PARDON PARDON PARDON

Friend, Republican Sen. Susan Collins voted against convicting and removing Trump from office because he "learned his lesson." But I don't know what lesson he learned. [Trump has been systematically dismantling our justice system since his impeachment trial ended. Meanwhile, Republican senators are sitting back and allowing this to happen. It's time they pay the price for putting party over country and it starts with strong Democratic challengers. Can you give $1 to each of the Democratic nominee funds that will decide control of the U.S. Senate, and put an end to the Republican majority?]( Just like last week when Trump had the Department of Justice interfere in Roger Stone's criminal sentencing, this week Trump handed out [FIVE]( pardons and commuted sentences for those charged with perjury, bribery and fraud: - former Illinois Gov. and failed Apprentice contestant, Rod Blagojevich who was convicted of fraud, bribery and perjury while trying to sell Barack Obama's senate seat - former owner of the San Francisco 49ers, Edward DeBartolo who was convicted of extortion and perjury - former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik. Kerik pleaded guilty to perjury, ethics violations, and tax fraud after taking a bribe from an Iserali billionaire and lying about it - junk bond billionaire Michael Milken. In 1989, Milken pleaded guilty to six felony charges for securities fraud and paid $600 million in fines - Republican lobbyist David Safavian who was convicted of obstruction of justice and perjury Senators like Susan Collins seem to have forgotten that we do not live in an autocracy and that Trump is not above the law. [As a senator, she and others like Cory Gardner, Thom Tillis and Joni Ernst, took an oath to protect and uphold the Constitution. If they cannot do their job as a United States senator, it's time we replace them. Can you give $1 to each of the Democratic nominee funds to put an end to the Republican majority?]( Keep fighting, Amanda McKay, Daily Kos Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.