Tell Rep. McSally: Protect our Democracy! Protect Mueller!

On May 17, 2017, Representative Martha McSally released the following statement in response to reports that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to oversee the Department of Justice’s investigation into Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 election. “The Justice Department’s naming of former FBI Director Robert Mueller today as special counsel to oversee the ongoing investigation into Russia’s meddling in our election is the right decision at this time. Director Mueller is someone who is free of politics, most recently demonstrated in 2011 when the Senate voted 100-0 to extend his term as FBI Director for two years. He has a long and distinguished career in law enforcement and a tremendously in-depth understanding of the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I look forward to an expeditious conclusion to this investigation in order to provide answers to the questions the American people are asking and I think former Director Mueller is a great choice to do just that."

Congress has the authority and responsibility to hold Trump accountable. Call Rep. Martha McSally and demand that she protect Mueller. Click below for a sample script and the number to call:

In a move that even conservative legal scholars are calling unconstitutional, Donald Trump fired Jeff Sessions last week and installed a stooge, Matthew Whitaker, as acting attorney general.1 Whitaker, who has spent months complaining about Robert Mueller's investigation and openly laying out plans to destroy it, is now his supervisor.2Democrats and even some Republicans are now talking about legislation to protect the independence and integrity of Mueller's investigation.3,4 This is a huge reckoning for our democracy. To save the investigation into Trump's Russia ties, we need every member of Congress to assert their authority now and put a check on Trump during the lame-duck session of Congress. Contact your representative Martha McSally to ask that she do everything she can to pass legislation to protect Mueller before the end of the year. Click here for a sample script and the number to call. (520) 881-3588 https://mcsally.house.gov/contact/email Whitaker's qualifications for the role would be unlikely to pass muster in a Senate confirmation, but Trump is circumventing Congress by appointing Whitaker – under dubious use of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act – into a temporary role.5 Even a short-term appointment is enough time for Whitaker to do real damage. Given his history of lambasting Mueller's investigation, it is evident that if Congress fails to step in, Whitaker will undermine Mueller's work. Just one day after Trump installed Whitaker, more than 100,000 people mobilized in protest and reports indicated that the White House was surprised by the backlash.6,7 Since then, momentum has built to rein in Whitaker, but only Congress has the authority and responsibility to hold Trump accountable. Republicans must put partisanship aside to stand up for the rule of law. Democrats must do everything in their power, including attaching protection to end-of-year, must-pass spending bills, to ensure Congress protects Mueller. Unless Congress acts right away to protect the integrity and independence of Mueller's investigation, Trump and his stooges may get away with sabotaging it. Will you call now? Click the link below to get started: https://act.credoaction.com/call/Protect_Mueller_House_calls?t=7&akid=30642%2E3130208%2ERiEuJz Kaili Lambe, CREDO Action Click below for a sample script and the number to call: References: Lorelei Laird, "Was Trump's appointment of acting AG Whitaker within the law?" ABA Journal, Nov. 12, 2018. Kevin Breuninger, "Trump's new Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, who has criticized the Mueller probe, will now oversee it," CNBC, Nov. 7, 2018. Nicole Lafond, "Dems May Tack Mueller Protection Onto Must-Pass Year-End Spending Bill," Talking Points Memo, Nov. 9, 2018. Burgess Everett, "Some in GOP clamor to protect Mueller," POLITICO, Nov. 9, 2018. Laird, "Was Trump's appointment of acting AG Whitaker within the law?" Jen Kirby, "'Protect Mueller' protests pop up across the country," Vox, Nov. 9, 2018. Kaitlan Collins and Betsy Klein, "Whitaker backlash prompts concern at the White House," CNN, Nov. 8, 2018.

