What's next on impeachment?

Last night, Donald Trump became only the third president—in all of American history—to be impeached.

Dear MoveOn member,

Last night, Donald Trump became only the third president—in all of American history—to be impeached.

Now, the impeachment fight moves to the Senate, where anything could happen. Because, as Rachel Maddow recently reminded us, "impeachments are unpredictable".¹

Bombshell evidence dropped "out of the sky" during Richard Nixon's impeachment, causing what had been "unimaginable defection from Richard Nixon's camp," including members of Congress who had led his defense.² And he was forced to resign.

To force Trump's conviction—or resignation—we must be steadfast and unrelenting, keeping a laser focus on what we can do to pressure on-the-fence Republicans to support a fair trial.

MoveOn is ready to spring into action to put maximum pressure on persuadable Republican senators to agree to a fair trial. But we've been going all-out on impeachment for weeks now, and we need to raise $500,000 in the next 24 hours to launch billboards targeting senators, extend the contracts of our organizers on the ground in key states, print more materials for protests and rallies outside senators' offices, and more.

Will you rush a $3 donation right now to help CONVICT and REMOVE Donald Trump from office?

We will not stop until the final vote in the Senate is cast. And we will never give up when it comes to defending our democracy.

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that the Senate will conduct the trial in "total coordination" with the White House.³

But it's not just up to him. A majority of senators need to agree on the rules for Trump's impeachment trial, and that means that only four Republican senators need to insist on a fair trial.

If McConnell gets his way, the Senate trial will be a total sham. But, if we keep taking to the streets, rising up, and being loud, and if we convince four Republicans to insist on a real trial, with a full accounting of the evidence, we can prevail—just like when, through our grassroots activism, we stopped McConnell from repealing the Affordable Care Act.

Which is exactly what we will do, with your help.

Will you rush a $3 donation right now to help CONVICT and REMOVE Donald Trump from office?

With your help, we will:

• 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 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 for 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, like 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 to ask 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.

We have a historic chance now to convict and remove Donald Trump in the Senate—if we seize it. Please chip in $3—or whatever you can afford—right now to help finish the job and end Trump's lawless presidency.

Thanks for all you do.

–David, Reggie, Mary, Corinne, 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
http://act.moveon.org/go/114891?t=5&akid=253052%2E10220574%2EdO4pQx

2. Ibid.

3. "McConnell: In 'total coordination' with White House for impeachment trial," USA Today, December 12, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/114888?t=7&akid=253052%2E10220574%2EdO4pQx

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