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Reporter. Holmes.Lybrand @CNN .com

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@HolmesLybrand
Holmes
4 years
This is misleading. The problem in Michigan was human error not a technical malfunction.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
4 years
Georgia Counties Using Same Software as Michigan Counties Also Encounter ‘Glitch’ via @BreitbartNews What a total mess this “election” has been!
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This is false. The Elections & Voter Registration director in Jackson County, GA tells me that Linda Kesler did not vote -- she was removed from voter rolls in 2003, when she passed. According to the director a completely different person, Lynda Kesler, did legally vote.
@TrumpWarRoom
Trump War Room
3 years
Mrs. Linda Kesler of Nicholson, Georgia voted in the election. The only problem? She passed away 17 years ago, in 2003. Sadly, Mrs. Kesler is a victim of voter fraud.
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This is also incorrect, according to Newton County’s Board of Elections. A spokesperson for the board told me Blalock’s wife voted as “Mrs. James Blalock” which caused the mix up.
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4 years
Fact check: Pence falsely claims coronavirus cases in Oklahoma are on the decline
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The border is not "wide open" and the reason we're seeing a wave of Covid-19 cases is because of the Delta variant's transmissibility and unvaccinated Americans. Fact check video here (with hidden man bun):
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The RNC claimed the Surgeon General recommended people wear masks while at home with their kids. He didn’t.
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Again, this is bunk. There were some issues with security keys in one county and they were fixed by 10am. People were able to vote through backup ballots in the meantime.
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Astead
3 years
Text from Trump campaign!
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"Russia has denied allegations of war crimes and claims its forces do not target civilians. But CNN journalists on the ground in Ukraine have seen firsthand evidence of atrocities at multiple locations across the country."
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3 years
Some Republicans have tried to rewrite the history of January 6. Here's how
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Hunter Biden has more than $10 million in legal bills -- a number only set to increase as he faces federal charges in Delaware, @PaulaReidCNN and @kaylatausche report. "Nobody will help him financially," one person close to Hunter told CNN.
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@ShotNoChaser @RadioFreeTom Incorrect. College students can use their on or off-campus housing for proof of residency. NH has several other ways for college kids to show residency as well. Also, you can't be denied the right to vote even if you're out of compliance with vehicle codes, etc.
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Fact checking Ossoff's false claim that Loeffler 'has been campaigning with a klansman'
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4 years
Current messaging from the candidates.
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Charles McGonigal, the former counterintel head for the FBI’s NY field office, has been sentenced to just over 4 years for working for a Russian oligarch, per @KaraScannell
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4 years
Sounds like Trump is threatening to use the Insurrection act: “If the city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them."
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While the jury read aloud each guilty verdict, Hale-Cusanelli stood still, with his chest up and chin out, hugging his legal team before deputy US Marshals took him away.
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“Robert Scott Palmer is the first person to be sentenced for the felony of assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon. His 63-month sentence could set a benchmark for the more than 140 others who face the same charge.” From @HBRabinowitz
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A Florida man who attacked police at the US Capitol on January 6 with a fire extinguisher, a wooden plank and a pole has been sentenced to more than five years in prison, the longest sentence for a Capitol rioter thus far.
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“I have not seen that many weapons in one location since I was in the military": Oath Keeper testifies about the group's alleged QRF outside of DC on Jan 6
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Trump's arraignment has started. Judge is on the bench.
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Oath Keeper Joshua James pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy w/ @HBRabinowitz @kpolantz
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Well, @MichaelRWarren was right. Having two kids is four times the work. Our son was born early Monday — Mom and kiddo are doing great & catching up on sleep while Dad entertains the big sister. (I now don’t have to pay attention to Twitter for the next 2ish months, suckers.)
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Fact check: Trump falsely claims California is sending mail-in ballots to undocumented immigrants
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DOJ reveals new Signal messages from Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes as judge rules he will remain in jail. w/ @HBRabinowitz and @kpolantz
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3 years
The CDC and WH have also effectively walked back -- or at least toned down -- Walensky's statements over whether vaccinated people spread the virus as well as her comments on Covid-19 and schools reopening.
