CALL TO ACTION #669: Hold Trump Accountable for his Criminal Acts! (May 2, 2019)
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HOLD TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE
FOR HIS CRIMINAL ACTS
Trump and Congress are being drawn into a monumental confrontation to decide a single question: Is everyone subject to the rule of law or is the President beyond the law’s reach?
The depth and detail of the Mueller report confirms Trump obstructed justice. The revelation has led to calls for impeachment. The House has let fly a blizzard of subpoenas demanding his tax returns, banking details, the appearance of current and former Administration officials, and more.
Trump has launched his standard counteroffensive:
- First, a legal barrage. He said he will “(fight) all the subpoenas” and threatened to go to the Supreme Court if necessary. That’s clearly a delaying tactic.
- Second, shift the discussion. Among his more than 10,000 lies as president, Trump did momentarily shift the public discussion with a heinous lie last weekend that doctors and mothers were “executing” newborns.
- Third, he is invoking executive privilege to prevent administration officials from testifying even though some have testified under oath to Mueller.
All this is to block Congress from its oversight of the President, a Constitutional responsibility. As the House leadership said, Trump’s flagrant attempt to block congressional oversight is “immoral, unethical, corrupt and unpatriotic.”
Greg Walden enables Trump. He is Complicit.
Stonewalling Congressional oversight was one of Nixon’s articles of impeachment. As the Founders believed,
No One Is Above The Law!
**ACTION ONE: CALL OUR SENATORS**
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR SENATORS WYDEN AND MERKLEY:
“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because . . .
. . . Mueller found Trump has repeatedly committed obstruction of justice. I demand you uphold your pledge to defend the Constitution and hold him accountable for his crimes and impeachable offenses. No one, especially an American president, is above the law. 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/
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 because . . .
. . . Mueller found Trump has repeatedly committed obstruction of justice. I demand that Greg Walden upholds his pledge to defend the Constitution and hold Trump accountable for his crimes and impeachable offenses. No one, especially an American president, is above the law.
Greg Walden’s SILENCE IS CONSENT!
Through his actions and inactions, Greg appears to fully support Trump—regardless of how much damage Trump is doing to our democracy and to world stability.
#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**
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SOURCES:
New York Times, April 25, 2019: “Trump’s Stonewalling Takes Clash Between Branches to a New Level” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/politics/trump-white-house-democrats.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
Rolling Stone, April 30, 2019: “Trump Enters His Comfort Zone: Suing the Hell Out of Everyone” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-suing-lawsuits-impeachment-829000/
Associated Press, April 19 2019: “Democrats subpoena Mueller report amid calls for impeachment” https://www.apnews.com/8ff7847914264c9c9293ed1cef07a5b2
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and reform, April 24, 2019: “Trump Administration Expands Obstruction Campaign Beyond White House Staff to Agency Officials” https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/trump-administration-expands-obstruction-campaign-beyond-white-house-staff-to
Washington Post, April 27, 2019: “Trump’s attempt to strong-arm Congress is actually a sign of his weakness” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/27/could-trumps-attempt-strong-arm-congress-actually-be-sign-his-weakness/?utm_term=.d3439a4ba254
Washington Post, April 29, 2019: “Trump’s stonewalling of Congress is illegal. How far will he push it?” https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/04/29/trumps-stonewalling-congress-is-flatly-unconstitutional-how-far-will-he-push-it/?utm_term=.26a83b263c3c
CNN, April 28, 2019: “Congress returns this week: Here’s where the Democratic investigations stand” https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/28/politics/house-democratic-investigations-tax-returns/index.html?no-st=1556474870
Politifact, April 29, 2019: “Donald Trump repeats, falsely, that doctors, mothers decide to execute live babies after birth” https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/apr/29/donald-trump/donald-trump-repeats-falsely-doctors-mothers-decid/
The Hill, April 24, 2019: “Trump effort to stonewall faces thorny legal challenge” https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/440555-trump-effort-to-stonewall-faces-thorny-legal-challenge
