Lauren Lantry, lauren.lantry@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, the House of Representatives wrapped up this week’s public hearings on the impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump.
As the nation’s largest grassroots environmental advocacy organization, with millions of members and supporters nationwide, the Sierra Club is a key part of U.S. civil society and a bastion for both environmental protection and safeguarding American democracy. The Sierra Club recognizes that a functioning government and democratic access to that government is the only way to achieve its mission of protecting our air, water and lands in a changing climate to protect our communities.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
"The House of Representatives impeachment hearing has made it abundantly clear that Donald Trump has abused the power of the presidency and operated outside of the law. If our democratic norms and the law mean nothing, then the legal and democratic tools we use to protect clean air and water, public lands, and a safe climate could become meaningless. Trump has threatened the integrity of laws we all abide by, undermining the core principles of our democracy, and ignoring the presidential oath of office. Donald Trump's corrupt acts have gone unchecked for too long, but Congress must uphold its Constitutional obligations and impeach and remove him from office.”
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