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Ryan Goodman

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4 years

Painful to watch, but good job by Chris Wallace. Displays the psychological test that President Trump said he “aced” and claimed doctors were “very surprised” by his “unbelievable” results. Wallace: The test asks you to identify an elephant.

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Poof There goes the media claims that Trump had best week and acquittal was big win for him. Quinnipiac poll Feb 5-9: Bloomberg beats Trump 51-42 Sanders beats Trump 51-43 Biden beats Trump 50-43 Klobuchar beats Trump 49-43 Warren beats Trump 48-44 Buttigieg beats Trump 47-43

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Blockbuster story buried in this NYT report. Pentagon, intelligence officials fear they cannot trust Trump enough to brief him fully on new US cyber operation against Russia for fear he will "countermand it or discuss it with foreign officials" as he did before with Russians.

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CNN discussion is explaining what’s going on in the Senate: Due to a mistake in drafting the rules, Senator Schumer now has ability to submit amendments—one implication is it can force GOP to make uncomfortable votes. Gives Schumer leverage he otherwise hasn’t had in the process

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Judge: Cohen must be released by 2pm tomorrow. Judge: I make the finding that the purpose of transferring Mr. Cohen to jail was retaliatory because of his desire to exercise his First Amendment rights to publish his book. Sit back and think about that. Frightening this happened

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Associated Press confirms: Trump knew “Intelligence officials told the AP that the president was briefed on the matter earlier this year” Plus: “The administration discussed several potential responses, but the White House has yet to authorize any step.”

GOP lawmakers urge action after Russia-Afghanistan briefing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight Republican lawmakers attended a White House briefing Monday about explosive allegations that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American...

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This line of defense by members of the House GOP is an absurdity.👇 Appreciate Fox News’ Chris Wallace for exposing it. cc: #MAGA

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WALLACE: "A dozen people listened in on the phone call and a number of them were immediately upset..." @SteveScalise : "Those were Schiff's witnesses." WALLACE: "No, sir, they are career foreign service officers and these are people who worked in the Trump administration."

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3 years

A central paradox of the trial: (1) Trump’s lawyers will argue that Trump’s supporters on Jan 6 were not controlled by Trump. (2) Republican Senators will vote to acquit because they believe that Trump’s supporters are highly controlled by Trump. (h/t: Prof. Stephen Holmes)

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If I were Donald Trump listening to the Georgia Fulton County prosecutor’s interview with @maddow , I’d be very, very, very worried. Listen to this part.

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There it is. “President Trump knew exactly what was going on. He was aware of all my movements. I wouldn't do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani or the President." Parnas isn’t going to get leniency from the court if he lies—truth telling now is what’ll help him.

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<Thread> President Trump's claim of bomb threats to embassies is falling apart. 1. No threat to an embassy in intelligence briefings to Congress 2. Two senior administration officials appear to be admitting to WaPo that Trump's claim is false

Trump now claims four embassies were under threat from Iran, raising fresh questions about intell...

In a Fox News interview, Trump said that four U.S. posts, including the embassy in Baghdad, were the subject of plotting by Qasem Soleimani.

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3 years

Sure seems like Fox News Sunday/Chris Wallace knows something here. He’s now asked Kevin McCarthy and Liz Cheney about a conversation between Trump and McCarthy where the two may have tried to “get their story straight” about Jan. 6 calls Raises prospect of “witness tampering.”

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4 years

Many, many reporters and news outlets will write that today — the first day of public #ImpeachmentHearings — went very well for "the Democrats" and @RepAdamSchiff . That's true. But also misframed. It went very well for the rule of law in this country and getting at the truth.

