Riyaz Patel
Hundreds of thousands of people across the United States, in more than 600 rallies, have marched in support of impeaching President Donald Trump on the eve of the House of Representatives’ expected vote.
“These nationwide ‘Nobody Is Above the Law’ rallies will put a face to the majority of Americans that support impeachment and removal,” Sean Eldridge, founder of advocacy group Stand Up America, said in a statement.
“Voters are watching, and we will remember who shows more loyalty to Donald Trump and the Republican Party than to the Constitution and their oath of office,” Eldridge added.
Some of Tuesday’s rallies were outside the offices of House members who will be voting on Wednesday and senators who, assuming the House approves impeachment for just the third time in American history, will serve as jurors in Trump’s impeachment trial starting in January.
The House on Wednesday is expected to approve along party lines two articles of impeachment that accuse Trump of abusing his power and obstructing Congress.
The protests were collectively dubbed the “Nobody is Above the Law” demonstrations, and they were coordinated by MoveOn.org, a group that got its start 21 years ago urging Republicans to end their pursuit of President Bill Clinton’s impeachment.
“We have all of the evidence we need to prove that Trump is unfit for the presidency, and must be removed from office,” MoveOn tweeted.
Trump on Tuesday decried the impeachment process in a six-page-letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, complaining that “more due process was accorded to those accused in the Salem Witch Trials.”
“History will judge you harshly as you proceed with this impeachment charade,” Trump wrote.
But there was little sympathy for the president’s perceived plight among those protestors who hit the streets.
“Merry Impeachment,” read the sign Pat Barnes cradled as she rallied in West Palm Beach, Fla., not far from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
Additional reporting by Common Dreams and Washington Post
