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@theatlantic @theatlunion . Just a kid from Akron. "Dispirited chattering class," per NYT. dgraham @theatlantic .com

Durham, N.C.
Joined June 2009
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David A. Graham
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Remember what today was like. Someone might try to convince you it was different very soon.
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Well look, he isn't the postmaster specific
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Louis DeJoy, the postmaster general, says he doesn't know how much it costs to send a postcard
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You physically attacked a reporter
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Governor Greg Gianforte
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Violence has no place in our civil society, and I categorically condemn what’s happening in the U.S. Capitol.
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Trump: "I’ve never seen rain in North Carolina." ??? We had a hurricane like two weeks ago
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Trump was willing to gamble even with the health and lives of his closest aides and donors. Why would anyone believe he has their best interests at heart?
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Anthony Weiner's continued existence seems like proof that the Clintons don't actually go around killing people who pose a risk to them
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David A. Graham
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These Corey Lewandowski book-signing publicity photos are the funniest thing I've seen all year
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Received a very angry email from a man rejecting the idea that people would want to immigrate to the United States from countries where their lives were unpleasant. He lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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David A. Graham
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Tearfully deleting my "It began on a gold escalator in Midtown Manhattan, and ended at a Wyndham outside Gettysburg" lede
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David A. Graham
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Al Franken was *on* the Judiciary Committee
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Brian Beutler
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Lindsey Graham just falsely told a bunch of reporters that Democrats are never subjected to accusations of sexual misconduct, and warned them that if Kavanaugh fails, Republicans will gin up false accusations against future Democratic nominees to even the score. Wow.
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“All of the Zoomers that work for me are bisexual, and all of them have long covid,” Sean McElwee said. “I’ll believe long covid is real when someone who is not bisexual has it.”
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David A. Graham
3 years
Absolutely wild lies. We all saw it with our own eyes!
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Huh, sounds like a real dilemma
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David A. Graham
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Notably, Trump did not attack the two men who testified on Wednesday the same way
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
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Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad. She started off in Somalia, how did that go? Then fast forward to Ukraine, where the new Ukrainian President spoke unfavorably about her in my second phone call with him. It is a U.S. President’s absolute right to appoint ambassadors.
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David A. Graham
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Kim K. gets results
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Donald J. Trump
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Will be giving a Full Pardon to Dinesh D’Souza today. He was treated very unfairly by our government!
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David A. Graham
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The Florida Mann Act
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David A. Graham
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"No one could explain the president’s comment."
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Christopher Ingraham🦗
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Trump evidently believes that Texans went out on their boats to watch Hurricane Harvey last year, which is why so many water rescues were necessary?
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Oxygen, too, but only half as much
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They're putting hydrogen in water now
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For no particular reason, this seems like a good day to read @TheAtlantic 's oral history of Trump's long record of bigotry
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Why is Kellyanne Conway wearing a Nutcracker costume
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To believe there was ever a genuine interest in Burisma separate from the Bidens requires believing that Trump had a specific knowledge about a particular company in a country he's otherwise shown little interest in, with a level of specificity he shows in almost nothing
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David A. Graham
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“I’ve been involved in the two greatest scams in American history,” Trump says, in one of the better Kinsley gaffes I've heard
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David A. Graham
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When people say the Secret Service’s job is to protect the president, they usually mean it in a physical way—not a political one.
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David A. Graham
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Why did so many rioters push into the Capitol, a place crawling with photojournalists and reporters, and proudly give interviews, offer their names, and take selfies? Did they really think they'd get away with it? I think yes:
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David A. Graham
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I think I may have spotted the problem
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David A. Graham
5 years
Congrats to Stephen Moore for getting in one last bad prediction before his nomination went down
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David A. Graham
7 years
Step 1: Don't click on the Google Docs links Step 2: Don't click on anything at all Step 3: Unplug your computer Step 4: Light it on fire
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David A. Graham
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They Found a Dramatic Headline Formulation. Now They're Overusing It.
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David A. Graham
3 years
Grassley praises Bill Barr's answers during confirmation pledging not to interfere with Mueller; he complains that Garland is being less direct. Grassley ignores that Barr *did in fact stifle Mueller*, despite those following the letter of those answers.
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David A. Graham
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Probably not the last time St. Peter will reject Calipari
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The *material, measurable* differences between what we might call Red America and Blue America are astonishing
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David A. Graham
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How did that 1876 election turn out for, um, "voter protection" among Black people in the South?
