Donald Trump is guilty. He may not have been convicted of his treachery by the requisite two-thirds of the Senate as the Constitution requires. But he did the crime and he will rightly be remembered by history as a criminal and a traitor.
Tag: Accountable Leaders
Bob Ferguson has done it again! Judge blocks plot to sell National Archives’ Seattle campus
“Today’s legal victory blocks the federal government’s unlawful plan to sell the Archives and scatter the DNA of our region thousands of miles away,” Washington’s Attorney General said.
As Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins, Republican senators seek to bail — despite being witnesses to the crime
A terrorist mob was sent by Donald Trump to attack the United States Capitol on January 6th. Republican senators are preparing to vote to acquit him anyway.
Incoming Biden-Harris team signals it will avoid repeating many of Obama’s missteps
At this incredibly fraught and perilous moment in American history, we don’t just need steady, compassionate governance — we need savvy, capable leadership with a respect and appreciation for history and a willingness to learn from it.
Republican lawmakers are still harping about building access, even after attack on Capitol
So much for “Law and Order!” and respecting law enforcement. Once again, Republicans have proven that they are wholly unwilling to accept the rules and standards that they want to impose on everybody else.
America’s wrong wing tries bevy of ploys to recover from the trashing of the U.S. Capitol
How does the right — or, more accurately, wrong — wing plan to regroup with President-elect Joe Biden assuming office?
Donald Trump has become the first person holding the presidency to be impeached twice
Voting two hundred and thirty-two to one hundred and ninety-seven, the House agreed to transmit a single new article of impeachment to the Senate. Every Democrat who participated in the vote backed the article, along with ten Republicans who crossed over.
NPI calls on Pacific Northwest congressional delegation to impeach Donald Trump — again
Read a letter from the leadership of the Northwest Progressive Institute to the region’s members of Congress urging them to impeach Donald Trump for a second time.
Progressive champion Representative Pramila Jayapal has tested positive for COVID-19
Sad news to share: our own Representative Pramila Jayapal says that she has tested positive for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Read her full statement.
Three out of four members of the Capitol Police Board are gone or on their way out
The agency responsible for the protection of Congress’ meeting place, the headquarters of the government of the United States, will be getting a major leadership overhaul.
Joe Biden, Jay Inslee denounce Trump-incited terrorist attack on the United States Capitol
Read or watch what America’s forty-sixth president and Washington’s chief executive had to say about the violent insurrection of January 6th, 2021.
Leaked audio offers fresh evidence that Trump is a criminal: Impeach him again
New articles of impeachment should be promptly bought against Donald Trump. The leaked tape alone provides ample evidence that Trump is engaged in criminal behavior and is violating the oath of office he took to protect and defend the Constitution.
Republican plot to dissolve joint Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department collapses
At the last minute, erratic Republican Councilmember Pam Roach thwarted a scheme by Executive Bruce Dammeier’s operation to displace TPCHD with a standalone public health department.
As Biden’s Cabinet takes shape, progressive groups plan for a post-Trump future
President-elect Joe Biden has spent the weeks since the election assembling the team that he hopes to bring with him to Washington, D.C.