Group pledges up to $50 million to defend Republicans who support impeaching Trump

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New: Group pledges up to $50 million to defend Republicans who support impeaching Trump
Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming outside the Capitol last month.
Group pledges up to $50 million to defend Republicans who support impeaching Trump.
nytimes.com
10:02 AM · Jan 12, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/us/group-pledges-up-to-50-million-to-defend-republicans-who-support-impeaching-trump.html

A group of former administration officials and anti-Trump Republicans said they would make a $50 million commitment to support the re-election of Republican lawmakers who join Democrats in supporting impeachment of the president.

The financial commitment by the group, the Republican Accountability Project, is designed to incentivize Republicans who have appeared open to voting in favor of the new article of impeachment that is expected to be considered by the House on Wednesday.

“Donald Trump has made it clear he is going to try and politically punish anyone who stands against him,” said Sarah Longwell, a prominent Never Trump Republican who is behind the new group. “His ability to to do that is diminishing by the minute, but we want to provide a counterweight to say there is real money to back people who do the right thing.”

No House Republicans supported the president’s first impeachment in 2019. But as many as a dozen Republicans were said to be considering joining Democrats this time around, including Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 House Republican.
If Ms. Cheney “continues to push for accountability,” Ms. Longwell, said, “she’s exactly the kind of person we would want to defend.”

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[Dream Girl]

1. It is disgusting that they have to do this. Our system is so mess up.

$ to do the right thing.