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    January 10, 2020

    Dear Democratic Colleague,

    For weeks now, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has been engaged in tactics of delay in
    presenting transparency, disregard for the American people’s interest for a fair trial and dismissal of the
    facts.

    Yesterday, he showed his true colors and made his intentions to stonewall a fair trial even clearer by
    signing on to a resolution that would dismiss the charges. A dismissal is a cover-up and deprives the
    American people of the truth. Leader McConnell’s tactics are a clear indication of the fear that he and
    President Trump have regarding the facts of the President’s violations for which he was impeached.

    The American people have clearly expressed their view that we should have a fair trial with witnesses
    and documents, with more than 70 percent of the public stating that the President should allow his top
    aides to testify. Clearly, Leader McConnell does not want to present witnesses and documents to
    Senators and the American people so they can make an independent judgment about the President’s
    actions.

    Honoring our Constitution, the House passed two articles of impeachment against the President – abuse
    of power and obstruction of Congress – to hold the President accountable for asking a foreign
    government to interfere in the 2020 elections for his own political and personal gain.

    While the House was able to obtain compelling evidence of impeachable conduct, which is enough for
    removal, new information has emerged, which includes:

    On December 20, new emails showed that 91 minutes after Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian
    President Zelensky, a top Office of Management and Budget (OMB) aide asked the Department
    of Defense to “hold off” on sending military aid to Ukraine.
    On December 29, revelations emerged about OMB Director and Acting Chief of Staff Mick
    Mulvaney’s role in the delay of aid, the effort by lawyers at the OMB, the Department of Justice
    and the White House to justify the delay, and the alarm that the delay caused within the
    Administration.
    On January 2, newly-unredacted Pentagon emails, which we had subpoenaed and the President
    had blocked, raised serious concerns by Trump Administration officials about the legality of the
    President’s hold on aid to Ukraine.
    And on January 6, just this week, former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton
    announced he would comply with a subpoena compelling his testimony. His lawyers have
    stated he has new relevant information.

    I am very proud of the courage and patriotism exhibited by our House Democratic Caucus as we
    support and defend the Constitution. I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be
    prepared to bring to the Floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit articles of
    impeachment to the Senate. I will be consulting with you at our Tuesday House Democratic Caucus
    meeting on how we proceed further.

    In an impeachment trial, every Senator takes an oath to “do impartial justice according to the
    Constitution and laws.” Every Senator now faces a choice: to be loyal to the President or the
    Constitution.

    No one is above the law, not even the President.

    Thank you for your leadership For The People.

    Sincerely,

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