"Nobody Is Above the Law" — Debrief

On Tuesday, December 17th, the Nobody Is Above the Law coalition anchored 600+ volunteer-led events in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. to demand that Congress impeach and remove Donald Trump.

Here's what we accomplished together:

600+ events, with events in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
More than 200,00 RSVPs (aka almost a quarter of a million)!
350K people/day were visiting impeach.org, in bursts of 5,000 people at a time.
2.5 million views of the livestream: the largest livestream audience we've seen.
D.C. event was the morning of the vote and a bald eagle flew overhead!
Incredible levels of national press and local media hits (see an incomplete list below).

Images of "Impeach and Remove" actions from around the country

On Wednesday, December 18, the United States House of Representatives impeached Donald Trump.

This is a critical milestone in the fight to hold Trump accountable, protect our democracy, and demonstrate that nobody is above the law. This heroic achievement is a testament to the strength of grassroots action of a people-powered movement.

It was not an easy path to this critical moment. Though many have campaigned tirelessly to build support for the case to hold Trump accountable and declare that nobody is above the law ever since, many Democrats were too timid to discuss impeachment as recently as a few months ago—and Republicans continue to actively defend and enable Trump to this day. A few short months ago, many were crowing that "the impeachment dream is dead."¹

But thanks in part to efforts of this coalition, we moved the Democratic caucus, moved the national discourse, and turned impeachment from "dead" to done!

The unlikely arc to making impeachment a reality shows us that we cannot afford to let conventional wisdom stop us from doing what we know is right. There is so much more that could be revealed about Trump's crimes and corruption. There are Republicans around the country who are fed up with his abuses of power.

And we know that we have people power on our side—that all of us together are able to accomplish so much to defend our democracy and stand up to the abuses of this administration.

Here's a little bit more about what we accomplished together. Our story, told by local press around the country, compiled by Stand Up America and Impeachment HQ:

NATIONAL

The New York Times: Rallies Spread on Eve of House Impeachment Votes

The Washington Post: ‘Dump Trump!’ Protesters across the nation rally for impeachment

USA Today: Nationwide rallies held supporting the impeachment of President Donald Trump

CNN: Pro-impeachment protests span the country ahead of historic vote

HuffPost: Protesters Nationwide Demand Trump’s Ouster Ahead Of House Impeachment Vote

Axios: "Impeach Trump" protesters rally across the U.S.

New York Magazine: Scenes From Tuesday’s Protests Calling for Trump Impeachment

The Hill: Protesters rally against Trump in multiple cities on eve of impeachment vote

ALABAMA

Alabama News: “We don’t want a Monarch, he is not above the law.” Non-Profit Group Holds Impeachment Rally

CBS Birmingham: ‘Nobody Is Above the Law’ rally in Birmingham demands Trump be impeached and removed from office

ALASKA

Alaska Public Media: Large turn out in Anchorage rally for Tump impeachment

ARKANSAS