Chris Truax, a Republicans for the Rule of Law legal adviser and spokesperson, said the ad, which encourages GOP members to take Trump's obstruction allegations 'seriously,' serves as 'a reminder of
on Monday morning ahead of former Nixon White House Counsel John Dean's — who was also a key Watergate witness — testimony at the House Judiciary Committee hearing on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report today.hours before it aired, features Republicans on the committee in 1974 refusing to stand idly by as the president obstructs justice, especially one representing their own party.
The video then ends with the words:"Republicans stood for the Rule of Law then. They should stand for the Rule of Law now.", Chris Truax, a spokesperson and legal adviser for RRL, called the advertisement"a reminder of what patriotism and political bravery can look like" and encouraged GOP members in Congress to publicly speak out about Trump's"abuses of executive power.
Truax added:"They were willing to look the truth in the eye and place their duties to the country above their concerns about re-election. They defended the Constitution, one of the greatest political achievements in the history of the world, rather than a politician who will be gone from public life in a few short years. They were leaders."
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