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Granddaughter of Billy Graham—who founded Christianity Today—says editorial call for Trump removal is "courageous” “My grandfather always said courage is contagious. My hope is that an article like this will be a first step for people to actually stand up”

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4 years

WAR CRIME "Making the clearly-recognized historic monuments, works of art or places of worship which constitute the cultural or spiritual heritage of peoples ... the object of attack" Geneva Convention Protocol I (also: U.S. Department of Defense, Law of War Manual, 5.18)

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4 years

🧨 Barr personally tried to push SDNY away from indicting Turkish bank Halkbank but US Attorney Berman resisted, per CNN. Same bank case NYT cited—via John Bolton book—as Trump wanting to do favor for Turkey’s Erdogan cabal for Trump’s personal interest.

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11 months

This is devastating. I have looked at all prior prosecutions under the Espionage Act and have never seen egregious facts like this. Trump "stored his boxes containing classified documents .. in a ballroom, a bathroom and shower, an office space, his bedroom, and a storage room."

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He finally speaks: Q: "Do you think it's appropriate for the President of the United States to solicit foreign interference in our political process?" "Of course no. No. It's absolutely not." - Pres. Trump's former National Security Adviser HR McMaster

H.R. McMaster: It's "absolutely" inappropriate for Trump to solicit foreign interference

The former White House national security adviser said it's up to the American people to decide whether that happened.

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3 years

Washington Post scoop: FBI gave #RonJohnson defensive briefing in 2020 warning he was being targeted by Russia to spread disinformation on Biden. What did he do? He considered it “completely useless and unnecessary” With his usual paranoia, he thought FBI briefing was a trick

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5 years

In Paul Manafort’s own words: ”Roger’s relationship with Trump has been so interconnected that it’s hard to define what’s Roger and what’s Donald.”

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5 years

Brilliant. Hits the nail on the head. from @NewYorker

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11 months

This is the exchange I’ve been waiting for. @RepAdamSchiff demonstrates Durham’s disregard of clear evidence of Trump Campaign-Russian collusion. Durham admits he lacks knowledge of undeniable parts of record, indicates why his report ignores episodes.

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Former GOP Senator Jeff Flake: “I heard someone say if there were a private vote there would be 30 Republican votes. That's not true," Flake said during a Q&A. "There would be at least 35."

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4 years

STRONG sign of how badly #ImpeachmentHearing has gone for Trump Tuesday. Nunes says Volker, Morrison are "your witnesses" to Schiff. Nope. Here's Nunes letter asking for Morrison-Volker as GOP witnesses. Turns out that they both confirmed #Ukrainegate .

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4 years

This should frighten you. One of most effective questioning of Trump you’ve ever seen (by @jonathanvswan on #AxiosOnHBO ) Trump has NO GOOD response for NEVER raising Russian bounties/arming Taliban with Putin. Plus: Russia may still be doing it.

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James Madison on the pardon power, 1788: “If the President be connected, in any suspicious manner, with any person, and there be grounds to believe he will shelter him, the House of Representatives can impeach him; they can remove him if found guilty.” (h/t: Stephen Holmes)

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Roger Stone was found guilty of lying to Congress and threatening a witness. He did it to cover up for Trump. His sentence is justified. It should go without saying, but to pardon Stone when his crimes were committed to protect Trump would be a breathtaking act of corruption.

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5 years

Looks like Don Jr is in hot water: WSJ now reporting: “Investigators obtained emails about the project from late 2015 and January 2016...in which Mr. Cohen communicated with or copied Mr. Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., and his daughter, Ivanka Trump” Compare Don Jr told Senate:

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@rgoodlaw

5 years

What Donald Trump Jr told Congress about Moscow Tower deal Note Michael Cohen plea: "briefed family members...within the Company about the project" Don Jr to Senate: Sater worked on deal "in 2015" "I wasn't involved" Were you aware Cohen reached out to Kremlin? "No, I was not"

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News flash Rudy Giuliani is not a sitting President. He is not immune from indictment. (Oh, and a sitting president is not immune from being named an unindicted co-conspirator. It happened to Nixon.)

