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      Sunrise Movement Statement on Trump Acquittal: Warns if Dems Don't Abolish the Filibuster, Future Presidents Days will Celebrate a 2nd Term Trump

      Following the acquittal of Donald Trump, Sunrise Movement's Political Director, Evan Weber, released the following statement:

      Newswire Editor
      Feb 14, 2021

      Following the acquittal of Donald Trump, Sunrise Movement's Political Director, Evan Weber, released the following statement:

      "On January 6th, Donald Trump incited a violent mob of treasonous white supremacists to attack the US Capitol. On Saturday, 43 Republican Senators, whose own lives hung in the balance that day, voted for no consequences. There is no clearer sign that the GOP is an irredeemable party of violence - they vote for bills that perpetuate gun violence, the violence of hunger, the everyday violence of poverty, the violence of our fossil fuel economy; and now, they've acquitted a man who incited a violent insurrection.

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      After Trump Acquittal by GOP, Sunrise Movement Says 'Time Is Now to Abolish the Filibuster'

      After Trump Acquittal by GOP, Sunrise Movement Says 'Time Is Now to Abolish the Filibuster'

      "If Democrats don't deliver in this moment, future Presidents Days will recognize Trump's second term."

      Kenny Stancil
      Feb 14, 2021

      In the wake of the GOP's acquittal of former President Donald Trump, the Sunrise Movement on Monday joined the progressive lawmakers and activists arguing that the failure of Democrats to secure bipartisan cooperation--even during an impeachment trial meant to hold Trump accountable for provoking a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol--exemplifies why the majority party must eliminate the legislative filibuster if it hopes to pursue a transformative agenda capable of improving social and environmental well-being.

      "If Democrats do not abolish the filibuster, and instead continue to seek compromise with a Republican Party that is comfortable with violent sedition, they will be unable to deliver for the American people in this moment of overlapping crises."
      --Evan Weber, Sunrise Movement

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      Poll Shows Nearly 60% in US Believe Senate Should Have Convicted Trump

      Poll Shows Nearly 60% in US Believe Senate Should Have Convicted Trump

      Over three-quarters believe senators voted based on partisan politics, compared with 23% who think they voted based on the facts.

      Kenny Stancil
      Feb 14, 2021

      Forty-three Republican senators on Saturday voted to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting a violent insurrection, but a new poll released Monday shows that nearly three out of five Americans think the Senate should have convicted Trump for his role in the assault on the U.S. Capitol.

      The poll--conducted online February 13-14 in English and Spanish by ABC News/Ipsos and based on a nationally representative probability sample of 547 adults--shows that 58% of the U.S. public believes Trump should have been convicted for inciting the events of January 6 that left five people dead.

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