A Trump lapdog cannot oversee Robert Mueller's investigation

Trump's new lapdog

Tell Congress: "Donald Trump crossed a bright red line when he replaced Jeff Sessions with Matt Whitaker. Pass strong legislation to protect the integrity of the special counsel investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, preserve its findings and ensure Robert Mueller's independence." Add your name:

Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday. He replaced Sessions with Matt Whitaker, a Trump stooge who is publicly opposed to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, which reports indicate he will now supervise.1,2 Constitutional scholars from across the political spectrum have affirmed that Trump's actions are unconstitutional and more than 100,000 people mobilized on Thursday to protect Mueller.3,4 But Republican members of Congress, who actually have the power to protect the Trump-Russia investigation from Trump's obstruction, are refusing to act. We have to keep up the pressure and demand that Congress act now to protect the integrity of Mueller's investigation and preserve its findings before Trump and Whitaker sabotage the investigation. Tell Congress: Pass legislation to protect the special counsel investigation. Click here to sign the petition. Trump's demand that Sessions resign was unsurprising, but his decision to install Whitaker in his place is a direct attack on the rule of law and our democracy. Whitaker complained that Mueller's investigation might hurt Trump and his family's reputations, defended the Trump Tower meeting with Russians, derided Mueller's investigation as a “witch hunt,” proposed slashing Mueller’s budget in order to sabotage the investigation, suggested that Rosenstein should interfere with the scope of the investigation, retweeted an op-ed on the “Mueller Lynch Mob,” suggested hiding the Mueller evidence from the public, complained about aggressive tactics, opposed legislation to protect the special counsel from White House interference and chaired the 2014 political campaign of Sam Clovis, a grand jury witness in the investigation.5,6 He made it perfectly clear that he will undermine or completely destroy Mueller's work. Mueller's investigation produced indictments or guilty pleas from 32 people, including four former Trump advisers.7 Last week, reports emerged that White House officials were concerned that Mueller was on the verge of indicting Donald Trump Jr.8 That's why Trump wants his stooge to step-in. In April, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation to protect Mueller from being fired without just cause.9 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to bring it to the floor for a vote, hiding behind the excuse that he didn't think Trump would try to fire Mueller.10 But McConnell is playing games. Trump reportedly already tried to fire Mueller in 2017 and only backed down when White House staff threatened to quit.11 And now that Trump crossed the line and installed his lapdog to oversee the investigation, every member of Congress must be forced to go on the record about whether they want to defend democracy or roll over for Trump. Click the link below to demand that Congress immediately put a check on Trump and protect the integrity of the Mueller investigation. https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Whitaker_unacceptable?t=7&akid=30598%2E3130208%2ERtQ6cH - Kaili Lambe, CREDO Action Add your name: References: Kevin Breuninger, "Trump's new Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, who has criticized the Mueller probe, will now oversee it," CNBC, Nov. 7, 2018. Darren Samuelsohn and Caitlin Oprysko, "Sessions ousted," POLITICO, Nov. 7, 2018. Neal Katyal and George Conway, "Trump’s Appointment of the Acting Attorney General Is Unconstitutional," The New York Times, Nov. 8, 2018. Jen Kirby, "'Protect Mueller' protests pop up across the country," Vox, Nov. 9, 2018. Matthew Whitaker, "Mueller's investigation of Trump is going too far," CNN, Nov. 7, 2018. Ken Dilanian, "Tweet," Nov. 7, 2018. Andrew Prokop, "All of Robert Mueller’s indictments and plea deals in the Russia investigation so far," Vox, Oct. 10, 2018. Jonathan Chait, "Donald Trump Jr. Expecting to Be Indicted by Mueller Soon," Intelligencer, Nov. 7, 2018. Brian Murphy, "These Republicans co-wrote a bill to protect Mueller. Now they won’t push for it," The News & Observer, Aug. 22, 2018. Lauren Gambino, "McConnell says he will not allow vote on bill protecting Mueller from firing," The Guardian, April 17, 2018. Michael Schmidt and Maggie Haberman, "Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit," The New York Times, Jan. 25, 2018.

Tell Republicans in Congress : Oppose Jim Jordan's bid as party leader

Tell House Republicans: "A man accused of covering up sexual assault who blatantly tried to undermine the investigation into 2016 election interference should have no place in leadership. Reject Jim Jordan's bid to be speaker." Add your name:

