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February 16, 2021 at 3:21 PM

at the scene of the crime

So many folks have already added their names in support of Public Citizen’s message to the 43 senators who voted “not guilty” in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. See my note from yesterday (copied below in case you missed it) for more details. And be sure to add your name, too! - Ro…

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February 15, 2021 at 7:41 PM

these 43 cowards

The United States Senate was not just the jury in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Senators themselves were among the targets of the attack he provoked and the trial was conducted at the scene of the crime. Yet 43 senators — all Republicans — CHOSE to disregard the obvious truth …

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February 13, 2021 at 2:02 PM

do this *before* the Senate votes

The Senate is expected to vote TODAY in its impeachment trial of Donald Trump. This vote is about more than Trump himself. This vote is about the viability of democracy in America. If the Senate does not convict Trump, it will in effect be licensing the use (or at least the threat) of viole…

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February 11, 2021 at 9:04 PM

will Mitch McConnell fail yet another test?

Yesterday was the first full day of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial in the United States Senate. What anyone following along saw and heard was a stunning distillation of Trump’s inflammatory actions leading up to the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6: Trump conceive…

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February 10, 2021 at 3:32 PM

the powerful video so many of us are talking about

The impeachment trial of Donald Trump began yesterday with a powerful video — which includes footage not widely seen before — showing how Trump’s insurrection unfolded on January 6: We see Trump inciting the mob at his rally near the White House. We see that mob storming first the Capitol gro…

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February 9, 2021 at 9:35 PM

Donald Trump is guilty

As I write this, the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump is underway. Whatever unfounded arguments distractions Trump’s ever-changing legal “team” trots out — from the absurd contention that he can’t be convicted because he’s no longer in office, to the foolish allegation that the First …

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February 8, 2021 at 9:14 PM

this is no time to pinch pennies

As we speak, Congress is working to pass President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, a broad coronavirus relief package that includes another round of payments from the federal government to help hard-hit Americans. Unfortunately, the “austerity” crowd — you know, the people who say the government …

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February 6, 2021 at 7:32 PM

was it really only one month ago?

One month ago today, armed insurrectionists — incited by Donald Trump — stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. They literally overran the Capitol. They were, in some cases, just moments away from possibly capturing, torturing, or even executing members of Congress and the Vice …

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February 5, 2021 at 4:07 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene must resign

Last night, Marjorie Taylor Greene — the racist seditionist who was elected to the United States House of Representatives last fall — was formally voted off any congressional committees on which she sat. Here’s the thing: Greene has openly, and repeatedly, indicated support for the assassinat…

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February 4, 2021 at 3:22 PM

this rogue agency must be stopped

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency — ICE — is a racist, rogue operation that must be stopped. On Tuesday, ICE deported a man named Paul Pierrilus to Haiti. With no warning, ICE agents came for Pierrilus in the middle of the night, then forcibly put him on a plane to Haiti. …

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February 3, 2021 at 8:52 PM

she must be expelled from Congress

Marjorie Taylor Greene is a racist, seditionist QAnon lunatic who was elected to Congress last fall from the state of Georgia. In a video rant posted mere months before announcing her candidacy, Greene fantasized about politicians “cowering in fear,” urging her followers to “flood the Capitol b…

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February 2, 2021 at 8:28 PM

a watered down proposal that wouldn't come close to delivering the relief Americans need

Yesterday, Joe Biden met with 10 Republican senators whose primary concern seems to be spending “less” — rather than what we need — in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic collapse. Biden’s American Rescue Plan — in recognition of the truly unprecedented crisis facing the…

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January 30, 2021 at 6:36 PM

'earned with the price of blood'

“The only way you get your freedoms back is it’s earned with the price of blood.” That’s what Marjorie Taylor Greene — the deranged Trump adherent just elected to Congress from the state of Georgia — told firearms fanatics one week before Election Day (as first reported yesterday by Mother Jone…

