Rep. Doggett Remarks in Defense of the Rule of Law
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2018 | Contact: Kate Stotesbery 202-225-4865 |
Rep. Doggett Remarks in Defense of the Rule of Law
Washington, D.C. — Rep. Doggett, author of the Special Counsel Transparency Act (H.R. 5533), joined by 111 cosponsors, to preserve the work of the Special Counsel should he be dismissed, gave the below statement on President Trump's dismissal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and installation of Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General:
"The true measure of patriotism is not ‘my country, right or wrong,' but rather my country, I will right the wrongs. And with the Trump Administration there are always more wrongs to right every day!
No one is above the law. Not a crime family. Not a Trump family, which may well have committed crime.
What Trump fears most is truth—the truth Mueller can reveal about collusion to subvert his election, about Russian kompromat, money laundering, and obstruction. Courage is quiet. But fear rants. Fear tweets.
Trump claims to pick only the best people, but so far, he has picked the best for indictment and jail.
Trump may clean house at Justice, but our U.S. House must demand accountability and prevent further obstruction of justice.
His threat against Mueller should not be a partisan struggle. This is not about Republican laws or Democratic laws. It is about the rule of law. And we will not let Trump make our Constitution as worthless as a degree from Trump University.
Ensuring our democracy's success is about much more than casting one vote, on one day, for one candidate, in one election or showing up to one rally. We must have a permanent commitment to making our home here deep in the heart of Texas a better and more just place in which all families can thrive.
We must resist every day in every nonviolent, intelligent way. We must never, never back down from defending our values.
Keep speaking out like our democracy depends on it. Because it does. Our democracy is only as strong as our will to stand up and preserve it. Never give up, never give in!"
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