Multiple former Ohio State University wrestlers accused Rep. Jim Jordan of helping cover up sexual harassment and abuse, but he could still be the next Republican party leader.1 Shortly after the allegations against Jordan became public, news broke that he had pressured former wrestlers to recant.2 While at first other conservatives distanced themselves from Jordan, in the months since they have continued collaborating with him, indicating they might support his campaign to replace Speaker Paul Ryan, who is resigning.3 The fact that Jordan is still in Congress – and running for leadership at that – is testament to the Republican Party's indifference to sexual assault and harassment, but if enough people speak out, we can remind vulnerable Republicans that someone who covered up for harassment should have no place in leadership. Tell Republicans in Congress: Oppose Jordan's bid for House leadership. Click here to sign the petition. As one of Donald Trump's most loyal lapdogs, Jordan has been doing everything in his power to impede Robert Mueller's investigation into Trump's Russia ties.4 Jordan, along with other extreme conservatives, introduced articles of impeachment against Rod Rosenstein, the person overseeing Robert Mueller's investigation – an outrageous and blatant attempt to discredit Mueller's investigation and protect Trump from Mueller's findings.5 Taking a page out of Trump's playbook, Jordan fueled fringe right-wing conspiracy theories that the OSU allegations are somehow connected to the "deep state" and called the timing – as he launched his run for speaker and tried to initiate Rosenstein's impeachment – suspect.6 In fact, the first wrestler to file a complaint with OSU over repeated abuse by former team doctor Richard Strauss did so in the spring and reportedly reached out to Jordan ahead of time. Jordan instructed him to "leave me out of it."7 After the initial allegations broke, another former wrestler recalled he told Jordan directly after Strauss sexually assaulted him.8 Then, more than six former wrestlers came forward to say they were routinely harassed in their training facility – one of whom said he saw Jordan "yell at male voyeurs to get out of the sauna."9 Jordan reportedly pressured two of the wrestlers who named him as complicit in the cover up to recant. After he and his brother Jeff Jordan called the parents of one former wrestler, that wrestler walked back implicating Jordan.10 With an assaulter-in-chief in the White House, it's not surprising that a Republican candidate for House leadership can so easily dismiss credible allegations that he covered up sexual harassment and abuse. It's also not surprising that Republicans are playing politics instead of standing up for survivors of sexual assault, but with a huge public outcry about Jordan's role in the OSU cover-up, we can ensure they can't sweep this under the rug and elect him as Republican leader. Tell Republicans in Congress: Oppose Jordan's bid for House leadership. Click the link below to sign the petition: https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Reject_Jordan?t=7&akid=29970%2E3130208%2Et1kqnR - Kaili Lambe, CREDO Action Add your name: References: Elise Viebeck, "Jim Jordan denies allegations that he ignored sexual abuse of wrestlers at Ohio State," The Washington Post, July 3, 2017. Felicia Sonmez, "Retired Ohio State coach asked Jim Jordan accusers to recant, report says," The Washington Post, Aug. 1, 2018. Bob Brigham, "GOP Freedom Caucus Members Refuse to Support Jim Jordan on the Record as More Accusers Come Forward," Alternet, July 7, 2018. Olivia Beavers, "GOP lawmakers introduce articles of impeachment against Rosenstein," The Hill, July 25, 2018. Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen, "In bid to impeach Rod Rosenstein, House Republicans are abusing power to protect Trump," USA Today, July 19, 2018. Tina Nguyen, "Jim Jordan says the deep state is engineering his sex-abuse scandal," Vanity Fair, July 11, 2018. Corky Siemaszko, "Powerful GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused of turning blind eye to sexual abuse as Ohio State wrestling coach," NBC News, July 3, 2018. Ibid. Rachael Bade and John Bresnahan, "‘A cesspool of deviancy’: New claims of voyeurism test Jordan denials," POLITICO, July 6, 2018. Siemaszko, "Powerful GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused of turning blind eye to sexual abuse as Ohio State wrestling coach." photo: Saul Loeb/Getty Images

Protect the Mueller investigation.Tell the House: Resist efforts to impeach Rosenstein

Tell the House: "Protect the integrity of Robert Mueller's investigation. Resist the efforts to impeach his supervisor, Rod Rosenstein." Add your name:

