Stopping Trump's unlawful "gag rule" in court. BOB FERGUSON.

David -- Last month, my team and I asked the 9th Circuit Court to reinstate an injunction against the Trump administration’s Title X “gag rule.” This “gag rule” is a thinly-veiled attack on Planned Parenthood and a direct attack upon the women in our state. I’m committed to stopping this unlawful attack. Trump has no right to insert his politics between women and their health care providers. As any judge or lawyer will tell you, winning an injunction against a policy is difficult. Even if the court does not reinstate the injunction we won in front of a federal judge in Yakima, we will continue presenting our evidence that the “gag rule” is unlawful and unconstitutional. This case will ultimately be decided at the United States Supreme Court. We have not lost a single lawsuit against the administration yet. We will continue standing up to President Trump’s ideological attacks on women’s health care. More updates to come, Bob DONATE

POLITICO: “Support for impeaching Trump hits new high”

This is HUGE: Since Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump, polls show support for impeachment rising.

But in order to hold Trump accountable, we need to know where grassroots Democrats stand. Tell us before midnight:

Should Donald Trump be impeached? YES NO

THE MUELLER REPORT AND TESTIMONY, ARTICLES AND POSTS, START TO FINISH: LETTING THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN, AND THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT, OFF THE HOOK.

The Special Counsel defined "coordination" as an "agreement-tacit or express-between the Trump Campaign and the Russian government on election interference."
IF THIS IS THE ONLY DEFINITION USED, THE SPECIAL COUNSELS REPORT CLEARS UP NOTHING, AND OPENS
UP SOME DISTURBING POSSIBILITIES.

HOW SO?

IF WE ACCEPT THAT THE ABOVE DEFINITION IS THE 
SOLE MEASUREMENT FOR PROSECUTION, IT LEAVES US WITH  THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE SCENARIOS:

SCENARIO #1- A RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT OPERATIVE ENLISTS A TRUMP CAMPAIGN WORKER WITH A PLAN TO AID DONALD TRUMP, BY GATHERING AND DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION THAT IS ANECDOTAL IN NATURE, AND FULL OF INNUENDO AND UNSUBSTANTIATED INFORMATION.

SCENARIO #2- A TRUMP ELECTION OFFICIAL APPROACHES A RUSSIAN NATIONAL,WHO CONDUCTS BUSINESS IN THE U.S. THE REASON? HE ASKS THE BUSINESSMAN IF HE COULD OBTAIN "SPECIAL INFORMATION" THAT WOULD AID DONALD TRUMP IN WINNING THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

THESE ARE EXAMPLES, NOT ACCUSATIONS. THE POINT IS THIS: IF SCENARIOS LIKE THIS, OR OTHER SIMILAR ONES DID OCCUR, NO LEGAL ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN BY THE SPECIAL COUNSEL. WHY? BECAUSE IN NEITHER CASE WAS THE DEFINITION OF PROSECUTORIAL CONDUCT MET.

REMEMBER, IN THE ABOVE DEFINITION, THE "TRUMP CAMPAIGN," AND THE "RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT" HAD TO BOTH BE INVOLVED, NOT JUST ONE. THE EXAMPLES OF A TRUMP CAMPAIGN WORKER, OR A RUSSIAN BUSINESSMAN, SHOW US THAT "COLLUSION," OR "ELECTION INTERFERENCE" COULD OCCUR. HOWEVER, THE CONCLUSION OF THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN BEING INNOCENT OF SUCH ACCUSATIONS, AS THE SUMMARY LETTER IMPLIES, WOULD BE VALID, EVEN IF CRIMINAL ACTS WERE PRESENT IN BOTH SCENARIOS.

THE CONCLUSION IS SIMPLY THIS: THE DEFINITION USED BY THE MUELLER COMMITTEE IS SO NARROW, WHEN REFERRING TO "COORDINATION" TO VIOLATE ELECTION LAW(S), THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN, THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT, AND JUST ABOUT ANYONE ELSE COULD HAVE COMMITTED ACTS OF "CONSPIRACY" OR "ELECTION INTERFERENCE", BUT WOULD NOT BE CHARGED UNLESS THERE WAS A FORMAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO. 

THIS DOES NOT EXCLUDE AGENTS OF ONE, OR BOTH, ACTING INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE "OFFICIAL " APPROVAL OF THE LEADESHIP. IN FACT, AGENTS OF ONE OR BOTH COULD HAVE BEEN "ENCOURAGED" TO ACT IN A CERTAIN MANNER TO BENEFIT THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN, BUT WITHOUT AN ACKNOWLEDGED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE "OFFICIAL LEADERSHIP," NO ONE COULD BE CHARGED CRIMINALLY. THIS EXTREMELY NARROW DEFINITION ESSENTIALLY MADE "CONSPIRACY", "COORDINATION", OR "ELECTION INTERFERENCE" PERFECTLY LEGAL.

I need your help setting our outreach strategy. STACY ABRAMS.

DAVID –

I hope you're ready to make some change in this country, because together, we're in a position to write our nation's next chapter. But we cannot do it without your help.

A better future is not only possible – it's within reach. But Republicans are doing everything in their power to hold us back. They're obstructing the Democratic process so that they can keep pushing Trump's hateful, divisive agenda.

I should know – when I ran for governor of Georgia in 2018, I faced a nearly impossible task: overcoming systemic voter suppression by a Republican Party that silenced too many voices.

That’s why I’m reaching out today: Too much is at stake to sit on the sidelines. In every election up and down the ballot, we can reject the Trump-GOP agenda and flip red states blue, but we cannot do that without the input of dedicated supporters like you.

 Will you take a moment to take our official Democratic Outreach Survey to ensure Democrats can create a winning strategy, flip red states blue and stop the Trump agenda?

The next elections are about us. They’re our chance to fix what is broken – and to finally kick out those who broke it.

But to claim victory on Election Day, we have a lot of work to do. We have to reach out to those who do not believe their voices matter and convince them otherwise. Because here’s the thing: Inaction can be contagious, but so can a passion for change. 

With your help, we will register every last voter, get them to the polls and prove to them that elections have the power to change their lives. But, before we do that, we need your help setting our outreach strategy.

Please DAVID, can I count on you to take a short survey to help Democrats win important elections across the country?

DAVID, we can’t let this fight pass us by – not after we’ve seen what the GOP will do to win. Change starts small, but together, I know we can lead this country toward a brighter future for everyone.

Stacey Abrams