On Dec. 17, the night before the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for his high crimes and misdemeanors, activists gathered outside U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer’s office in Peekskill as part of the nationwide “Nobody is Above the Law” rallies. The local event was one of more than 600 actions attended by more than 100,000 people that took place nationwide in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
The mobilization is part of a massive grassroots effort to ensure Congress holds Trump accountable for using military aid to pressure Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 elections. Protestors demanded that the House of Representatives fulfill its constitutional duty by impeaching Trump and that the Senate remove him from office for attempting to rig the 2020 elections. The message at the event was clear: Congress must show that no one – including the man in the White House – is above the law.
“Despite the inclement weather and questionable roads… people came from Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Duchess counties to demand our elected officials hold the president accountable for his lawless actions while in office,” said organizer Ricann Bock.
Activists across the country flooded social media with photos and videos from the events using the hashtags #NotAboveTheLaw, #ImpeachmentEve.
