Brian J. Karem @BrianKarem Twitter profile

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

3 years

I will Never forget this:

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

4 years

Q: Will you commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the election? TRUMP: "We're gonna have to see what happens."

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: Elon Musk just FIRED Vijaya Gadde, the woman who made the call to suspend Donald Trump permanently.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: The MAGA super fan who posted on Facebook that storming the Capitol on January 6 was the “proudest day of his life” has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: A federal judge rules four Capitol police officers can sue Trump over injuries they sustained on Jan. 6.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: A Russian oligarch sailed his $325 million super yacht at full speed for 18 days across the pacific ocean to avoid capture for sanctions... The U.S found the yacht in Fiji and will seize it anyway.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: The mother of a teen victim of the Parkland shooting has just DEFEATED the school board chair hand-picked by Gov. Ron DeSantis and will now chair the school board.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

4 years

This is the most frightening answer I have ever received to any question I have ever asked. I’ve interviewed convicted killers with more empathy. @realDonaldTrump is advocating Civil War.

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@DrDenaGrayson

4 years

‼️ @BrianKarem : Do you commit to making sure there is a peaceful transfer of power? @realDonaldTrump : We're going to have to see what happens....Get rid of the ballots, there won’t be a transfer, they’ll be a continuation. Words of a wannabe dictator.🤬

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: Ukrainian intelligence has published the names, ranks and passport details of Russian soldiers who fought in Bucha in order to help identify them for prosecution for war crimes.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: Putin's $700 million super-yacht has been seized in Italy.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: The MAGA insurrectionist who pinned the D.C. police officer in a door frame while storming the Capitol on January 6 has been found GUILTY of 7 felonies.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: China refuses to supply Russian airlines with aircraft parts, after Boeing and Airbus halt supply of components.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

That was nearly two hours of POTUS. He answered each question cogently and to the best of his ability. He called on more than 20 different reporters. He never once attacked us. He never once avoided a question. He never once tried to belittle us. He stayed on point. -30-

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

1 year

THIS IS BIG: Jared Kushner is now under Congressional investigation by two committees for “improperly influencing U.S. tax, trade and national security policies” to bail out his family’s real estate business.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

4 years

From a WH source: "Either they think he's lying about testing negative, or they think he's lying about ever having it. After four years of lying, no one knows what to believe from him any more." @realDonaldTrump

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

Here's a sentence I thought I'd never write: The former head of the NSA, a retired U.S. Army general pleads the fifth when asked if he supports a peaceful transfer of power.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

3 years

One more thought for the road.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

3 years

NOW:He left again. My question: “You lost the election. When will you admit you lost the election.” He took no questions ⁦ @realDonaldTrump ⁩

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

4 years

This is Kyle. He is white. He is armed. He is accused of killing two people. Police arrested him without shooting him. Question: How come police had to shoot an unarmed Black man 7 times but could arrest an armed white teen without firing a single shot? @realDonaldTrump

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: A federal judge has ordered Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward to turn over her phone to the Jan. 6 Committee.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: Putin's intelligence apparatus continues to stumble from a major Kremlin breach after Ukraine publishes the names and numbers of 620 Kremlin spies, rendering them potentially unusable.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

4 years

Lies. On 2/28/20 on the South Lawn I ASKED you about the W.H.O. telling us the risk for COVID19 had increased. You blew off the question to tell us about Your rally that night. You blew it. Not the W.H.O. @realDonaldTrump

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

4 years

The W.H.O. really blew it. For some reason, funded largely by the United States, yet very China centric. We will be giving that a good look. Fortunately I rejected their advice on keeping our borders open to China early on. Why did they give us such a faulty recommendation?

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

1 year

THIS IS BIG: Rep. Katie Porter is investigating an alleged bribery scheme involving Donald Trump and a real estate developer who allegedly donated to a super PAC in exchange for Trump pardons.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: A member of the Oath Keepers threw his cellphone in the Atlantic ocean to avoid the FBI from getting his January 6 communications. He was just convicted after they got them anyway.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

Trump is in over his head. Merrick Garland’s request to unseal Trump warrant is a beautiful chess move.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: A MAGA fan who attacked police officers with poles during the riot at the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than FIVE YEARS in prison, one of the longest prison terms so far.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

4 years

NOW: ⁦ @PressSec ⁩ says ⁦ @realDonaldTrump ⁩ is a “Law and Order” President. I felt compelled to ask if he’s a law and order president why does he keep breaking the law?