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January 29, 2021 at 3:11 PM

she 'liked' the idea of assassinating Nancy Pelosi

Do you know who Marjorie Taylor Greene is? She is a diehard Trump cultist and a true believer in countless right-wing conspiracy theories who was just elected to the United States House of Representatives. It can be tempting to scoff at Republicans like Greene and assume they won’t be taken s…

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January 28, 2021 at 2:11 PM

urge your senators to convict Trump

On Tuesday, 45 of the 50 Republicans in the United States Senate tried to weasel out of their obligation to conduct an impeachment trial of Donald Trump by endorsing the sham that holding Trump accountable now that he is out of office is somehow unconstitutional (which it is not). Nevermind tha…

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January 26, 2021 at 7:56 PM

Senator, have you no sense of democracy?

At 7:00 p.m. last night, the House of Representatives formally delivered to the Senate its article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump. (A quick aside: Trump always claims to be superlative in everything he does, but in this case he actually IS — Trump is the only president to …

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January 23, 2021 at 2:42 PM

will we ever know the full depths of Trump's depravity?

Donald Trump was willing to sink even deeper than we already thought to remain in power. As reported by The New York Times last night, Trump was plotting to replace the acting Attorney General (who took over after Bill Barr slithered off) with a MAGA sycophant who was ready and willing to abuse…

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January 22, 2021 at 8:05 PM

Mitch McConnell's outrageous demand

I’ll say this about Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the United States Senate: The man has gall. McConnell spent eight years shamelessly stonewalling any kind of progress during Barack Obama’s entire presidency — largely by weaponizing the filibuster. (Originating by accident, the fil…

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January 21, 2021 at 7:49 PM

l-o-b-b-why?

Barack Obama did it. So did Donald Trump. And now Joe Biden is doing it too. Each of these presidents required people they appointed to positions in the federal government to wait some number of years after leaving the job before lobbying the very agencies in which they served. In fact, i…

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January 20, 2021 at 5:00 PM

the whole world is counting on you

Joe Biden was just sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. And people everywhere on Earth are breathing a sigh of relief. The experiment in democracy — a work in progress, to be sure — that is America may well not have survived another four years with Donald Trump (and his assort…

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January 19, 2021 at 9:15 PM

it is impossible not to feel a real sadness

Right now, Washington, D.C., is a garrison town. Miles of fencing surround and prohibit people from entering the national Mall. You have to pass through checkpoints to move through downtown. National Guard troops holding large guns are standing guard at corners throughout the city. Humvees and …

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January 18, 2021 at 2:42 PM

'the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism'

On January 6, 2021, a horde of Donald Trump adherents numbering in the thousands — incited by the president himself — mounted an armed takeover of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. It was the most deliberate attempt to overthrow the government of the United States since the Civil Wa…

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January 16, 2021 at 3:32 PM

disbar and investigate Rudy Giuliani

Our petition for Rudy Giuliani to be disbarred and investigated already has 11,788 signatures. Add your name — let’s get to 15,000! My previous note is copied below in case you missed it. - Robert ****** Donald Trump was not alone in inciting last Wednesday’s armed insurrection at the U…

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January 15, 2021 at 2:11 PM

a message to Corporate America

My note yesterday was quite popular, so I’ve copied it below in case you missed it. - Robert ****** You may have seen stories over the past few days — aside from coverage of Donald Trump being the first president in our nation’s history to be impeached multiple times — about this or that gi…

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January 14, 2021 at 4:07 PM

Corporate America 'takes a stand'

You may have seen stories over the past few days — aside from coverage of Donald Trump being the first president in our nation’s history to be impeached multiple times — about this or that ginormous corporation “taking a stand” after Trump incited a horde of his MAGA adherents to carry out an arm…

