No American political figure has done more to divide the US and incite violence than Donald Trump.Trump has pined for the days when people protesting at his rallies might have been "carried out on a stretcher." He's offered to pay the legal bills of supporters who attack people with dissenting voices at his public events. And he's said that violence at his rallies is "appropriate" and that "we need more of that."
On March 9, a Trump supporter sucker-punched a protester in North Carolina, saying
"next time we may have to kill" the protester after he was released from police custody.
America must stand up against Trump's bullying and hold him accountable for his reckless, divisive and dangerous antics before more people get hurt and our ability to settle political disagreements without violence is lost.
American democracy is at a crossroads. Please sign my petition now and urge Attorney General Loretta Lynch to charge Donald Trump for illegally inciting violence across the country. Attorney General Lynch:
As someone who is deeply concerned by the repeated incidents of violence and racism at Donald Trump rallies -- and specifically the attack by Trump supporter John Franklin McGraw against a protester in Fayetteville, NC -- I strongly urge you to proceed with filing criminal charges against Mr. Trump for inciting a riot.
For far too long, Mr. Trump has been allowed to stir the pot of racial, cultural and economic hatred, often condoning violence.
He's pined for days when protesters at his rallies would be "carried out on stretchers." He's offered to pay the legal bills of supporters who attack people with dissenting voices at his public events. And he's said that violence at his rallies is "appropriate" and that "we need more of that."
It is my belief that Mr. Trump's actions directly contributed to John Franklin McGraw's assault on an anti-Trump protester and to incidents of violence nationwide. Mr. Trump must be held accountable for the dangerous political climate that he is encouraging.
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Please help restore responsibility, peace and some degree of civility to the country's political process. Please charge Trump for inciting a riot.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