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@GrahamDavidA
David A. Graham
7 years
This tweet takes a turn at the end
@GZuckerman
Gregory Zuckerman
7 years
Dow is up 8.15% since Election Day, on pace for best performance from Election Day to year end since Herbert Hoover was elected 1928
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I'm not clear what people expect. Woodward's sources talked to him on condition of anonymity for a reason (or reasons). Now that the book is out, do people expect them to suddenly say, "Yep, you're right, I said that"?
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Jonathan Allen
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Woodward also said it “happens frequently” that a source will publicly deny something the source told the author - and suggested authors understand that sources have to. @amieparnes and I can attest to that.
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David A. Graham
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My dude, there was already an attempted coup. We've got seams all over the place
@MegKinnardAP
Meg Kinnard
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Pence tells governors that 'our time' is coming to an end, promises them a 'seamless transition'
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Useful context for whenever Sarah Sanders says... well, anything
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Wow, what a sentence to read in the New York Times
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BREAKING No one will be convicted in Durham Confederate statue destruction in August. Durham DA Roger Echols announces he's dismissing charges against 5 charged in tearing down monument. Two were dismissed Monday and a third acquitted.
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My theory on Trump's recent flip-flops: He simply didn't know a lot about the things he was talking about before
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David A. Graham
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Reminder that the right in question was the right to own black people
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Jared Yates Sexton
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Roy Moore mentions Alabama "always stands up for its rights," including the "Civil War conflict."
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Here is a GREAT lede
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David A. Graham
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Reminder that McConnell had a great shot at finishing Trump after 1/6, but he blinked. No one to blame but himself
@DanaBashCNN
Dana Bash
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Story from ⁦ @GabbyOrr_ ⁩ ⁦ @mkraju ⁩ and me
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Occasionally I wonder how sharp Eric Trump is
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Why I'm Leaving New York, by the Prospect Park Cow
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An interesting election Tuesday that's gotten less attention: David Clarke's successor as Milwaukee County sheriff was roundly trounced by a reformist, progressive challenger:
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In 2016, J.D. Vance called Trumpism "cultural heroin." Since then, h’s decided that Trump’s cultural heroin is too powerful to resist, so he might as well become a dealer.
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@GrahamDavidA
David A. Graham
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Finally, some good news
@USATODAY
USA TODAY
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A supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park could blow sooner than though and wipe out life on Earth.
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Oh.
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David A. Graham
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Given the current status of the State Department, she was wise to turn it down. As they say, Czech yourself before you Rex yourself.
@arappeport
Alan Rappeport
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Ivana Trump tells CBS that POTUS offered her the ambassadorship to Czech Republic. Trump said, "'Ivana, if you want it, I give it to you.’”
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David A. Graham
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This story was better in the original Biblical Hebrew
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
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Man is swept into whale’s mouth and lives to tell the tale
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David A. Graham
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@davelevinthal
Dave Levinthal
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Yes, we now have an official draft @TheRock political committee registered with the @FEC .
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Can't emphasize enough: The FBI does background checks, but the White House can do whatever it wants with those, and is under no obligation to follow the FBI's recommendation
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The rare Pulitzer win that is (1) widely predicted, (2) almost universally agreed upon, and (3) completely deserved
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David A. Graham
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The examples cited here do not suggest that *Congress* is the problem so much as one party therein
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David A. Graham
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Ted Lieu is making a play for troll king of the House so far
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Jackie Conley Hinnefeld
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Currently outside our office.
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David A. Graham
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"At the G7, there are two different summits under way—one that’s happening in President Trump’s mind, and another that is actually happening on the ground; there’s the summit Trump is trying to will into existence, and the summit unfolding in real time."
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The "actually the U.S. should have a Parliament" crew seems quiet today
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David A. Graham
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The murders are no more or less reprehensible based on the shooter's motives. Yet labeling the press "enemies of the people" is also no more or less acceptable based on the shooter's motives.
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David A. Graham
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The weird thing about this line of argument is that all of the testimony so far agrees, whereas Trump and his allies still haven't put forth any serious, evidence-based counter-narrative. Trump continues to just argue that what he did was "perfect," not that he didn't do it.