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4 years

I collected Obituaries of every Republican who voted for or against Nixon's articles of impeachment. Insight into how this Senate's historic votes—on whether to have a fair trial with witnesses and whether to acquit—will be remembered.

Lessons for Life: Obituaries of Republicans Who Opposed Nixon Impeachment

Lessons for the vote on whether to block witnesses and more in the Trump impeachment.

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We couldn’t find a public resource like this. So we created it. Every subpoena Every letter from White House to witness Every witness’s testimony The whistleblower’s 2-page memo before his complaint (miss that one?) Every court filing (FOIA plus) More

Public Document Clearinghouse: Ukraine Impeachment Trial

Curated all publicly available documents related to Congress’s impeachment inquiry concerning President Donald Trump and Ukraine.

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4 years

The fix is in. And it’s in your face explicit.

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4 years

Mitch McConnell: Everything I do during this, I’m coordinating with White House Counsel. There will be no difference between the President’s position and our position as to how to handle this

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Barr vs. Barr Sen. Graham: Did you have a problem with how Comey handled the Clinton case? Barr: Yes, I said so at the time. Here is what Barr wrote at the time: "James Comey Did the Right Thing" Oct. 31, 2016. #BarrHearing

Opinion | James Comey did the right thing

The common refrain that his action was “contrary” to Justice Department policy is absurd.

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4 years

Bravo @JenGriffinFNC once again (and credit to Fox News on this). She says Mnuchin’s defense of Trump is “patently false.” Mnuchin was present when Trump called four-star generals “babies” and “losers.” She cites and confirms @PhilipRucker @CarolLeonnig .

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4 years

For integrity of Congress, looks like #Nunes must resign. Nunes' close aide Harvey clandestinely worked with Parnas/Giuliani to get (read: create) Ukrainian dirt on Biden. Nunes was Ranking Member presiding over impeachment hearings, never disclosed and then lied about ALL this

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3 years

On Texas AG Paxton potentially fishing for a pardon: Sen. @BenSasse (R-Nebraska): “I’m no lawyer, but ... [f]from the brief, it looks like a fella begging for a pardon filed a PR stunt rather than a lawsuit." I’m a lawyer. I agree. And it also looks like potential bribery.

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5 years

Absolutely, totally inappropriate call 1. CIA General Counsel made criminal referral to Justice Dept 2. Inspector General made criminal referral to Justice Dept 3. Director of National Intelligence made criminal referral to Justice Dept 4. NSC tried to bury the transcript

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

5 years

"Why are all of these people listening to this absolutely, totally appropriate call, why didn't they come forward?" -- Trump's new talking point is that if his call with the Ukrainian president was so bad, then why didn't everybody who listened in on it become a whistleblower?

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I poured extensive research into this article. Could not imagine a better time to publish it. "Barr’s Playbook: He Misled Congress When Omitting Parts of a Justice Department Memo in 1989"

Barr’s Playbook: He Misled Congress in Omitting Parts of Memo in 1989

When Barr gave Congress detailed report of DOJ memo in 1989, he left out major portions. Here's what he was hiding, writes Ryan Goodman.

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4 years

Taylor drops a bombshell New evidence directly fingers President Trump. July 26 phone call where Trump checks in with Sondland on status of Ukraine’s Biden investigation. Side note: Sondland omitted this. Intentional omission of material facts is perjury. #ImpeachmentHearings

Phil Mattingly

@Phil_Mattingly

4 years

This, from William Taylor’s prepared remarks, is new:

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4 years

Past 12 hours on threats to Americans 1. Woodward tape: Trump hid covid threat from public 2. Whistleblower: DHS pushed intel analysts to lie about White supremacist threat to American citizens 3. Whistleblower: DHS pushed intel analysts to lie about Russian threat

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5 years

Prisoner of War Geneva Convention of 1949: "Prisoners of war shall have for their use…conveniences which conform to the rules of hygiene…Apart from the baths and showers with which the camps shall be furnished prisoners of war shall be provided with sufficient water and soap."

