CALL TO ACTION: Demand Full Mueller Report! Now! (April 2, 2019)
DEMAND FULL MUELLER REPORT!
NOW!
We DEMAND the full Mueller report. So far, we have only Attorney General William Barr’s four-page summary, which Trump then re-summarized (spun lies) as “ . . . total and complete EXONERATION.”
Barr is now redacting portions of the report and says everyone can read it by mid-April. But a report censored by a Trump appointee will not rebuild trust in government.
The Mueller report is essential for many reasons:
- It’s urgent because the report details Russia’s attack on the 2016 elections. Every day Congress lacks that information makes the 2020 elections more vulnerable
- It’s essential to answer why the Trump campaign allowed help from one of our foremost adversaries rather than report Russian overtures to law enforcement
- It allows the House leadership to do what Republican House and Senate leadership have refused to do for two years – hold the president accountable when he undermines the rule of law.
House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler wrote yesterday, “If President Trump’s behavior wasn’t criminal, then perhaps it should have been.”
Our democracy is anchored by the truth. President Trump undermines democracy with his deluge of lies and intentional misstatements – 9,451 at last count. If we allow ourselves to become unmoored from facts, we fall vulnerable to the unscrupulous and the corrupt.
Full. Report. Now!
**ACTION ONE: CALL OUR SENATORS**
SAMPLE SCRIPT for Senator Wyden:
“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling to thank Senator Wyden for speaking out about the dangers of Barr’s redactions in the Mueller report. We need to restore trust in government, but every line of redaction will further erode that trust. I ask the Senator to continue to demand that the full report be made public.
Thank you.”
SENATOR RON WYDEN
Portland: (503) 326-7525, DC: (202) 224-5244
Salem: (503) 589-4555, Eugene: (541) 431-0229
Medford: (541) 858-5122, Bend: (541) 330-9142
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/
SAMPLE SCRIPT for Senator Merkley:
“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling to ask Senator Merkley to demand that the full Mueller report be made public. We need to restore trust in government, but every line of redaction will erode trust. I also ask the Senator to do all he can to make sure the report is made public.
Thank you.”
SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY
Portland: (503) 326-3386, DC: (202) 224-3753
Salem: (503) 362-8102, Eugene: (541) 465-6750
Medford: (541) 608-9102, Bend: (541) 318-1298
Pendleton: (541) 278-1129
https://www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/
**ACTION TWO: CALL COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN**
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WALDEN:
“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling to ask Greg Walden to demand that the full Mueller report be made public. We need to restore trust in government, but every line of redaction will erode trust. I ask Mr. Walden to do all he can to make sure the report is released to the public in its entirety.
Finally, please ask Greg these questions:
Which is it, your party or the future of American Democracy? Your allegiance to Trump’s fascist contempt for presidential norms or a return to the rule of law? Are you a patriot sworn to uphold the Constitution or a partisan Republican hack? #2020StartsNow.
Thank you.”
COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN
DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
https://walden.house.gov/contact-greg/email-me
**ACTION THREE: BE AN ACTIVIST**
Visit the ORD2 Indivisible Event Calendar on a regular basis to keep updated on our local activities. Participate with us as often as you can. Check out the following:
We Demand the Full Mueller Report – Throughout Oregon and the USA
April 4 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Search for locations and RSVP events here.
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/we-demand-the-full-mueller-report-throughout-oregon-and-the-usa/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: “Awakening the Dreamer” – Grants Pass
April 13 @ 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-awakening-the-dreamer-grants-pass/
ORD2 Indivisible Teach and Greet – Let’s Get Kids Out of Those Cages – Talent
April 14 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/ord2-indivisible-teach-and-greet-lets-get-kids-out-of-those-cages-talent/
SUBMIT EVENTS TO BE ADDED TO THE ORD2 INDIVISIBLE EVENT CALENDAR
Help us keep current with our event postings. https://ord2indivisible.org/submit-your-event/
SOURCES:
Slate, March 26, 2019: “The Barr Letter Tells Us One Thing Everyone Should Agree On: Russia tried to interfere in 2016. It will do so again in 2020.”https://slate.com/technology/2019/03/barr-letter-mueller-report-cybersecurity-russia-disinformation.html
Washington Post, March 30, 2019: “Mueller report findings upend partisan views of probe, poll finds . . . An overwhelming 83 percent say the Mueller report should be made public in its entirety…” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mueller-report-findings-upend-partisan-views-of-probe-poll-finds/2019/03/30/55058c98-51b2-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f_story.html?utm_term=.ad81ac4a49dc
Washington Post, March 29: “Sally Yates: William Barr should release the full Mueller report as soon as possible” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sally-yates-william-barr-should-release-the-full-mueller-report-as-soon-as-possible/2019/03/29/32f5e6d2-5236-11e9-8d28-f5149e5a2fda_story.html?utm_term=.e4d835f1a7a2
Brennan Center for Justice, March 28, 2019: “Still Waiting for the Mueller Report” https://www.brennancenter.org/blog/still-waiting-mueller-report#.XKFUxNg59gw.email
Axios, March 31, 2019: “Mulvaney on Trump-Russia contacts: ‘The issue here is not whether it’s ethical’” https://www.axios.com/mulvaney-trump-russia-mueller-report-unethical-b79a743f-0cda-45b3-815c-b02dadc506c1.html
Washington Post, March 29, 2019: “How the Mueller report can still threaten Trump’s legitimacy. The special counsel likely wrote it as a facts-only road map for congressional investigators.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/how-the-mueller-report-can-still-threaten-trumps-legitimacy/2019/03/29/839457b6-51a7-11e9-a3f7-78b7525a8d5f_story.html?utm_term=.b6d96d66ad4d