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Matthew Greene, 34, of Syracuse, New York, is the first Proud Boy charged in the alleged conspiracy to plead guilty, and could provide vital information to the government's investigation as he's expected to cooperate. With @HBRabinowitz
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4 years
McEnany today claimed that Trump's suggestion that a man who was pushed down by police "could be an ANTIFA provocateur" is not a baseless conspiracy theory. It is.
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3 years
This remains false. Looks like they're pulling the 1.8 million figure from the primary, not the general election.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
3 years
The 1,126,940 votes were created out of thin air. I won Pennsylvania by a lot, perhaps more than anyone will ever know. The Pennsylvania votes were RIGGED. All other swing states also. The world is watching!
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C-SPAN 2 is "lit" right now, as the kids say. Senate actually debating.
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Judge Lamberth: "Had you gone to trial, I don't think there's any jury that could have acquitted you."
@CNNSOTU
State of the Union
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US Capitol rioter who assaulted police officer gets 41 months in prison | @HolmesLybrand & @HBRabinowitz
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3 years
Here's Gabriel Sterling, Georgia's voting systems implementation manager, addressing the claim hours ago when Trump first tweeted it:
@GabrielSterling
Gabriel Sterling
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And this issue in Columbia Co. was resolved hours ago and our office informed the public about it in real time. The votes of everyone will be protected and counted. Sorry you received old intel Mr. President.
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Fixing the link:
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@donie Want to write a fact check on this? Very interested in a bagpipe history deep-dive.
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Part of the agreement for Trump includes not making any threats against or intimidating any co-defendants or witnesses. This includes “posts on social media or reposts of posts made by another individual on social media,” the agreement says.
@alaynatreene
Alayna Treene
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BREAKING: Trump has agreed to a $200,000 bond and other release conditions after his lawyers met with the Fulton County district attorney's office on Monday, according to court documents reviewed by @CNN @Zachary_Cohen @HolmesLybrand
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For the vaccine rollout and reopening in-person learning, the Biden administration set goals that were already being achieved. (w/ @tarasubramaniam )
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Potty training is not for the faint of heart.
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Jury has ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay more than $148 million to two Georgia election workers for the harm caused by defamatory statements he made about them following the 2020 election.
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The jury has reached a verdict in Rudy Giuliani’s defamation damages trial after more than 10 hours of deliberation.
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The jury has reached a verdict in Rudy Giuliani’s defamation damages trial after more than 10 hours of deliberation.
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Security for Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan — assigned to oversee the criminal case against Trump in DC — has been increased in the district’s federal courthouse. Deputy US Marshals discussed security plans for the judge and a security detailed to Chutkan was seen on Monday.
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Jury has reached a verdict in the Oath Keepers trial
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4 years
When you're told there are no more scratches.
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False allegations can have very real consequences.
@NicoleFCarr
Nicole Carr
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“He is currently in hiding.” Fulton Election Director Rick Barron says an election worker at State Farm was falsely accused of throwing out a ballot, video uploaded to Twitter and his personal info including car license plate were released #gapol #Election2020 @wsbtv
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Special counsel Jack Smith is attending.
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Trump Jr. shared a meme calling into question the effectiveness of masks against the coronavirus. He's wrong.
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3 years
While the DC National Guard told the New York Times the Capitol Police requested them to leave the Capitol, Capitol Police have denied this in a new statement. The USCP "has not instructed the National Guard to vacate the Capitol" on Thursday, according to the statement.
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PA's AG Josh Shapiro debunked this, telling @KellyMena the federal court "found no deficiencies in how PA maintains its voter rolls, and the plaintiffs have no new allegations that any deceased person voted in the 2020 election.”
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
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“Evidence of voter fraud continues to grow, including 20,000 dead people on the Pennsylvania voters roll and many thousands all over the Country. Now, there has been an artificial number of votes in favor of Joe Biden.” @OANN
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Trump has entered the courtroom for arraignment, CNN reports.
