CONGRESS MUST HOLD TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS ONGOING IMPEACHABLE OFFENSES
ACTION ONE: CALL YOUR SENATORS
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WYDEN AND MERKLEY:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
Donald Trump has declared war on the Legislative Branch. He continues to commit impeachable offenses with impunity, refusing to permit Congress to carry out its constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities and attempting to hide his transgressions from the American people until after the 2020 election. I demand that the Senator call Trump’s actions impeachable offenses and to call for hearings in the House to hold Trump accountable. Thank you.”
CALL SENATOR MERKLEY
CALL SENATOR WYDEN
ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS
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SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
Donald Trump has declared war on the Legislative Branch. He continues to commit impeachable offenses with impunity, refusing to permit Congress to carry out its constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities and attempting to hide his transgressions from the American people until after the 2020 election. I demand that Rep. [ ] call for immediate hearings to hold Trump accountable for these impeachable offenses and bring him to justice. Thank you.”
CALL SUZANNE BONAMICI (OR-01)
CALL GREG WALDEN (OR-02)
CALL BLUMENAUER (OR-03)
CALL PETER DEFAZIO (OR-04)
CALL KURT SCHRADER (OR-05)
BACKGROUND:
Trump’s impeachable offenses—far more serious than those of Presidents Nixon and Clinton combined—include
- obstruction of justice
- abusing pardon power
- profiting from presidency by violating domestic/foreign emoluments clauses
- colluding with foreign governments (Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia)
- inciting political and police violence
- engaging in voter intimidation and suppression
- discriminating against Muslims
- seeking prosecution of political adversaries and non-prosecution of allies
- using government agencies to punish enemies (CNN, Jeff Bezos)
- attacking free press
- violating immigrants’ rights
- violating campaign finance laws (hush money payments)
- declaring unconstitutional emergency to support funding border wall
Trump has recently
- instructed border patrol to violate law, promising pardons if did so
- floated punishing sanctuary cities by shipping imprisoned refugees there
- puts our security at risk by refusing to permit investigation of Russia’s assault on our democracy
- illegally obstructs legislative process by refusing to produce subpoenaed witnesses/documents, threatening potential witnesses, improperly using Judicial Branch to keep impeachable conduct hidden until after 2020 election
- claimed he’s effectively above the law
With each passing day, Trump’s lawlessness further erodes our democracy and jeopardizes our safety and well-being. Congress cannot afford to wait. It must hold Trump accountable immediately for these impeachable offenses.
