Republicans for the Rule of Law is the principal initiative of the conservative, anti-Donald Trump political group Defending Democracy Together, founded by Bill Kristol, Mona Charen, Linda Chavez, Sarah Longwell, and Andy Zwick in 2019.
[1][2][3] The project, a 501(c)(4) (social welfare) group,[4] created an advertising campaign to pressure Republican members of Congress to "demand the facts" about the Trump-Ukraine scandal during the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump.
[1][8][5] The ad campaign, which included digital as well as television advertising, targeted a dozen Republican Senators[5] as well as House swing districts currently represented by Republicans, including Fred Upton (Michigan), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania), Will Hurd (Texas), Jaime Herrera Beutler (Washington), and Mark Amodei (Nevada).
[5] The ads aired on programs that attract Republican voters, including Fox & Friends.
[10] Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin calls the ads "devastating" to Trump's credibility.