt are not allowing reporters to have full and
complete access to interview Senators. They don't want us to know all the
details about Trump's impeachment trial that allow us to hold our elected
officials accountable.
The New York Times said that the restrictions "will severely limit the
ability of reporters to gather news during one of the most historic events
in the nation’s history," and that "these limits...will prevent
journalists from freely documenting a public debate in Congress."^2
This is a crucial moment in our history that makes it all the more
important for this Senate to reaffirm their support for the vital and
indispensable role the free press serves.
[ [link removed] ]Tell Mitch McConnell and the Senate Rules Committee to remove press
restrictions for Trump's Senate impeachment trial.
Thanks for defending our right to a free press,
Salma and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. The New York Times, "Even C-SPAN is Piqued: Senate Puts Limits on Trial
Coverage," [ [link removed] ]January 19, 2020.
2. ibid.
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