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February 4, 2021

100s of Congressional Aides Call on Senate to Convict Trump and Bar Him from Holding Office
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Nearly 400 congressional aides have signed a public letter calling on
the Senate to convict Donald Trump for inciting the violent mob that
attacked the Capitol on January 6. It's a rare case of congressional
staffers publicly airing their own views. In the letter, the aides
describe hiding under chairs and desks, barricading themselves in their
offices and fleeing for their lives. They're calling on senators to bar
Trump from ever running for office again, writing, "Our Constitution
only works when we believe in it and defend it. It's a shared commitment
to equal justice, the rule of law, and the peaceful resolution of our
differences. Any person who doesn't share these beliefs has no place
representing the American people, now or in the future."


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