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FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | DECEMBER 5, 2019 “President Trump must be held accountable through impeachment for his indefensible, irresponsible conduct. History will establish why this had to be done.” Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from three constitutional scholars who did an excellent job of explaining the history and meaning of the Constitution’s […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | NOVEMBER 21, 2019 “When the Articles reach the House floor, we can expect President Trump to be impeached.” The testimony today by witnesses before the House Intelligence Committee in the Trump Impeachment inquiry concludes the current schedule of public testimony from witnesses. The current and former Trump Administration witnesses we […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | NOVEMBER 14, 2019 “The actions taken by President Trump are clear and indefensible.” The House Intelligence Committee impeachment hearings that began yesterday brought powerful factual testimony from two Administration officials with impeccable records of public service and irrefutable credibility about President Trump’s improper conduct in the Ukraine scandal. In the […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | NOVEMBER 7, 2019 “Whether you call this a bribe, a quid pro quo, or extortion, it is a blatant abuse of presidential power and a violation of a fundamental rule that prohibits foreign governments from intervening in and manipulating our elections.” The evidence is now overwhelming that President Trump attempted […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 31, 2019 “The coming attacks on the 2020 elections by Russia do not seem to bother ‘Moscow Mitch’ one bit.” The House voted today to adopt rules to govern the next stage of its Trump impeachment inquiry. In doing so, the House moved one step closer to the impeachment […]
Senate Republican Leadership Again Block Senate Consideration of Democracy Reform and Election Security Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Under the continued leadership of “Moscow Mitch” McConnell, Senate Republicans have struck again to prevent the Senate from considering democracy reforms and election security measures. An effort by Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Jeff Merkley […]
Federal Judge’s Finding that House Impeachment Inquiry is Legal Wipes Out Baseless Attacks on Inquiry by Senators Graham and McConnell Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the federal district court in Washington, D.C. found last Friday that the House impeachment inquiry is legal. Judge Howell wrote, “Even in cases of […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 24, 2019 “This is not a time to be overconfident, but it is a good time to be a Nats fan.” This has been a consequential week in Washington. First and foremost was the testimony on Tuesday of William Taylor, former Ambassador to Ukraine and currently the charge d’affaires […]
Democracy 21 sent a letter to all House Members today urging their support for the SHIELD Act, H.R. 4617, introduced by House Administration Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) to “protect the integrity of our democracy and our elections.” The letter noted that there are “major loopholes” in current statutory restrictions on […]
36 Organizations Send Letter Today Urging House Members to Vote for SHIELD Act to Strengthen U.S. Election Security Organizations urge members to vote for the SHIELD Act to protect U.S. elections from foreign intervention In a letter sent to Representatives today, 36 organizations urged all House Members to support H.R. 4617, the SHIELD Act, introduced […]
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