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: A Kansas sheriff reportedly lied when he said his office “has received more than 200 tips” from people claiming 2020 election fraud. In response to a public records request, the office could only produce ONE offense since 2020. Whoops.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

BREAKING - via Reuters: A former Fox News producer, John Hanick, was just charged by prosecutors for violating US sanctions against Russia. Frankly, I'm not surprised.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: The FBI has arrested a Christian pastor from Ohio and charged him with a FELONY for storming the Capitol and pushing a barricade into officers on January 6.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

4 years

You are a disgrace. You interrupt us. You lie to us. We maintain respect even as you attack those who are merely doing their jobs asking questions. You are child. A bully and without respect or honor. @realDonaldTrump

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

4 years

What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately. They get record ratings, & the American people get nothing but Fake News. Not worth the time & effort!

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: A judge has ordered a former Colorado election clerk who is a Trumper to be ARRESTED on charges of tampering with voting equipment.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

4 years

NOW: My question - If it’s safe to send kids back to school is it safe to send Manafort back to prison. Walk off. No answer. @realDonaldTrump @PressSec

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: The founder of the Proud Boys chapter in Hawaii who stormed the Capitol has pleaded GUILTY to felony obstruction of an official proceeding and faces 20 years in prison.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: Donald Trump has been scheduled to be deposed under oath on October 19 for writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

I am tired of people who weren't there and didn't cover the previous administration telling me what I saw. - 1/6 was an attempted coup - Trump told ME to my face he wouldn't accept a peaceful transfer of power Investigate. Indict. Prosecute. Everyone involved. Including Trump.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: a senior dem member has shared that moderate Rs have reached out suggesting that if McCarthy wins by making these Freedom Caucus concessions, some moderates will work with Dems to vote down that rules package.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: 18 former Trump officials say Trump’s claim that he had a “standing order” to declassify documents is a lie.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: The DOJ has issued a sweeping grand jury subpoena to “Women for America First,” an organization who helped plan the January 6 rally.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: The GOP Indiana Attorney General has been hit with a formal misconduct complaint over his threats to prosecute a doctor who performed an abortion for a 10-year-old rape victim.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: The DOJ has issued a sweeping grand jury subpoena to the National Archives for Trump White House documents including his daily schedule and phone logs preceding January 6.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: Kyle Young, the January 6 insurrectionist who brought the taser used on Officer Fanone has been sentenced to 86 months in federal prison.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: Anonymous says they will leak 1.22TB data from sensitive Russian institutions in the next couple of weeks in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: The knife-wielding Capitol rioter who bashed a cop with a Confederate flag on January 6 has been sentenced to prison.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: A Proud Boy who still says election was stolen after storming the Capitol has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: Guy Reffitt, the Texas man who brought a gun and zip ties to the US Capitol on January 6 has been sentenced to more than SEVEN YEARS in prison, the longest January 6 related sentence to date.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: writer E. Jean Carroll will sue Donald Trump for sexual battery under the state’s new “survivors” law—and her attorneys want to question Trump under oath.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: As Marjorie Taylor Greene entered her vehicle to be whisked away from the Manhattan Courthouse where Donald Trump sits an arrested man, Congressman Jamaal Bowman shouted “GET HER OUT OF HERE.” “Marjorie Taylor Greene needs to take her a** back to Washington and do…

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

3 years

The most unique photo-op I've had at the WH. Rose Garden. Late afternoon. Unguarded and unplanned. We were heading out for departure. @POTUS with a bunch of children. Happy Weekend . . .