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Barr vs. Barr May 1 to Congress: “We accepted the Special Counsel’s legal framework for purposes of our analysis...in reaching our conclusion” May 31 to CBS: “We didn’t agree with …a lot of the legal analysis in the Report…So we applied what we thought was the right law.”

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3 years

Karl Rove reads the writing on the wall for Trump: “The president’s efforts are unlikely to move a single state from Mr. Biden’s column, and CERTAINLY they’re not enough to change the final outcome.”

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3 years

Well, this is new. Trump told his acting Secretary of Defense to use military force for what purpose? Miller: Trump said "do whatever was necessary to protect the demonstrators that were executing their constitutionally protected rights." Occurs in their Jan. 3 meeting.

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<thread> My theory: Trump did in fact ask Dr. Birx et al about his (ludicrous) disinfectant/UV idea, and they cowered and said they'd look into it. They didn't realize he'd go on TV and make a fool of himself. 1/2

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NEW A movie was shown at the Ellipse on 1/6. It's escaped attention. Until now. We asked a top expert on propaganda and fascism/white supremacy to assess it frame-by-frame. Prof @jasonintrator 's analysis is chilling and important. Shows what's at stake.

Movie at the Ellipse: A Study in Fascist Propaganda

Scholars on the Nazis and anti-Semitism have seen this before.

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6 years

"Axios has obtained a spreadsheet that's circulated through Republican circles on and off Capitol Hill—including at least one leadership office — that meticulously previews the investigations Democrats will likely launch if they flip the House." The partial list via @axios :

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Dear media, Ask Trump, admin spox, Trump surrogates, So, the President says the US military approved an operation with disproportionate casualties and didn’t tell the President until he asked 10-30 mins before the op? I was Special Counsel @DeptofDefense . I’ll bet he’s lying.

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Sondland is in deep, deep legal trouble. On the left: Lieutenant Colonel Vindman's opening statement (corroborated by Fiona Hill's and Bill Taylor's testimony). On the right: Sondland's opening statement. 18 USC 1001

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Disinformation is worse than a lie It tries to kill faith that there is any truth. Question: “Who do you believe was responsible for hacking the DNC...was it Russia or Ukraine?” Senator Kennedy (R-La.): “I don’t know. Nor do you. Nor do any of us.”

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Schumer smartly calls for McConnell to stick with rules for fair trial, including subpoena of witnesses, "modeled directly on the language of the two resolutions" adopted for Clinton impeachment trial. Silent part: Those were the resolutions McConnell himself voted for in 1999.

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News —> Schumer lays out his impeachment trial demands in a letter to McConnell. The specifics of what he’s requesting laid out in doc below

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Wow. This strengthens MAL case measurably. Trump long-time aide Molly Michael told the feds: Around time NARA found classified docs in 15 boxes, Trump "asked Michael to help spread a message that no more boxes existed." Obstruction; Espionage Act. 1/

Trump wrote to-do lists for assistant on White House documents marked classified: Sources

A long-time assistant to former President Trump told investigators that Trump wrote to-do lists for her on documents that were marked classified, sources say.

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4 years

This scandal of the Trump presidency just got exponentially worse. “Russian bounties offered to Taliban-linked militants to kill coalition forces in Afghanistan are believed to have RESULTED IN THE DEATHS OF SEVERAL U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS.”

Russian bounties to Taliban-linked militants resulted in deaths of U.S. troops, according to...

The issue has generated disagreement within the Trump administration about how to confront Moscow.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Trump's trying to destroy video evidence would bolster the entire classified documents case. Shows consciousness of guilt for all the charged crimes under Espionage Act, and as principal in conspiracy. "OLIVEIRA told Trump Employee 4 that 'the boss' wanted the server deleted"👇

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3 years

Trump Campaign Chair Manafort gave sensitive polling data to his associate Kilimnik, Russian intel agent. What did Kilimnik do with it? Mueller report 2019: Don't know Senate report 2020: Don't know Treasury Dep't 2021: He passed polling data to Kremlin

US Treasury Provides Missing Link: Manafort’s Partner Gave Campaign Polling Data to Kremlin in 2016

The Treasury Department says Konstantin Kilimnik “provided the Russian Intelligence Services with sensitive information on polling and campaign strategy."