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4 years
This letter is wrong.
@Timodc
Tim Miller
4 years
So here's an absoutely insane email from the President of the United States.
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Contrary to Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's recent claim, an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that White adults -- not Black people -- account for the largest share of unvaccinated adults.
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Holmes
4 years
What? No.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
4 years
We have claimed, for Electoral Vote purposes, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (which won’t allow legal observers) the State of Georgia, and the State of North Carolina, each one of which has a BIG Trump lead. Additionally, we hereby claim the State of Michigan if, in fact,.....
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Trump uses the majority of this video to spread the same lies that started all of this
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@CillizzaCNN @alligordon_ @leighmunsil Facts First: Munsil is correct that Cillizza lost to Yang in a basketball competition but she failed to mention that he also beat the former Democratic candidate in a 1v1 game. Look what you made me do. Are you happy?
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A January 15 Congressional Research Service report notes that while the Constitution "does not directly address" the issue, most scholars have concluded that Congress does have the authority to impeach and convict a former President.
@ScottWalker
Scott Walker
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The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President. The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President. The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President. The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President. The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President. Period.
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This weekend: Texas-style smoked pork shoulder.
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Not now Twitter.
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Not seeing how this could effect the 2020 census. There's no citizenship question on the census and the census has (largely) already gone out.
@JakeSherman
Jake Sherman
4 years
NEWS....
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Today’s storming of the Capitol was rooted in the false and easily debunked claims of mass "voter fraud” by Trump and his allies. Here’s a sample of those falsehoods:
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Trump enters plea of not guilty
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So far, 12 of the 19 defendants in Georgia -- including former president Donald Trump -- have entered a bond agreement with the DA. Still watching for: Mark Meadows, Giuliani, Jeffrey Clark, Harrison Floyd, Trevian Kutti, Sidney Powell, and Misty Hampton. W/ @HBRabinowitz
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Nope. There were more than 3 million applications for mail-in ballots in PA.
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. @GabrielSterling refuted this tweet on CNN: "They're not 'found' ballots, they're cast ballots." "None of this is new, none of this is surprising," Sterling said. "This is part of his intention to continue to create chaos" around the election.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
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They just happened to find 50,000 ballots late last night. The USA is embarrassed by fools. Our Election Process is worse than that of third world countries!
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Fantz is my New Hampshire name.
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This is the result of false narratives and lies.
@scottwongDC
Scott Wong
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US CAPITOL LOCKED DOWN: Just got public announcement that there is no entrance to or exit from the Capitol due to “external security threat” “Stay away from window and doors”
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@robbysoave You mean Duplo?
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It's clear Biden was talking about efforts/plans to prevent fraud and bolster voting integrity. But even if you ignore that, what's the theory? That Biden is laying out his plan to commit fraud?
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Trump War Room
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Joe Biden: "We have put together I think the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics.”
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One of the men allegedly offered to purchase a $2,000 assault rifle for a Secret Service agent on the first lady's protective detail.
@CNNPolitics
CNN Politics
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FBI arrests two men in DC accused of impersonating federal officers; four Secret Service agents placed on leave
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Prosecutors have started to present their case against five Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy. Here's a look at how opening statements went yesterday w/ @HBRabinowitz :
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4 years
Looked into each of Trump's voter-fraud claims from yesterday with @tarasubramaniam . Here's what we found:
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Stephanie Grisham met with the House committee investigating January 6 for an hour tonight. Wouldn’t comment beyond saying she “cooperated fully with the committee.”
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9 months
The law enforcement presence remains high at the Fulton County court complex. Police vehicles are lining most of the several-block radius around the court as well as the government center where Trump and his co-defendants are expected to negotiate terms of release.
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“These are circumstances of your own making,” the judge told Navarro just before handing down the sentence.
