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WASHINGTON – The impeachment of President Donald Trump was unfortunate but absolutely necessary to safeguard our democracy and curb the President’s ongoing and blatant abuse of the powers of his office. The American people deserve a president who puts what’s best for the nation before what’s best for them politically. President Trump refused to do that. Instead the President tried to bully and coerce Ukraine into smearing one of his political rivals by withholding U.S. military aid to the imperiled U.S. ally.

The American people also deserve a fair trial of the impeached and disgraced President in the United States Senate – not a show trial to attempt to excuse the abuses of office which led to President Trump’s impeachment. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his GOP colleagues must put the interests of the nation before the interests of their political party. If Senator McConnell honestly believes that President Trump is innocent of the high crimes for which he was impeached by the House then he should agree a fair trial.

Common Cause, and our 1.2 million members, strongly urge Senator McConnell to ensure a fair trial for the good of the nation by agreeing to the following terms detailed in our recent impeachment report.

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Americans deserve nothing less than the full truth. They deserve to see a fair trial and they are watching closely to see if Senator McConnell delivers one.

To view the Common Cause report on impeachment, click here.

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[1]https://www.commoncause.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/PatternsofDeception_Report_WEBBlanks2.pdf?_ga=2.88638299.1945134682.1576517726-1768269237.1569006442[2] In Wake of Trump Impeachment, Common Cause Urges Fair Trial in Senate | Common Dreams ➤ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2019/12/18/wake-trump-impeachment-common-cause-urges-fair-trial-senate?cd-origin=rss#[3]https://www.commoncause.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/PatternsofDeception_Report_WEBBlanks2.pdf?_ga=2.88638299.1945134682.1576517726-1768269237.1569006442