Thread by @lisasharper

Fellow Americans, late last night Trump lawyer, #AlanDershowitz claimed the President has the legal power to do LITERALLY ANYTHING HE WANTS, as long as he thinks it will help his re-election and believes his re-election is in the public interest. 1/ washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/01…

In the presence of Chief Justice, a legal hack literally stood at the mic and claimed the Constitution of United States grants the President the power of a King! And worse—GOP Senators contorted themselves trying to find a way to back it!! 2/
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I have a very sinking feeling. America is not America without its Constitution. Ethnic minorities have no recourse without Constitutional expectation of the rule of law. A vote for Trump’s acquittal on Dershowitz’s basis would lift protections for minorities. #ImpeachmentTrial 3/

This is SERIOUS. And it is IMMINENT. Today is NOT a day to joke, sip cappuccino at the cafe, or just hope! WE ALL MUST ACT. Call your Senators at [phone] and tell them to #LetBoltonTestify !!! 4/4 vox.com/2020/1/29/2111…

@mashagessen, expert on the rise of totalitarian governments, warned us this moment would come. She also told us how to survive it. Read her prescient plea here. 5/4 nybooks.com/daily/2016/11/…

If you live in #Tennessee, call Senator Lamar Alexander and tell him to #LetBoltonTestify ! Phone: [phone] (in-state office), Phone: [phone] (DC office)
alexander.senate.gov/public/index.c… 6/4

If you live in #Alaska, call Senator Lisa Murkowski and tell her to #LetBoltonTestify ! Phone: [phone] (DC office) or send email here:
murkowski.senate.gov/contact

If you live in #Maine, call Senator Susan Collins and tell her to #LetBoltonTestify ! Phone: [phone] (DC office) or send email here:
collins.senate.gov/contact

If you live in #Ohio call Senator Rob Portman and tell her to #LetBoltonTestify ! Phone: [phone] (DC office) or send email here:
portman.senate.gov/meet/contact