Dear MoveOn member,
Televised hearings from the House Select Committee investigating the deadly, white supremacist January 6 insurrection—and the involvement of Donald Trump and his allies in the attempted coup—will begin this Thursday.1 Here's what you need to know …
These public hearings are the culmination of nearly a year of work by the committee, interviews with more than 1,000 witnesses, and tens of thousands of subpoenaed documents from within the Trump White House that show what happened behind the scenes to push the Big Lie and support the insurrection.2 It will be the first chance for the public to hear the full, unfiltered truth of Trump's criminal conspiracy, and we need to be ready to respond to the breaking news as it happens to ensure that people learn the truth, it isn't treated like business as usual, and Trump and Republicans are held accountable.
This is our opportunity to understand just how far the GOP was willing to go to destroy our democracy in 2020 and, critically, what could happen in 2024 if they win back control this fall.
Which is why MoveOn is preparing to run a full-throttle campaign to ensure that every voter knows what happens in these hearings, and we need your help to make sure we can do whatever it takes—including launching and supporting rapid-response rallies or events, putting up billboards, running ads, ramping up the election program to hold Republicans accountable for this violent coup, and more. Will you start a $5 monthly donation today to ensure that we can hold the GOP accountable and run this program all the way through Election Day?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
The committee has released only snippets of the evidence they have received so far, and what we already know is damning.
Trump's staff spent the weeks following the election working directly with lawyers and GOP operatives to build fleshed-out, concrete plans to overthrow the government.3
Ginni Thomas, far-right activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was in direct contact with Trump's chief of staff to provide multiple—entirely false—stories to use to throw out the votes of the American people.4
Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested that Trump institute martial law to stop President Biden from being inaugurated.5
And Trump himself expressed his support for the execution of his own vice president, Mike Pence.6
And that is just the tip of the iceberg. The hearings will undoubtedly provide even more evidence showing how deeply Trump and the GOP were coordinating to plan a coup and end our democracy.
We need to use this moment to remind voters that the only reason they did not succeed was because Democrats held a majority in Congress and there were enough leaders in the states to resist Trump's attempts to change vote totals. If Trump gets his way this fall and installs loyalists to manage elections in battleground states, and if the GOP takes back control of Congress, they will be able finish the job they started in 2020, and American democracy as we know it will come to an end.
We cannot let that happen. We must use this moment to shine a spotlight on the GOP's corruption and authoritarianism and keep the pressure on to rally voters to defeat them in November. Will you join the fight by chipping in $5 a month to MoveOn?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Andra, think back to how you felt watching the news unfold on January 6, 2021.
Remember what it felt like to watch angry hoards of white supremacists beat and kill Capitol police officers with flag poles, shatter windows, and terrorize members of Congress and their staff.
Remember them hanging gallows and chanting, "Hang Mike Pence!"
Remember.
And join us to vow that it will never, ever, happen again.
The future of our democracy depends on it.
Will you join us and chip in $5 a month to MoveOn?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–David, Kenia, Alexis, Chloe, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Jan. 6 committee reveals details of first public hearing in Capitol riot probe," NBC News, June 2, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/163277?t=8&akid=324917%2E53570607%2EifnaGt
2. "Jan. 6 panel promises 'previously unseen material' in prime-time hearing on June 9," NPR, June 2, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/163278?t=10&akid=324917%2E53570607%2EifnaGt
3. "Eastman provides new details of Trump's direct role in legal effort to overturn election," Politico, May 20, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/163279?t=12&akid=324917%2E53570607%2EifnaGt
4. "Virginia Thomas urged White House chief to pursue unrelenting efforts to overturn the 2020 election, texts show," The Washington Post, March 24, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/161382?t=14&akid=324917%2E53570607%2EifnaGt
5. "Texts show Marjorie Taylor Greene asked Meadows about martial law," CBS News, April 25, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/163280?t=16&akid=324917%2E53570607%2EifnaGt
6. "Trump reacted with approval to 'hang Mike Pence' chants from rioters on January 6," CNN, May 26, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/163281?t=18&akid=324917%2E53570607%2EifnaGt
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