@jamiegangel
Jamie Gangel
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“Peter Navarro was sentenced Thursday to four months in jail for contempt of Congress after defying a subpoena related to the congressional investigation into the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.” @devancole1 @HolmesLybrand @January6thCmte
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"He's got to condemn this shit ASAP," Trump Jr. texted Meadows. "The Capitol Police tweet is not enough"
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The case of the alleged DHS impersonators in DC gets stranger: The pair had "immigration documents for a number of individuals," according to a memo from prosecutors, as well as significant access to info about tenants in the complex. w/ @HBRabinowitz
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Holmes
2 years
Little too vague
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"This is one I don't fully understand..." Ditto.
@mkraju
Manu Raju
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Georgia's voting system implementation manager, a Republican, goes point-by-point to debunk Trump's conspiracies about the Georgia election results. "We have claim after claim after claim with zero proof. Zero."
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Guess he needed to cool off.
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Speaker Pelosi signing the resolution to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate.
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@cjane87 Please tell my 2 year old.
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"The vice president is constrained by the Constitution, federal law and history, and cannot declare Trump the winner."
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Clark’s attorney was also spotted by our stakeout team yesterday entering the DA’s offices where bond agreements are being negotiated. This was before a judge rejected efforts by Clark to delay his arrest.
@ZcohenCNN
Zachary Cohen
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At Fulton County courthouse/gov complex — @HolmesLybrand & @GoldfarbMacie just spotted lawyer for former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark. Notable as as arrest deadline looms: This is where attorneys for 19 defendants have been negotiating bond agreements w/ GA prosecutors.
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Holmes
4 years
They’re just messing with @mcmoynihan at this point, right?
@NoahCRothman
Noah Rothman
4 years
Learn the truth: imminent and inevitable death.
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@donie @ELBordeaux Tough one. Probably this guy.
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As my toddler likes to say, "Wha gunn happen?"
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Fact check: Trump promotes another birther lie, this time about Kamala Harris. Oh, and gets a bunch wrong while attacking Biden.
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During the committee’s meeting to hold Mark Meadows in contempt, Cheney cites texts sent to Meadows: “we are under siege” “they have breached the Capitol” “is Trump going to say something?”
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1 minute and 3 seconds.
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More from our reporters in the courthouse: Judge has ruled that Trump and Nauta cannot discuss the case and ordered the DOJ to make a list of potential witnesses that Trump can’t discuss the case with – except through counsel.
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4 years
For all those people who argue social media sites don’t need to flag items as satire, there’s this:
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
4 years
Twitter Shuts Down Entire Network To Slow Spread Of Negative Biden News via @TheBabylonBee Wow, this has never been done in history. This includes his really bad interview last night. Why is Twitter doing this. Bringing more attention to Sleepy Joe & Big T
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@CillizzaCNN @DavidWright_CNN Ok but how much did he spend on the Spaghetti meatball photoshop?
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A few fact checks on claims from Gov. Cuomo, Michelle Obama, John Kerry, and Biden from their speeches at the Democratic National Convention.
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New development on the Proud Boys front / @HBRabinowitz
@HBRabinowitz
Hannah Rabinowitz
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Jeffrey Finley, the leader of the West Virginia chapter of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Wednesday for his role in the Capitol riot.
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Charles McGonigal, the former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York field office, is hoping to resolve the criminal case against him in DC short of trial, his lawyer said in a hearing this morning.
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Holmes
3 years
As I noted a few days ago, there were 3 million applications for mail ballots. Not 1.8. Trump and his allies continue to misread or confuse election results.
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Holmes
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The rioter was admitted to a “cordoned off area on the Ellipse” during the Stop the Steal rally, according to court documents — @jamiegangel and @elizabethstuart report:
@CNN
CNN
2 years
A Capitol rioter received a 9-second phone call from the White House on Jan. 6, records show. CNN reveals the rioter's identity for the first time.
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Facts First: Biden has previously said he was "constantly tested" and "all you got to do is watch me" when it comes to his cognitive state. Biden's campaign clarified at the time that he was talking about being tested on the campaign trail, not through a literal cognitive test.
@CNNPolitics
CNN Politics
4 years
Fact check: Joe Biden says he hasn't taken a cognitive test. Is he flip-flopping?
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