U.S. Department of Justice now says there was a seditious conspiracy to prevent the "lawful transfer of presidential power by force"

In a chilling legal document, federal prosecutors say that Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys, had specific plans to gain control of key buildings in Washington in an effort to overturn Joe Biden's election.

Dear MoveOn member, 

The U.S. Department of Justice is now pressing criminal charges against the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers—two pro-Trump white nationalist groups—for seditious conspiracy to prevent the "lawful transfer of presidential power by force" on January 6, 2021.¹

In a chilling legal document, federal prosecutors say that Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys, had specific plans to gain control of key buildings in Washington in an effort to overturn Joe Biden's election.²

Andra, these disturbing developments show that Trump and MAGA Republicans are willing to go to violent and deadly ends to install Trump to a second term.

And now, Trump's next coup is unfolding in slow motion before our eyes. Trump is laying the groundwork to install himself in the White House in 2024 by building an apparatus of election theft at the state level. 

Trump's goal is to install loyalists into state offices where they will have the power to oversee elections, count and throw out votes, and declare the winner of the 2024 presidential election. 

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Our democracy is on the most uncertain ground it's been on since the founding of our constitutional republic hundreds of years ago.

A confidential witness who traveled to Washington with the Proud Boys has told federal investigators that the Proud Boys had specific intentions of executing Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker Nancy Pelosi if they got the chance.³

At a campaign rally earlier this year, Trump stated shamelessly: "There's a famous statement: 'Sometimes the vote counter is more important than the candidate.'"⁴

Steve Bannon said it outright: "We're taking over all the elections."⁵

MoveOn has launched a historic campaign to defeat Trump-backed candidates for secretary of state and elect honest officials who will count every vote and respect the will of the people. But our resources come from you, our members. And we need your help.

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–Chris, Emily, Emma, Evelyn, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "In the Shadow of the Jan. 6 Hearings, Right-Wing Militancy Is on the Rise," The Intercept, June 17, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/163503?t=6&akid=326185%2E53570607%2EbJtGPN

2. Ibid.

3. "For Mike Pence, Jan. 6 Began Like Many Days. It Ended Like No Other." The New York Times, June 16, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/163504?t=8&akid=326185%2E53570607%2EbJtGPN

4. "Experts warn of 'emergency' as Trump-backed election deniers could win primary races," ABC News, May 23, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/163505?t=10&akid=326185%2E53570607%2EbJtGPN

5. "Meanwhile, Steve Bannon Is Reminding Everyone That the Right Is Very Much Trying to Destroy Democracy," Rolling Stone, November 12, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/162328?t=12&akid=326185%2E53570607%2EbJtGPN

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