Nearly 400 congressional aides have signed a public letter calling on the Senate to convict Donald Trump for inciting the violent mob that attacked the Capitol on January 6. It’s a rare case of congressional staffers publicly airing their own views. In the letter, the aides describe hiding under chairs and desks, barricading themselves in their offices and fleeing for their lives. They’re calling on senators to bar Trump from ever running for office again, writing, “Our Constitution only works when we believe in it and defend it. It’s a shared commitment to equal justice, the rule of law, and the peaceful resolution of our differences. Any person who doesn’t share these beliefs has no place representing the American people, now or in the future.”