Dear Senator,

 

Civil-liberties lawyer and Harvard University School of Law's Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz has stated unequivocally that, "under the text of the constitution, under the policy of the constitution and under the intent of the Framers," an ex-president can NOT be tried in the Senate on articles of impeachment that were issued and voted on by the House of Representatives while he was still serving as Commander-in-Chief.

 

"The idea that the president can continue to be tried after he leaves office is so clearly in violation of the text and policies of the Constitution," Dershowitz added during his "The Dershow" podcast on January 15. "The Senate of the United States has no power to serve as a jury except in cases of removal of a president. ... Impeachment was designed to remove a sitting president. It was not designed to prevent a former president from running."

I'm faxing today to demand that you, a duly elected member of the United States Senate, reject the impeachment witch hunt against President Trump. I'm calling on you to take immediate steps to stop the unconstitutional trial scheduled to begin on February 8.

 

On January 26, 90% of Senate Republicans (45 out of 50) voted that an impeachment trial against a former president is unconstitutional. Since the Constitution calls for a supermajority to convict and impeach, the Senate would need an additional 12 GOP votes to "posthumously" remove President Trump from office. That's just not going to happen.

 

So, "in the name of unity" and "for the good of the country," Democrats MUST cancel "Citizen Trump's" impeachment trial. The trumped-up charge of "incitement of insurrection" for "willfully inciting violence against the government of the United States" is easily disproved by what the President actually said during his speech to supporters on January 6:

 

"I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol Building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard."

 

Also, evidence indicates that the protestors' breach of the U.S. Capitol was planned well in advance and began 20 minutes BEFORE Mr. Trump finished speaking. That's why it's up to you and your Senate colleagues to reject this impeachment witch hunt and help America heal.

 

Finally, I want to point out that President Trump received a literal vote of confidence from more than 74 million Americans less than three months ago. So please take the necessary steps to "Reject The Impeachment Witch Hunt" and cancel the upcoming trial. I look forward to monitoring your response to this patriotic call to action. Thank you for your time and attention.

 

Sincerely,

 

A Concerned American Taxpayer