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January 13, 2021 at 5:07 PM

urge your representative to vote for impeachment

In a matter of hours, the United States House of Representatives will vote on impeaching Donald Trump for “willful incitement of insurrection.” Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard right now at (202) 224-3121 and urge your representative to vote “yes” on impeaching Donald Trump. If your represen…

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January 12, 2021 at 9:41 PM

Rudy Giuliani must be disbarred and investigated

Donald Trump was not alone in inciting last Wednesday’s armed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In a rally just before a MAGA horde stormed the halls of Congress, Trump’s lawyer — disgraced former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani — provoked the mob with a call for “trial by combat.” Then, ju…

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January 11, 2021 at 11:32 PM

Senate must convict Trump right after House impeaches him

Any day now, the United States House of Representatives could impeach Donald Trump for inciting last week’s armed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. That would make Trump the first president in our nation’s history to be impeached multiple times. But impeachment by the House alone will not for…

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January 8, 2021 at 7:46 PM

what the hell were the police doing?

Over the past year (and longer), we’ve seen police across the country attack — and use brutal, unnecessary force against — Black Lives Matter activists. At Lafayette Park near the White House, militarized law enforcement viciously tear-gassed and cleared a peaceful crowd last summer just so Don…

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January 8, 2021 at 12:34 AM

don't let Trump's Cabinet weasel out of its most consequential duty

After Donald Trump incited an armed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol yesterday — and with CNN just now reporting that Trump is “bent on destruction in his final days” — it is beyond clear that Trump must be removed from office before he does something even worse. Vice President Mike Pence and t…

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January 7, 2021 at 3:07 PM

remove, impeach, and prosecute Trump

Sent this late yesterday, so passing it along again in case you missed it. ****** Today, Donald Trump incited a riot — an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol designed to advance his hapless coup attempt. Trump has conclusively (and repeatedly) demonstrated his unfitness for office. He must not…

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January 6, 2021 at 11:33 PM

we must invoke the 25th amendment without delay

Today, Donald Trump incited a riot — an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol designed to advance his hapless coup attempt. Trump has conclusively (and repeatedly) demonstrated his unfitness for office. He must not be permitted to remain in office even for two more weeks. The risks of more deranged …

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January 6, 2021 at 9:02 PM

Trump incites seditious violence at U.S. Capitol building

This is a dark, dark day for America. Earlier today, I went to the White House to see the rally that Trump had instigated with his false claims about the election. I saw thousands and thousands of people who have been fooled by Trump’s lies. They truly believe the election was stolen from Tru…

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January 5, 2021 at 7:54 PM

we're calling for an investigation

“There’s nothing wrong with saying, you know, that you’ve recalculated.” “I just want to find 11,780 votes.” “There’s no way I lost Georgia.” “So tell me, Brad, what are we going to do? We won the election, and it’s not fair to take it away from us like this.” Those are just a few things …

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January 1, 2021 at 4:11 AM

thank you, and happy New Year

Support Public Citizen Public Citizen is nothing — nothing — without supporters like you. For my team and me, it is an absolute privilege to work with you and on your behalf as we tackle some of the most important issues facing our country. With everything on the line — from cleaning up the me…

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January 1, 2021 at 2:35 AM

Do you remember where I parked the time machine?

Support Public Citizen I don’t know. I just don’t know. If another 117 Public Citizen supporters like you donate before midnight, this will be our best day of the entire year. But donations have really slowed down — right when we are so close to something so extraordinary. And the clock ju…

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January 1, 2021 at 1:06 AM

I seem to have misplaced a shoe

Support Public Citizen After midnight, I turn into a pumpkin. Or something. Here’s what else happens after midnight: Anything you donate to Public Citizen WON’T be matched two-for-one. They’ll still be grateful for your support at a later date, of course. But why miss out on your contrib…

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December 31, 2020 at 11:59 PM

3 things

Support Public Citizen ONE: Many people contributed — and are still contributing — to political campaigns this year, perhaps to an unprecedented degree. TWO: The coronavirus pandemic has caused financial strain (or worse) for millions of Americans. THREE: Whenever we’re up against a critica…

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December 31, 2020 at 10:12 PM

all of this is true

Support Public Citizen All of this is true: Many people contributed — and are still contributing — to political campaigns this year, perhaps to an unprecedented degree. The coronavirus pandemic has caused financial strain (or worse) for millions of Americans. Whenever we’re up against a crit…

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December 31, 2020 at 8:35 PM

time to go?