Reps. Devin Nunes, Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan along with other Trump lapdogs in the House want to impeach Rod Rosenstein, who oversees Robert Mueller's investigation into Trump's Russia ties.1 It's an outrageous and blatant attempt to discredit Mueller's investigation and protect Trump from Mueller's findings.2 The timing could not be more suspect: According to news reports, Rep. Meadows "had the impeachment document on the floor of the House at the very moment that Rosenstein spoke to reporters and TV cameras" to unveil the indictments of 12 Russian agents last Friday.3 In the wake of Trump's Putin presser and subsequent invitation of Putin to Washington, some Republicans have been critical of Trump, but instead of actually doing something to rein him in, Congress is poised to allow these extremists to give Trump cover by threatening the Mueller investigation. Tell Congress: Protect the integrity of Robert Mueller's investigation. Resist the efforts to impeach Rosenstein. Click here to sign the petition. Of course one of the chief architects behind this gross abuse of power is Rep. Nunes, a former member of the Trump transition team, who has done everything he can to undermine Mueller's investigation – as well as the parallel congressional investigation.4 Purportedly, he was forced to step aside from running the House Russia investigation after sharing classified information directly with the press and the White House in 2017.5 Nunes' most loyal ally in his effort to impeach Rosenstein is Rep. Jordan, who was recently named by Ohio State University survivors as complicit in covering up sexual abuse and seems to have a vendetta against investigations.6,7 Supposedly their attempt to impeach Rosenstein is based on his refusal to turn over classified documents. But given Nunes' history of leaking confidential information, Rosenstein is clearly in the right. Furthermore, the impeachment of a non-cabinet executive branch official is practically unheard of, but Trump and his lapdogs will try anything to undermine Mueller's investigation.8 Earlier this month, the Senate confirmed Trump-appointed Putin-linked Brian Benczkowski to head the Department of Justice Criminal Division, even though Benczkowski refused to recuse himself from the Russia investigation.9 As the new DOJ Criminal Division head, Benczkowski, who previously worked closely with Jeff Sessions, is now in a position where he can leak information about Mueller's probe to Sessions, who is recused, and even to Trump, who may be a subject of the investigation.10 If Nunes, Jordan and other Trump lapdogs succeed in impeaching Rosenstein, Trump could name Benczkowski as Rosenstein's replacement and effectively end Mueller's investigation.11 Tell Congress: Protect the integrity of Robert Mueller's investigation. Resist the efforts to impeach Rosenstein. Click the link below to sign the petition. https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Protect_Rosenstein?t=7&akid=29374%2E3130208%2EC-BVgh - Kaili Lambe, CREDO Action  Add your name: References: Rachael Bade and Kyle Cheney, "House conservatives prep push to impeach Rosenstein," POLITICO, July 13, 2018. Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen, "In bid to impeach Rod Rosenstein, House Republicans are abusing power to protect Trump," USA Today, July 19, 2018. Bade and Cheney, "House conservatives prep push to impeach Rosenstein." Kelsey Snell, "Who Is Devin Nunes? A Look At The Man Behind The Memo," NPR, Feb. 2, 2018 Spencer Ackerman, "Devin Nunes steps aside from House intelligence committee's Russia inquiry," The Guardian, April 6, 2017. Bob Moser, "Rep. Jim Jordan Is Named in New OSU Sexual Abuse Lawsuit," Rolling Stone, July 18, 2018. Rep. Jim Jordan, "Tweet," July 11, 2018. Wertheimer and Eisen, "In bid to impeach Rod Rosenstein, House Republicans are abusing power to protect Trump." David Shortell and Jeremy Herb, "Senate confirms Justice Department nominee with ties to Russian bank," CNN, July 11, 2018. David Ignatius, "Could this Trump nominee interfere with Mueller?," The Washington Post, March 22, 2018. Pema Levy, "If Trump Fires Rosenstein, This Man Could end up with power over the Russia Investigation," Mother Jones, April 11, 2018.

Tell Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to stop covering for Trump

Tell Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: "Stop blocking a vote on the bipartisan legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation." Add your name:

Donald Trump has crossed a line that even Republicans can't ignore. After Trump sided with Vladimir Putin over U.S. intelligence on Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was forced to say, "The Russians are not our friends… I have complete confidence in our intelligence community and the findings that they have announced."1 But for months, McConnell has been trying to kill the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act, the bipartisan bill that would stop Trump from sabotaging Robert Mueller's investigation into Trump's Russia ties. On Wednesday, just a day after Trump tried to mitigate the damage of his disastrous Putin presser, he once again sided with Putin over U.S. intelligence.2 It's completely unacceptable, and Republicans must defend our democracy by passing legislation to protect the Mueller investigation. Tell Mitch McConnell: Bring the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act to the Senate floor for a fair up or down vote. Click here to sign the petition. McConnell says he will not allow a Senate vote on this bipartisan legislation because he doesn’t think Trump will try to fire Mueller.3 But Trump already tried fire to Mueller last summer and only backed down when White House staff threatened to quit.4 Since then, Mueller’s investigation has yielded multiple indictments of high-level Trump associates.5 It has produced five guilty pleas. Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort is sitting in jail awaiting trial.6 Last Friday, the DOJ released new indictments accusing 12 Russians of hacking the DNC in July of 2016.7 The vast majority of Americans think Mueller should conduct his investigation without White House interference.8 That fact isn’t lost on the many GOP senators, who’ve said they agree with the American people that Trump would be crossing a red line by disrupting the investigation now. A vote on this bill would send a strong message to Trump that the Senate will no longer be complicit in his attempts to undermine the investigation, especially after his disastrous Putin press-conference. With an illegitimate autocrat occupying the White House, our system of laws needs the strongest possible defense – no White House is above the law. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the rest of the Senate must put a check on Trump and protect the integrity of the Mueller investigation. Tell Mitch McConnell: Bring the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act to the Senate floor for a fair up or down vote. Click the link below to sign the petition. https://act.credoaction.com/sign/McConnell_Mueller?t=7&akid=29329%2E3130208%2EzkmXSu - Kaili Lambe, CREDO Action Add your name: References: Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Nicholas Fandos and Thomas Kaplan, "Republicans Rebuke Trump for Siding With Putin as Democrats Demand Action," The New York Times, July 16, 2018. John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez, "White House attempts to clarify Trump’s response to whether Russia is still targeting U.S. elections ," The Washington Post, July 18, 2018. Lauren Gambino, "McConnell says he will not allow vote on bill protecting Mueller from firing," The Guardian, April 17, 2018. Michael Schmidt and Maggie Haberman, "Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit," The New York Times, Jan. 25, 2018. Carl Hulse, "Push for Special Counsel Bill Shows G.O.P.’s Rising Fear Mueller Will Be Fired," The Washington Post, April 19, 2018. Chris Megerian, "Pivotal moments in Mueller’s Trump investigation: 5 guilty pleas, 17 indictments and more," Los Angeles Times, May 17, 2018. Mark Mazzetti and Katie Benner, "12 Russian Agents Indicted in Mueller Investigation," The New York Times, July 13, 2018. Scott Clement and Emily Guskin, "Post-ABC poll: Majority of Americans support Mueller’s probe of Russia, Trump campaign," The Washington Post, April 13, 2018.

Tell Senate Republicans: Demand that Mitch McConnell bring the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act to a vote

Tell Senate Republicans: "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is blocking a vote on the bipartisan legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. It’s time to put country over party and publicly call on him to hold a fair up-or-down vote for the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act." Add your name:

