Trump knew that he'd lost

And he still tried to pretend that he'd won. The January 6th Committee has now heard from Trump’s campaign director who confirmed that Trump’s false claims of victory were entirely detached from reality. {NAME}, The January 6th Committee has now heard from Trump’s campaign director who confirmed that Trump’s false claims of victory were entirely detached from reality. We knew during the attack on the Capitol that Donald Trump was responsible for the violence. That’s why David drafted the articles of impeachment against Trump shortly afterward. [We cannot risk Trump trying to return to office after he tried to discard the will of the voters. Will you make a contribution now so we can hold the Democratic majority and hold Trump accountable?]( If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [$5 →]( [$15 →]( [$25 →]( [$50 →]( [$100 →]( [Other →]( But it’s not just the attack on the Capitol that the Committee is investigating – it’s what Trump did during the two months leading up to the attack that is most concerning. According to his own campaign staff, Donald Trump knew on Election Night that he was going to lose. As the dozens of court cases he filed were dismissed as frivolous, that should have been the end of it. He should have gracefully exited office as any of his predecessors would have done. Yet he fleeced his own supporters, taking hundreds of millions of dollars from them while falsely claiming that he’d been wronged. Then, he knowingly and willfully drove them toward violence. Our American experiment really is on a knife’s edge, and Republicans have shown that they do not care if we continue under a President as we have now, or a dictator, as Trump tried to become. [Will you help us defend our Democratic majority so that we can expose Trump for the charlatan we all know he is and keep him away from our government?]( [DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY]( Thank you, {NAME}. – Team Cicilline --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Democrat David Cicilline proudly represents Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District. An advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, a leader on gun violence prevention, and a fighter for Rhode Island families — David is one of our fiercest legislators in Congress today. Our campaign is powered by supporters like you, and your grassroots support is critical to helping David's campaign for Rhode Island's 1st District. [DONATE »]( Email is an important way for us to keep supporters like you informed about critical issues and to build a winning grassroots campaign. But if you'd like to receive fewer emails, we understand. You can request to get only the most important emails [here]( or you can [unsubscribe](. Paid for by The Cicilline Committee The Cicilline Committee P.O. Box 9107 Providence, RI 02940 United States