A website and eventbrite.com promoted rallies in Washington, DC, and other cities across
the country to take place Monday to push for the impeachment of President
Donald Trump – but no one showed
up for the one at the Capitol.
The website, impeachmentaugust.org, said the protest would take place at
11:00 a.m. at 1st Street SE, which is near the House side of the Capitol. The
website states that the protest is supported by several leftist and anti-Trump
groups, including Indivisible, MoveOn, Need to Impeach, Stand Up America, March
of Truth, By the People, Common Cause, Free Speech for People, Democracy for
America, Progressive Democrats of America, Credo, and democrats.com.
The eventbrite.com protest
notice said it would take place at noon on Monday on the “Capitol lawn below
the steps,” but no one showed up for that protest. This protest notice said
that “events are registered with Indivisible,” one of the groups listed as a
sponsor for the 11:00 a.m. protest.
Breitbart News reached out to the contact for the
Indivisible event but did not receive a response. Breitbart News also reached
out to MoveOn to ask if the protest was canceled and, if not, were organizers
disappointed that no one showed up?
Monday was the first day Congress was back in session
following its August break, and both advertised protests said the purpose was to
demand lawmakers start an impeachment inquiry against the president.
Protest organizers at the eventbrite.com website
make these claims against Trump and Vice President Mike Pence:
The
President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be
removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or
other high crimes and misdemeanors., The charge of “high crimes and
misdemeanors” covers allegations of misconduct by officials, such as perjury of
oath, abuse of authority, bribery, intimidation, misuse of assets, failure to
supervise, dereliction of duty, unbecoming conduct, refusal to obey a lawful
order, chronic intoxication, and tax evasion.
The impeachaugust.com website states that Trump has
“broken the law, abused presidential power, and stoked hatred in our country.”
Both protest notices state that the rallies will be
ongoing with protesters descending on the offices of lawmakers and protesting
at members’ town halls across the country throughout the month.
The notice for Monday’s protest on the impeachaugust.com website
has been removed and only future protests are now posted.