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

BIG: In a court filing today, New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed she will seek to fast track the $250 million civil lawsuit against Donald Trump and set a trial date before the 2024 election.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: More than 400 suspected Russian spies who were posing as diplomats have been kicked out of Russian embassies across 20 European countries.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: Former GOP spiritual advisor and Christian megachurch leader Ted Haggard faces allegations of “inappropriate touching” of young men.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: The GOP candidate for Governor of Michigan, arrested on January 6 charges, has been slapped with a major lawsuit to BLOCK him from running.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

6 years

I lost friends and colleagues today. Tomorrow the Capital Gazette will still publish a paper. Support the First Amendment. We are the people!

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: A Pennsylvania man who stormed the Capitol on January 6 and was turned in by an ex-girlfriend after he called her a “moron” for not believing the presidential election was stolen, has just been sentenced to nine months in prison.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: The Mar-a-Lago Special Master orders Trump lawyers to backup Trump’s claims ON THE RECORD that the FBI lied about seized documents.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

4 years

I've covered this administration since day one. @realDonaldTrump is not the same man he was then. He's incoherent, ill-tempered and ignorant, yes. But he's also changed. Today I saw a man with low energy, befuddled and lumbering. Put a fork him, I think he's done.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: GOP leaders have been warned by Trump's allies to calm their aggressive attacks on Attorney General Merrick Garland and the FBI because Trump insiders say "it is possible that more damaging information about Mr. Trump related to the search will eventually become public."

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

5 years

I grew up with you in office in Louisville. The first politician I ever covered outside of my family. You are reprehensible. You are there for no one but yourself. You remain the worst of any politician I've ever covered in my life. You smear yourself. @senatemajldr

The Hill

@thehill

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McConnell blasts "Moscow Mitch" nickname as "over the top" effort to "smear me"

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: A federal jury has sentenced a man involved in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to FOUR YEARS in prison.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: The IRS will investigate whether the Trump Administration illegally targeted James Comey and Andrew McCabe with rare, intensive IRS audits. According to Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe, this would be a a serious crime.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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I just got back from a country where children were bombed in a theater. Parents are dead or maimed. Families are separated and suffering. I have colleagues who died trying to get this information out. Forgive me. I didn't watch the Oscars. I don't care who slapped who.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: The top former staffer of a major anti-abortion group has been arrested for soliciting a minor.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: MAGA super-fan and former GOP operative Anton Lazzaro has been found GUILTY of sex trafficking underage girls. “Lazzaro was charged with seven counts involving ‘commercial sex acts’ with five minors ages 15 and 16 in 2020, when he was 30 years old.” Lazzaro was the…

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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Hmmmm . . . no cry of voter fraud out of the GOP as long as they win.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: GOP tells Biden's Justice Department that probing Trump's involvement in January 6 could cause a political war... You mean like the coup they tried on January 6?

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: Ukrainian President Zelensky releases a video statement to counter Russian propaganda that he's fled his country.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: Donald Trump is currently searching for a criminal defense attorney in case he is indicted by the DOJ, Rolling Stone reports.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: Trump just blew up his defense against E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case by calling her claims a "hoax" on Truth Social. Trump's lawyers agued he was protected against defamation as POTUS - but Carroll can now amend her complaint since Trump is a private citizen.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

5 years

Breaking: Just received word from D.C. District Court that our TRO has been granted and the WH must restore my press pass immediately. @realDonaldTrump

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

5 years

My question: Have you ever been to a social function with Jeff Epstein and underage girls. He pointed at the sky, said it was going to rain and walked off. ⁦ @realDonaldTrump ⁩

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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From Mitch McConnell: "No Americans are getting killed in Ukraine. We're rebuilding our industrial base. The Ukrainians are destroying the army of one of our biggest rivals. I have a hard time finding anything wrong with that. I think it's wonderful that they're defending…

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: A Florida GOP Chair has been found GUILTY of making an illegal campaign contribution in someone else's name.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

4 years

Not from the Onion but from a WH source - "Hillary Clinton purposely lost the election with the aid of Russian hacking so the Democrats could then impeach Trump"

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: Starbucks will pay expenses for any employee forced to travel for an abortion.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

4 years

"That Playboy Reporter?" Ha. You know my name @PressSec . Weak and unprofessional as is most of this @realDonaldTrump administration.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: In the latest blow to Putin's economy, the United States will ban all Russian ships from U.S. ports in retaliation for the war in Ukraine.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

4 years

Well done. @weijia

Claude Taylor

@TrueFactsStated

4 years

First rate.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

5 years

POTUS claims the media is divisive. I asked how asking questions is divisive. I am told to sit down. I was already sitting down.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

4 years

NOW: Can confirm through talking with several postal workers and managers in several different locations that Mark Meadows is lying.

