Hundreds of anti-Trump protests planned nationwide after impeachment acquittal – By Joshua Bote (USA Today) / Feb 5 2020
More than 200 “Reject the Cover-Up” protests are planned around the nation Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump’s impeachment acquittal.
© 2020 Getty Images WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 05: Protesters from the ‘Remove Trump’ group gather in the Hart Senate Office Building to organize before a demonstration in the U.S. Capitol on February 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. After the House impeached Trump last year, the Senate votes today on whether to acquit or convict the President on two articles of impeachment as the trial concludes. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)
Most were expected to begin at 5:30 p.m. EST in opposition to the Senate trial.
“(W)e’re mobilizing tens of thousands of protestors at over 270 rallies across the country to make it clear that voters are watching, and that we’ll remember the lawmakers who chose cowardice over patriotism,” said Sean Eldridge, a former congressional candidate and the founder and president of Stand Up America, a liberal activist group that is helping to organize the protests.
Why are people protesting?
After an investigation revealed that he had sought foreign interference from Ukraine for the 2020 election, Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives on Dec. 18 on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., delivered the articles of impeachment Jan. 15.
Following two contentious weeks in the Senate impeachment trial, which reached a fever pitch at Tuesday’s State of the Union address, Trump was found not guilty Wednesday on both articles of impeachment.
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