Forty-four former U.S. senators — 32 Democrats and 10 Republicans — on Monday warned the United States is “entering a dangerous period,” and urged current and future senators to “be steadfast and zealous guardians of our democracy.”
“We are on the eve of the conclusion of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation and the House’s commencement of investigations of the president and his administration,” the 44 ex-lawmakers wrote in a Washington Post column. “The likely convergence of these two events will occur at a time when simmering regional conflicts and global power confrontations continue to threaten our security, economy, and geopolitical stability.”
The letter, signed by former lawmakers including Sens. John Kerry, Chuck Hagel, Lowell Weicker, Chris Dodd, and Joe Lieberman, wrote that the country was on the cusp of entering an era “when our nation must engage at every level with strategic precision and hand of both the president and the Senate.”
“We are at an inflection point in which the foundational principles of our democracy and our national security interests are at stake, and the rule of law and the ability of our institutions to function freely and independently must be upheld,” they said.
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