Support Public Citizen It’s game time, team! We need 537 people to donate before tonight’s midnight deadline. Anything you contribute right now will be 2X matched. That means for every dollar you contribute, Public Citizen gets an additional two dollars to power all the work we’re doing toge…

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December 31, 2020 at 7:06 PM

not the least bit surprised

Support Public Citizen Just want to say how much I appreciate all the responses to my previous message. I’m not the least bit surprised to see that Public Citizen supporters still value transparency and candor. The reality is that with so many other organizations and political entities sending…

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December 31, 2020 at 5:20 PM

if you think we email too much

Support Public Citizen I know you’re getting a lot of emails today from organizations like Public Citizen. Let me explain what’s going on. If — after reading through this note — you still think it’s too much, at least we’ll both know where things stand. This is a “peek behind the curtain” that…

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December 31, 2020 at 4:08 PM

BOOM!

Support Public Citizen Public Citizen supporters are the best! The response to my note this morning has been explosive. It’s copied below in case you missed it (I know you’re getting a lot of emails today). Let’s keep this going! - Robert ****** Last night — when informed about the red…

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December 31, 2020 at 2:26 PM

it took me by surprise too

Support Public Citizen Last night — when informed about the reduced pace of donations compared to last year — the sponsors of Public Citizen’s December Matching Gift Campaign authorized doubling the match. This unexpected but welcome news means that ANYTHING YOU DONATE BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WI…

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December 31, 2020 at 3:32 AM

it's so weird

Support Public Citizen It always happens. We’re up against a critical fundraising deadline, and then THIS WEIRD THING HAPPENS WHERE ALMOST EVERYONE SEEMS TO ASSUME THAT EVERYONE ELSE WILL DONATE AND HARDLY ANYBODY ACTUALLY DOES. Sure enough — with not even two hours left before tonight’s deadl…

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December 31, 2020 at 12:04 AM

I'm just going to tell you

Support Public Citizen I’m just going to tell you exactly what is going on: We are 216 donations short of where we were on this day, December 30, last year.* If we don’t at least keep pace with last year, there will be critical work — not only to clean up the mess that was the Trump administra…

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December 30, 2020 at 9:59 PM

yes, they really did it

Support Public Citizen This is surprising even to me. With tomorrow’s deadline looming, the sponsors of Public Citizen’s Year-End Matching Gift Campaign — alarmed at the slow pace of donations — have just authorized doubling the match! Starting right now, ALL CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE MATCHED TWO-…

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December 30, 2020 at 8:19 PM

does this tie go with this shirt?

Support Public Citizen Forgive my whimsical subject line, but I need to talk to you about the idea of one thing matching another thing. Right now, anything you contribute to Public Citizen’s critical December fund drive will be matched dollar-for-dollar. And if becoming a monthly donor is righ…

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December 30, 2020 at 6:06 PM

the situation in Georgia

Support Public Citizen Wanted to make sure you saw my earlier message (copied below) about the situation in Georgia. It’s really good news, so please give it a quick look. - Robert ****** There was truly good news last week for anyone who still believes in democracy. Since it happened on C…

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December 30, 2020 at 2:46 PM

we just helped protect voting in Georgia

Support Public Citizen There was truly good news last week for anyone who still believes in democracy. Since it happened on Christmas Eve — and the media was busy covering (1) Donald Trump’s petulant refusal to sign the coronavirus relief bill that Congress had finally passed and (2) his absurd …

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