GQ Magazine Correspondent
@juliaioffe
asks, "If kneeling in protest during the national anthem is disrespectful for the troops, what is ignoring intelligence that our troops are being hunted for money?"
Rep.
@AOC
is "demystifying the process for the American public"
"The vast majority of people don't know" that Mitch McConnell is the shutdown "gatekeeper" -
@Dr_CMGreer
Howell Raines, former executive editor of the New York Times, on Trump's press briefing:
"This is one of the most astonishing acts of disinformation we've seen from the White House since the Vietnam era"
Democrats are creating "a picture of an Attorney General who is frankly frightened to face professional questioning"
If Barr "cannot defend his behavior" for "30 mins, then he should be ashamed" -
@JoyceWhiteVance
"It's outrageous to me that Republicans like Jim Jordan are saying 'oh, an impeachment process would be too divisive and destroy unity...' Listening to Jim Jordan talk about divisiveness is like asking David Duke to run your implicit bias training."
@neal_katyal
"The walls are closing in on the President"
When Trump told AG Sessions to shut down the Mueller probe "that's obstruction of justice and just because he does it in full public view, doesn't mean it's not obstruction" -
@tedlieu
BREAKING: Ivanka Trump has been busted for using a personal email account for hundreds of emails about Govt. business -
@washingtonpost
Reporter
@CarolLeonnig
who broke the store joins
#TheBeat
now:
"What does that mean when a child is sitting in their own feces? Can't take a shower? What's that about?"
"None of us would have our children in that position." -
@RepCummings
New: We obtained the secret memo from Rudy Giuliani's law firm directly warning one of Trump's biggest donors, Rebekah Mercer, Steve Bannon and Trump data firm CEO Alexander Nix about breaking U.S. law.
"I think what we've seen in the past 18 days is some of the strongest presidential leadership that we've seen," says Iraq War veteran
@jonsoltz
on the withdrawal from Afghanistan
"Comey did not leak classified information. Period. Anything to the contrary, that you're hearing, is a lie. I think there is a broader issue here, what was the FBI director to do when he thinks the President is corrupted and obstructing?" -
@FrankFigliuzzi1
on DOJ's findings
โThis is the President of the United
States calling a witness, who has cooperated with his own DOJ, a ratโ
โWhether youโre a Republican or Democrat, you have to stand on your feet, overcome your shame and say somethingโ - James Comey
"There has never been a spokesperson for the executive seat in power who is such a prolific liar as Sarah Sanders" -- Fmr. Republican strategist
@SteveSchmidtSES
"I was a Republican for my entire adult life until last November, but now I have to say I devoutly hope that every single Republican running for election next November loses" -
@MaxBoot
A sitting Federal Judge, "blasting a political party and darkly alleging conspiracy theories and political hit jobs he can't prove"
Kavanaugh's "mask fell" -
@AriMelber
Mitch McConnell "has done a whole bunch of unpatriotic things, has really been a force for polarization in this nation"
"History will not be kind to him" -
@EricHolder
If allegations are true, "you have to look at whether the Russians are trying to directly finance Donald Trump and the RNC"
@DavidCornDC
on allegations Michael Cohen received $500,000 from Russian oligarch Vekselberg
"The press should never forgive itself" for failing to call Trump's birtherism a lie.
"Trump learned the lesson that he could lie, he could get away with it" and "it was the lie that ignited the entire raging madness of Trumpism" -
@Lawrence
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has announced they will investigate Donald Trump's push to host next year's G-7 summit at his own Doral resort in Florida, saying "the President's personal financial interests are clearly shaping decisions" about "government activities."
.
@davidfrum
on Trump's presidential behavior:
"He is weak, he is heading toward a historic political defeatโ one that will likely take the Republican Senate down with him. He is terrified all the time. His bravado is a carapace around his fear."
"She's being quoted as a Member of Congress, the same title as yours, do you not give her the same respect of the title you held?"
@AriMelber
on Trump surrogate
@JackKingston
calling
@AOC
a "29 year old coffee barista"
Mark Zuckerberg "went personally to meet with Russia's number 2 person at the Kremlin" for Facebook business interests.
Will he "stand up and face the U.S. Congress like he faced those Kremlin officials?" -
@AriMelber
WATCH: Sen. Lindsey Graham goes from "there will be holy hell to pay" if Jeff Sessions is fired to "there will be some serious discussions about a new Attorney General"
Thanks to our viewers โ you all smashed some records in January!
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LISTEN: President Trump is now distancing himself more than ever from lawyer Rudy Giuliani, claiming he did not direct Giuliani to act on his behalf in Ukraine in a new interview with Bill O'Reilly.
"McConnell's rules now say the opening arguments are going to be over two 12-hr blocks... There is only one reason why McConnell would do that, because he's trying to hide the arguments from the American people. I can't think of something more anti-democratic" -
@neal_katyal
"I've never seen anything quite like it"
@neal_Katyal
on former prosecutors saying: "if this were anyone else but a sitting President" Trump would be "labeled a felon and staring down the barrel of federal indictment"
Trump AG Barr "weaponized his advanced knowledge..." -
@AriMelber
- He gave early copies of Mueller report to the White House & Trump's personal lawyers
- He released letters that did not tell the whole truth of Mueller's findings
- He doubled down on that selective disclosure
Ratings for the month of October:
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"I'm sick and tired of the NRA trying to wrap themselves in the flag of the United States... our job was harder preventing gun violence because of this organization" - fmr. ATF Special Agent David Chipman
#MarchForOurLives
Over *two million* people watched The Beat on Friday โ more than any other cable news show at 6pm!
