Sign the petition re: McConnell blocking press access to impeachment trial

Sign the petition to remove unprecedented press restrictions so the public has full access to Trump's impeachment trial.

Dear MoveOn member,

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—including limits on what the public can see and on reporters' ability to talk to senators.¹

Without the free press, we can't fight against abusive governmental policies or defend our basic freedoms.

Sign the petition demanding Mitch McConnell allow press to have regular access to the impeachment trial.

We urge Mitch McConnell to rescind the new, unprecedented restrictions on the press seeking to inform the public about the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump. This is a crucial and historic moment that makes it all the more important for this Senate to reaffirm the unanimous Senate resolution on the vital and indispensable role the free press serves.

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.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Robert Cruickshank, Demand Progress

Source:

1. "McConnell keeps press in check as impeachment trial starts," The Hill, January 21, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/115767?t=10&akid=255356%2E10220574%2EN_Yp1j

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