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has yielded multiple indictments of high-level Trump associates.1 But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell continues his dangerous agenda of putting his party over democracy. He is trying to kill the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act, the bipartisan bill that would stop Trump from sabotaging Mueller. Trump has constantly threatened to fire Mueller – and many have speculated that Trump has come very close to firing Mueller's supervisor Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.2,3 McConnell will continue to be complicit in Trump’s lawlessness unless he lets Congress do its job and protect Mueller’s investigation into Trump. There are enough votes to pass this bill in the Senate – but only if McConnell allows it come to the floor.  Tell Senate Republicans: Demand that Mitch McConnell bring the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act to the Senate floor for a fair up or down vote. Click here to sign the petition. McConnell says he will not allow a Senate vote on the bipartisan legislation because he doesn’t think the president will try to fire Mueller.4 But Trump already tried fire to Mueller back in June and only backed down when White House staff threatened to quit.5 Trump is doing everything he can to undermine Mueller's investigation. On Sunday, he tweeted that the FBI had placed a "spy" on his campaign – an attempt to weaken public confidence in the Department of Justice – and demanded that the DOJ open an investigation. 6 On Monday, he met with Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray. After the meeting, Rosenstein announced that the DOJ would turn over highly classified information from Mueller's investigation to congressional Republicans. This is an unprecedented breach of protocol and capitulation to partisan politics and Trump lapdog Devin Nunes, who has been making that demand for months in his role as House Intelligence Committee Chair.7 The vast majority of Americans think Mueller should conduct his investigation without presidential interference.8 That fact isn’t lost on the many GOP senators who’ve said they agree with the American people that Trump would be crossing a red line by disrupting the investigation now. A vote on this bill would send a strong message to Trump that the Senate will no longer be complicit in his attempts to undermine the investigation. Congress has a constitutional responsibility to serve as a check on the executive branch. With an illegitimate autocrat occupying the White House, our system of laws needs the strongest possible defense – no White House is above the law. Congress must step up now to make sure we have a truly independent investigation of Trump. Tell Senate Republicans: Demand that Mitch McConnell bring the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act to the Senate floor for a fair up or down vote. Click the link below to sign the petition. https://act.credoaction.com/sign/mcconnell_covering_for_Trump?t=7&akid=28674%2E3130208%2EuPFzj0 - Kaili Lambe, CREDO Action Add your name: Carl Hulse "Push for Special Counsel Bill Shows G.O.P.’s Rising Fear Mueller Will Be Fired," The New York Times, April 19, 2018. Chris Cillizza, "Donald Trump has never been more likely to fire Robert Mueller than he is right now," CNN, April 10, 2018. Cristiano Lima, "Trump on whether he'll fire Mueller: 'We'll see what happens,'" POLITICO, April 9, 2018. Lauren Gambino, "McConnell says he will not allow vote on bill protecting Mueller from firing," The Guardian, April 17, 2018. Michael Schmidt and Maggie Haberman, "Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit," New York Times, Jan. 25, 2018. Adam Edelman, "DOJ seeks probe of FBI conduct in 2016 campaign after Trump 'spy' claim," NBC News, May 21, 2018. Justin Sink, "Rosenstein Will Let Congress See ‘Highly Classified’ Information, White House Says," Bloomberg, May 21, 2018. Scott Clement and Emily Guskin, "https://act.credoaction.com/go/22537?t=18&akid=28674%2E3130208%2EuPFzj0," The Washington Post, April 13, 2018.

Tucson Nobody is Above the Law Rally

Right now, rumors are swirling around Washington, D.C. that Donald Trump is planning to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein -- Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s boss -- because of his involvement in the independent investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

From bragging about avoiding paying federal income taxes, to refusing to release his tax returns, to profiting from the presidency, Trump has proven time and time again that he believes the rules and laws of our American institutions don’t apply to him.

But firing Rosenstein is an ALARMING red line that, if crossed, would lead us into an unprecedented constitutional crisis. It would be the clearest attack yet on the Special Counsel’s investigation into potential collusion with Russia, obstruction of justice, and many more crimes.

That’s why hundreds of thousands of people in over 800 towns and cities across the country have committed to taking to the streets if Rosenstein is fired.

It’s essential that we send a strong message that Trump is NOT above the law -- sign up right now to join a pre-planned rally near you.

As Special Counsel Mueller’s boss, Rosenstein has power over how the Russia investigation is conducted and even whether its results are made public. Firing Rosenstein and replacing him with one of Trump’s flunkies would be just as dangerous to the investigation as firing Mueller.

At this time last year, we marched for tax fairness and government accountability, but now the future of our democracy is at stake -- sign up to attend a rally right now.

- Nicole Gill,Tax March

Let's meet up outside of the district court building in case Trump fires Mueller. Many of our fellow citizens now say that the president can not obstruct justice--in effect, arguing that the president is above the law. We must show resistance if the president acts above the law by firing Mueller.

This is an event planned as a rapid-response protest in the event that Donald Trump fires Special Counsel Robert Mueller or acts in other ways to seriously threaten the Trump-Russia investigation. Please note that the listed date is a placeholder and will be updated to be within 24 hours of the firing, should it occur. 

The Tucson part of the event will be held:

United States District Court - District of Arizona - Tucson
405 W Congress Street
Tucson, AZ 85701

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Protect the Mueller investigation