A big thank you to our viewers for making us
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on Friday, and weโll try to keep staying on top of all this news...
WATCH: The GOP Senators who voted to acquit President Trump once called for him to be "kicked out of the party" and argued a "speck of dirt" was "more qualified" to be President.
"Mike Flynn is guilty as charged. He's pleaded guilty... not once, but twice. This case needs to proceed to sentencing. The President and Bill Barr's efforts to intervene do more damage to the rule of law. They're unworthy of the offices that they both hold." -
@JoyceWhiteVance
Rod Rosenstein and Mueller are "very aware" that Trump might fire them and "yet they have very strong statements" which suggests "they've got really strong evidence" - Rep
@tedlieu
โThe Beatโ was
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"What really worries me" is "the deafening silence from Republicans" who "are just saying nothing and allowing this President to continue to obstruct" the Mueller probe -
@RepSwalwell
Breaking:
@MichaelAvenatti
says if Michael Cohen "was prepared to do the right thing", I would "absolutely consider" representing him.
"Michael Cohen and I had a chance to converse" we had "a very positive meeting"
.
@Neal_katyal
: โYou would have to be literally insane to think you won the election after everyone including the intelligence officials , the election security officials and others are saying you didn't win."
.
@neal_katyal
on a judge dismissing lawsuit from John Bolton who refused to testify in impeachment probe: "the bottom line is that John Bolton now has no rock to hide behind anymore, and that he really should testify."
BREAKING: A source confirms to
@NBCNews
Trump was "in the room" when Michael Cohen and National Enquirer publisher, David Pecker, discussed hush money payments:
"The 2nd amendment does not apply to AR-15s, it doesn't apply to assault-style weapons... that's a legal fact" -
@AriMelber
on our view of 2nd amendment being "defrauded" by special interests:
"The Mueller report is very damning... we need Robert Mueller to simply highlight the relevant portions of his report. We're not looking for a hail Mary here, we just need a first down," -
@tedlieu
"Law abiding immigrants study that material on their path to citizenship, maybe Mr. Miller needs to start studying it too"
@AriMelber
on Stephen Miller's false claim that Trump's power "will not be questioned"
VP Mike Pence is now revising his story for a third time on going 180 miles out of his way to stay at a Trump hotel in Ireland.
One day after Pence's team said Trump 'suggested' he stay there, Pence is now saying 'at no time did Trump direct him to stay at his Ireland resort.'
.
@Lawrence
on Senator Lindsey Graham living "in terror":
'He now is running in terror of Trump for re-election in South Carolina this year. Every breath, every public word [he] says is based on his terror of what Trump can do to him if he doesn't worship Trump publicly'
President Trump is "the third president in American history to be impeached, and he's not out there trying to clear his name under oath. And that speaks volumes to what this President thinks actually happened." -
@neal_katyal
on Trump's trial
Mitch McConnell works "as a relentless enabler and enforcer of the Trump agenda" despite leading "a co-equal branch of government"
"McConnell is a key driver for how Trumpism has taken over the entire Republican Party" -
@AriMelber
Is
@mayawiley
considering a run for NYC Mayor? She tells
@AriMelber
she's "certainly considering it," and argues NYC's leadership needs to be "history-making, not deal-making."
"I served under six presidents from Reagan to Trump. I served under ten U.S. Attorneys...no U.S. Attorney has ever come in on the first day and started to insert himself or herself into our cases that we've been working for years... that stinks to high heaven." -
@glennkirschner2
"A Trump baby blimp world tour could rile up the President, because he is known to get angry at the notion that he is a baby" -
@AriMelber
We have more on the "Trump Baby" blimp tonight!
Rep. Gaetz "was the only member of Congress to vote against a bill that bolstered human trafficking investigations and I don't think you have to be a member of QAnon to connect some dots with that one," argues
@neal_katyal
Thanks to our viewers, The Beat is now *doubling* the audience of CNN at 6pm!
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Pelosi has sent lawyers to court in Don McGahn case, arguing "if McGahn's testimony produces new evidence" showing more "impeachable offenses that are not covered by the Articles approved by the House," the House could consider "whether to recommend new articles of impeachment."
"I think it's an attempt to persuade Roger Stone not to testify, that by itself would violate the witness tampering statute"
Rep.
@tedlieu
on Trump lauding Roger Stone's "guts" for refusing to flip:
"It's like Bill Barr woke up" and decided "I'm jealous about President Trump being the coward-in-chief, I want to wrestle that title away from him"
@neal_katyal
on Trump AG Barr threatening to skip hearing
"We have...a white house that is orchestrating a massive cover-up more serious than that of Richard Nixon" -
@tribelaw
on a "slow-motion constitutional crisis"
Actor Geoffrey Owens responds to the apology from woman who took the picture of him working at Trader Joe's:
"I say that's very cool, and I say I accept that... if I could see her now, I could totally tell her that I forgive her"
"Trump is failing his own 'stamina standard'" -
@AriMelber
1) He comes in late and golfs a ton
2) He spends a lot of time watching TV
3) He's failed to choose many key appointees
โThis happens nowhere else... this epidemic of mass slaughterโ is โa consequence of our inactionโ - Sen. Chris Murphy on Florida school shooting:
"My public advocacy" and "media attention" has helped bring whistleblowers forward and now "we're getting ready to blow the doors off this border situation" -
@MichaelAvenatti