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To: United States House of Representatives
Trump and Barr: Chutspah Beyond Belief
In as much as the Congress, according to the Constitution has “the power of the purse,” and can forbid any governmental agency from spending money for a particular purpose it finds objectionable, we call upon you to DEFUND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S inappropriate use of our tax dollars to defend the immoral actions of President Donald Trump in the case of E. Jean Carroll. Do not allow them to “silence” every woman and every American with their categorical misuse of power.
Why is this important?
First he sexually assaulted her. Now President Donald Trump wants us to pay for his defense.
Not too long ago, other activists signed my petition urging E. Jean Carroll to file a case against Donald Trump with New York's Attorney General. We urged her to act because what she accused Donald Trump of doing is what with our own ears we heard him glory in, as he described in the “access Hollywood” tape: “I moved on her like a b**** ... you can do anything … grab women in their….” (10/21/16)
Now, Trump's attorney general – citing a 1998 law known as the Westfall Act, has filed a motion in a NY state court arguing that Trump was “acting within the scope” of his office as president when he called author E. Jean Carroll’s rape accusation a lie. Earlier he had boasted, “She’s not my type.”
If the Justice Department’s request is approved, it will be responsible for defending the case, and the U.S. government will be obligated to cover any damages that may be awarded ― all, paid for with our tax dollars.
Carroll said this action illustrates “that Trump will do everything possible, including using the full powers of the federal government,” to try to stop my case. And in a tweet to Trump, she wrote: "Sir, I and my attorney Robbie Kaplan, are ready! So is every woman who has ever been silenced! So is every American citizen who has been trampled by Bill Barr and the DOJ! BRING IT (ON)!"
If you agree that Barr's action regarding Trump is unconscionable, an action he even audaciously connects to “the scope of his office,” please sign my petition:.
Rabbi Philip Posner, Conscience and Action.
Not too long ago, other activists signed my petition urging E. Jean Carroll to file a case against Donald Trump with New York's Attorney General. We urged her to act because what she accused Donald Trump of doing is what with our own ears we heard him glory in, as he described in the “access Hollywood” tape: “I moved on her like a b**** ... you can do anything … grab women in their….” (10/21/16)
Now, Trump's attorney general – citing a 1998 law known as the Westfall Act, has filed a motion in a NY state court arguing that Trump was “acting within the scope” of his office as president when he called author E. Jean Carroll’s rape accusation a lie. Earlier he had boasted, “She’s not my type.”
If the Justice Department’s request is approved, it will be responsible for defending the case, and the U.S. government will be obligated to cover any damages that may be awarded ― all, paid for with our tax dollars.
Carroll said this action illustrates “that Trump will do everything possible, including using the full powers of the federal government,” to try to stop my case. And in a tweet to Trump, she wrote: "Sir, I and my attorney Robbie Kaplan, are ready! So is every woman who has ever been silenced! So is every American citizen who has been trampled by Bill Barr and the DOJ! BRING IT (ON)!"
If you agree that Barr's action regarding Trump is unconscionable, an action he even audaciously connects to “the scope of his office,” please sign my petition:.
Rabbi Philip Posner, Conscience and Action.