Tell Congress: "Preserve the rule of law by ensuring the independence of current investigations into Trump’s Russia ties. Protect special prosecutor Mueller from Trump’s abuse of power." Add your name: On Monday, FBI agents searched the office of Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, after obtaining a warrant signed by a federal judge. They reportedly seized documents relating to Cohen's financial affairs, including his payout to Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had an affair with Trump.1 Predictably, Trump railed against the FBI in a series of statements and tweets and mused about firing Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller.2 With the White House openly admitting it has explored firing Mueller, the threat to the independence of the investigation has never been more real, and Congress must step in now before it is too late. Sign the emergency petition to Congress: Protect the rule of law by ensuring the independence of current investigations into Trump’s Russia ties. Click here to sign the petition. Even Republicans are saying that Trump must not fire Mueller – but so far, they have done nothing to prevent him from doing so.3 We need to raise the stakes and force them to act on their big talk. The raids on Cohen's office, home and hotel are a big deal. The standard of evidence for such a warrant is extremely high. To sign off on a warrant rather than a subpoena, the judge must have seen highly credible evidence of serious crimes or evidence that Cohen was hiding or would have destroyed evidence if given the opportunity.4 Ignoring the reality that Mueller referred the Cohen matter to the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York because potential charges of bank fraud, wire fraud and campaign finance violations fall outside the purview of the Russia investigation,5 Trump's reaction has been completely out of line. First, Trump said “why don’t I just fire Mueller? Well, I think it’s a disgrace what’s going on. We’ll see what happens... many people have said you should fire him."6 Then, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders let it slip that the White House has researched his ability to do, saying, "we've been advised that the president certainly has the power to make that decision."7 The fact that Trump has his team investigating his ability to fire Mueller indicates that we are on the precipice of a constitutional crisis, yet Mitch McConnell is still blocking legislation to prevent Trump from firing Mueller, denying that it is even a possibility.8 Bipartisan legislation already exists to protect Mueller.9 If Republicans want to back up their strong talk with real action, they need to show that they are willing to force the White House to obey the law by protecting Mueller’s investigation and keeping it independent of Trump overreach. Sign the emergency petition to Congress: Pass legislation to protect special prosecutor Mueller from Trump’s abuse of power. Click here to sign the petition. Unlike in the summer when it first appeared that Trump was contemplating firing Mueller, there are now key Senate Republicans who have spoken out and must draw a line in the sand to protect our democracy. Not long ago, a post-Watergate law was in place that protected investigations like Mueller’s from presidential overreach. The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 set up a system to ensure that special prosecutors would be totally independent officials that a group of judges could appoint and no president could fire. But in the 1990s, Republicans and Democrats teamed up to let the independent counsel statute expire.10 Mueller, instead, is a special prosecutor serving at the whim of Trump’s own Department of Justice.11 That means that Trump could order Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to fire Mueller, sparking a constitutional firestorm with the executive branch seeking to crush the rule of law to protect its grip on power. Congress can prevent this nightmare scenario. With an illegitimate autocrat occupying the White House, our system of laws needs the strongest possible defense – no White House is above the law. Congress must step up now to make sure we have a truly independent Trump investigation. Tell Congress: Protect the rule of law by ensuring the independence of current investigations into Trump’s Russia ties. Click the link below to sign the petition. https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Protect_Mueller_Investigation?t=8&akid=28077%2E3130208%2EkYmEjC - Kaili Lambe, CREDO Action Add your name: Philip Bump, "We may soon learn a lot more about that $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels," The Washington Post, April 10, 2018. Christiano Lima, "Trump on whether he'll fire Mueller: 'We'll see what happens,'" POLITICO, April 9, 2018. Burgess Everett, Elana Schor, and Kyle Cheney, "Republicans warn Trump against axing Mueller," POLITICO, April 10, 2018. Jennifer Rubin, "Trump melts down after Cohen raid — and only hurts himself," The Washington Post, April 10, 2018. Carol Leonnig, Tom Hamburger and Devlin Barrett, "Trump attorney Cohen is being investigated for possible bank fraud, campaign finance violations," The Washington Post, April 9, 2018 Alexander Bolton, "Schumer: It's time to vote on legislation protecting Mueller," The Hill, April 10, 2018. Chris Cillizza, "The White House just let slip a big secret about firing Robert Mueller," CNN, April 10, 2018. Jordain Carney, "McConnell: Legislation to protect Mueller not needed," The Hill, April 10, 2018. Elana Schor, "Bipartisan Senate bill to protect Mueller set for release Wednesday," POLITICO, April 11, 2018. Phil Helsel, "‘Special Counsel’ Less Independent Than Under Expired Watergate-Era Law,” NBC News, May 17, 2017. Erwin Chemerinsky and Eric Freedman, "Naming Robert Mueller as special counsel isn't enough – because Trump can get rid of him," Los Angeles Times, May 17, 2017.