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Steve Scalise
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"What I can do here for you today is tell you what I heard from people." The Dems' star witness just said he had no firsthand knowledge and is relying on hearsay for his testimony today. So why are we still here? Time to end this pointless charade.
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David A. Graham
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I love that we're at the point where former employees are complaining about compromised editorial standards *at InfoWars*
@thedailybeast
The Daily Beast
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InfoWars has become a clubhouse for Trump fanboys—and a former employee is crying foul:
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David A. Graham
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Here's why this case is so important: Voting experts think the vast majority of ballots rejected for signature mismatch are actually valid.
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David A. Graham
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This first reply, including the handle, is :Italian chef kissing fingers:
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David A. Graham
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I'm relieved to say that years of living outside the law, I am finally licensed to make dad jokes and enjoy the music of Wilco
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Wow, he really is getting recognized more and more
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David A. Graham
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For Those About to Clot (We Salute You)
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why is ACDC deciding this stuff
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Which nation?
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tanvi
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DHS is creating a new task force to protect statues that are “symbols of our nation,” acc to Chad Wolf.
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Hawley fundraising using Jamie Raskin
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Not sure this show provided the model of Democratic officeholders to which the party should aspire
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The stain of impeachment on Trump will last forever.
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I can't stop thinking about this Philip Gordon quote
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David A. Graham
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Trump said the Justice Department had broken an unwritten rule against prosecuting a former president. ��You just don’t, unless it’s really bad,” Trump said. He had unwittingly delivered the most illuminating commentary of the day.
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David A. Graham
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Some personal news: just killed a goddamn copperhead in my yard
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David A. Graham
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If you had "Odell Beckham Jr." in the pool of what would finally turn everyone on Lena Dunham... well, congratulations, my friend.
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The Editors Wrote a Declarative Sentence. Then They Wrote an Ominous Addendum.
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David A. Graham
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And then cleverly hid it by publishing an article about it!
@chuckwoolery
Chuck Woolery
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WTF MSM!? Wait, Jake Tapper dated Monica Lewinsky?
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David A. Graham
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I've been talking to some leading reform-minded police researchers and observers recently, and they talk about Chris Magnus in rhapsodic terms
@brahmresnik
Brahm Resnik
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BREAKING Biden picks Tucson police chief to lead US Customs and Border Protection - The New York Times
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David A. Graham
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It has long been possible for some of Trump’s supporters to figure that while he is disdainful of his base, he respects them. The reckless disregard he has shown even for his closest aides and donors this week should dispel that impression.
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David A. Graham
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I too often forget about my wife
@jbendery
Jennifer Bendery
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Not just a WH lawyer -- he's married to Ann Donaldson, chief of staff to WH counsel Don McGahn, who oversees Trump's judicial nominations.
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David A. Graham
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Saint Peter is impressed by his efficiency
@RiegerReport
JM Rieger
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Trump denies knowing Lev Parnas 9 different times in 2 minutes: “I don’t know him. I don’t believe I’ve ever spoken to him."
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David A. Graham
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Volker's pitch in this opening statement is, in short: I am well-intentioned but not that all that quick on the uptake
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David A. Graham
7 years
THE POLES WERE RIGGED
@CNNPolitics
CNN Politics
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Conservative Polish politicians bus people in for US President Donald Trump's speech
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David A. Graham
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Best illustration yet of the "It's worse to be CALLED a racist than to BE a racist" principle
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Jake Sherman
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Much of the consternation among Democrats on the floor seems to be that there is a rule that prevents calling someone a racist. Lots of chatter between the parliamentarians office and Dems about this.
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The real grift in this election is whoever sold all that plywood to businesses in big cities
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How many legs does this creature have?
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Incredible Kinsley gaffe
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“I never thought it possible that such a thing could happen to a former President of the United States,” Trump said. He believes he should be exempt from the same rule of law that applies to everyone else.
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@GrahamDavidA
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1. "Privately." It's always private 2. How many times have we seen Republicans recoil in horror from something Trump says or does, then wait a moment and test the air, then quietly slink back to his side?
@Acyn
Acyn
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“privately, many house Republicans are stunned by some of the new revelations... One lawmaker texted me and said he saw enough of the hearing that he wanted to throw his lunch against the wall”
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Last 7 days: - Yates testimony - Comey firing - DJT meets Russians, discloses classified info - Russia "exceptions" letter - "priming pump"
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