CNN

@CNN

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White House chief of staff Mark Meadows says the USPS won't dismantle mail-sorting machines between now and Election Day, despite reports to the contrary.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: Katie Hobbs’ campaign manager says Hobbs has clinched the win over Kari Lake after the latest tabulation results from Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima counties.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: According to attorney Marc Elias, If the DOJ convicts Donald Trump under Section 2071 of Title 18 of the United States Code for removing government records, he would be disqualified from holding any future office in the United States.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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I wonder if Elon Musk soiled himself when I asked POTUS "How" the U.S. government could investigate Musk's foreign business dealings? "Oh, we have lots of ways," Biden said with a wry smile.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: Trump's attorney Justin Clark is now cooperating with federal investigators, a significant development that can send shockwaves through multiple Trump related investigations.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

When President Biden was asked whether contraception could be banned, he responded, “What century are we in?” Damn good question.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

1 year

McCarthy tapped 11 Republicans as committee chairs who voted to reject the results of the 2020 presidential election. Shouldn’t that be a bigger story?

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

3 years

Open Pandora's Box. Do it. Bring in the FBI, and prosecute everyone that participated in the insurrection. Leave no stone unturned. @LindseyGrahamSC

Acyn

@Acyn

3 years

Lindsey Graham repeats his warning not to call witnesses during the trial. He says if Democrats vote to call a single witness, “we’ll want the FBI to come in”

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

5 years

A President who uses doctored video to push a narrative ousting a reporter simply because he can’t take the heat is a coward. @realDonaldTrump

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

4 years

I have never seen a president threaten to leave his own press briefing before. @realDonaldTrump @PalmerReport

Palmer Report

@PalmerReport

4 years

Shout out to White House correspondent @BrianKarem , who got so deeply under Trump's skin just now, Trump threatened to walk out of his own press briefing.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

3 years

So, if you're worried: Just spoke with a nice Secret Service agent about January 20th. "Don't worry. We know how to deal with squatters."

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko: “This is the biggest war since World War II. If you think this does not involve you, you are wrong.”

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

BREAKING: The EU has SANCTIONED Belarus for its part in aiding Putin's illegal Ukraine invasion. The world is uniting against Russia and anyone who supports their illegal invasion.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: The January 6 Committee just revealed it has encrypted communications among the Proud Boys that include messages by Trump associates.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

I live in a country whose national media aired a King Charles speech LIVE but would not air President Biden’s speech regarding a danger to democracy. What country is this?

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

3 years

There’s the platform that Trump still has. He can enter any time he wants. Please...I’d love to ask you a couple of questions.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: The leader of the Proud Boys pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

3 years

Over heard at the WH: "We haven't seen lame duck a l'orange all week. Maybe he's still marinating." @realDonaldTrump

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

5 years

I respectfully request people quit suggesting reporters boycott the WH because of the atrocities of this administration. That is what they want and I have fought too hard to keep my press pass. We aren’t going anywhere. Bring it on. @realDonaldTrump

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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Facts: 1. The investigation into Trump began BEFORE he declared his candidacy. It is not about him running for office. 2. It isn't a Democratic "witch hunt". Wray was appointed as head of the FBI by Donald Trump. 3. If declaring a run for the presidency were to negate a criminal…

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

2 years

NOW: Brandon Straka, the "Stop the Steal" speaker and MAGA insurrectionist has provided "significant information" to the FBI about January 6 rally organizers according to newly unsealed filings.

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Brian J. Karem

@BrianKarem

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NOW: A federal judge has denied MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's attempt to dismiss the defamation lawsuit brought against him by the Smartmatic voting technology company.

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