Victory: Donald Trump is impeached

After years of sustained pressure by CREDO, our allies, progressive activists, and progressive champions in Congress, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump.

This historic victory wouldn’t have been possible without the help of CREDO members like you who joined us more than a year ago in the face of stiff resistance by timid and unwilling Democratic leaders by calling for impeachment proceedings to finally hold Trump accountable for his criminal actions and abuse of power.

But the fight to remove Trump from the White House is far from over. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is brazenly announcing that he will not be an impartial juror when the impeachment trial begins in the Senate. McConnell plans to stack the deck ahead of time to ensure an unfair and completely biased trial to keep Trump in office. That’s why we’re already calling on McConnell to recuse himself from the impeachment trial. You can sign this important petition here.

CREDO and our members have been signalling the alarm about Trump’s extremely corrupt behavior and abuse of power for years. Here’s a timeline of how CREDO and our members kept up the pressure on our lawmakers and in the media to ensure Trump’s impeachment.

CREDO Action Impeachment Timeline

Nov 2016: Donald Trump elected with the help of Russian interference

Dec 2016: More than 300,000 CREDO members call on Electoral College electors to reject Trump and honor the popular vote

May 2017: Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and Trump’s obstruction of justice begins. 

July 2017: More than 200,000 CREDO members demand that Congress protect the Mueller investigation so it can remain independent

October 2017, April 2018 and July 2018: CREDO members generate nearly 700,000 petition signatures calling on lawmakers and congressional leaders to protect the Mueller investigation and ensure it remains independent

June 2018: CREDO launches a petition signed by 125,000 activists urging Congress to resist the efforts to impeach Rod Rosenstein, Robert Mueller’s supervisor

August 2018: After news broke that Donald Trump asked his attorney general to end the Mueller investigation – a clear case of obstruction of justice – CREDO demands that Congress stands up for the Constitution and our democracy and begin impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump.

January 2019: Buzzfeed reports that Trump ordered Michael Cohen to lie to Congress. CREDO renews calls for House Democrats to begin impeachment

May 2019: Robert Mueller releases a redacted report on his investigation into Donald Trump’s criminality. CREDO and thousands of activists demand that Nancy Pelosi do her job and begin impeachment.

May 2019: CREDO joins other progressive allies to deliver 10 million petition signatures to Congress to begin impeachment

June 2019: CREDO and allies organize a rally in New York City calling for Trump’s impeachment

July 2019: CREDO, Free Speech for the People and other allies send an open letter urging the House Judiciary Committee to ramp up impeachment proceedings

August 2019: CREDO activists confront Nancy Pelosi at a San Francisco awards ceremony demanding impeachment

September 2019: Thanks in part to hundreds of thousands of CREDO members and activists, Nancy Pelosi caves to grassroots pressure, and the House begins impeachment proceedings

September 2019: CREDO activists call on Democratic House leaders to “commit to a Nov. 15 deadline for a full House vote on articles of impeachment and ensure the inquiry’s scope includes the full range of Trump’s impeachable offenses.”

September 2019: CREDO and 18 other progressive groups rally outside the Capitol to pressure undecided members of Congress on impeachment

December 2019: The House impeaches Trump, but Mitch McConnell plans a biased trial in the Senate. CREDO calls on McConnell to recuse himself immediately to ensure a fair and impartial trial.

December 2019: CREDO launches a petition demanding that the Senate remove Donald Trump from the White House.

Again, thank you to the activism of our members that made this incredible victory possible. As proceedings to remove Trump from office moves to the Senate, we need your help now more than ever. 

Trump’s attempted bribery and extortion and his threats to our democracy are plain for all to see. His conviction depends on Republicans putting democracy before party – and that will require massive public pressure. Join us in urging the Senate to convict Donald Trump and remove him from office. Please sign our petition here.