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We weren't planning to publish today at Just Security. But this is an important and timely piece. VERY solid proof that the so-called "no quid pro quo" call did not occur. Exquisite analysis by @TheViewFromLL2 (big h/t to @emptywheel on this)

Here's the Proof that Trump's "No Quid Pro Quo" Call Never Happened

Congress may have been mistakenly led to believe there were two phone calls. There was only one. It was on Sept. 7, and it was highly incriminating.

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Overwhelming majority of these 1,100+ former Justice Department lawyers—calling on Barr to resign and for DOJ lawyers to report abuses—served in Republican administrations. About 85% in Republican admin. Over 100 in Trump admin. #CountryOverParty

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There it is. Espionage Act. “Other evidence demonstrates that the former president willfully sought to retain classified documents when he was not authorized to do so, and knew it.” — sealed court opinion on crime fraud exception @alanfeuer @maggieNYT

Mar-a-Lago Worker Provided Prosecutors New Details in Trump Documents Case

A maintenance worker for the former president recounted helping to move boxes into a storage room a day before a Justice Department official came seeking the return of classified material.

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5 years

No shame. No real emergency. Now this. “The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would pull funding from ... schools and daycare centers for military families, as it diverts $3.6 billion to fund President Donald Trump's wall.”

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Top Republican aide on House Armed Services Committee Jason Schmid resigns. His blistering letter calls out congressional Republicans who propelled "poisonous lie" that election was illegitimate who now fail to "rebuke these insurrectionists" #CountryOverParty

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4 years

We just added Woodward revelations to Timeline One item: Feb. 7: Trump tells Woodward he knows of airborne risks and covid is worse than worst flus Feb 10-Mar 2, 2020: Trump holds five #MAGA rallies each attracting thousands of people in confined spaces

Timeline of the Coronavirus Pandemic and U.S. Response

The most comprehensive timeline on the coronavirus and the U.S. government's response. Readers suggestions welcome [email protected].

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5 years

Michael Cohen plea documents (via CNN) 1. Moscow Project deal lasted until into Summer 2016 2. Cohen discussed deal more than three times with candidate Trump 3. Cohen briefed Trump family members 4. Cohen took steps in contemplation of Trump’s travel to Russia

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Audio of NYPD officers on police scanner during protests: 1) “Shoot those motherfuckers” Response: "Don't put that over the air" 2) “We have a group of people blocking traffic...refusing to...go eastbound...so we're stuck here” Response: "Run them over”

Live Protest Updates: Tense Manhattan Bridge Standoff Between Protesters & Cops Ends Peacefully

The tense standoff on the Manhattan Bridge was resolved peacefully with most protesters walking back to the Brooklyn side and exiting the bridge without any violent confrontations with police...

gothamist.com

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🚨 Barr '18 memo: "if a President...commits any act deliberately impairing the integrity…of evidence, then he, like anyone else, commits the crime of obstruction" Mueller report: Trump "ORDERED" White House Counsel to create false record to impair "ongoing investigation." 1/

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On the left: GSA Emily Murphy: "I came to my decision independently." On the right: Trump: "I am recommending that Emily and her team do what needs to be done..."

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One year after alleged sexual assault, Kavanaugh’s friend and alleged accomplice (Mark Judge) thought it great to associate himself with this quote in their high school yearbook 1983: "Certain women should be struck regularly, like gongs" (h/t: @riotwomennn )

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4 years

I just published this 50-page Chart. Kurt Volker appears to have lied to Congress. Full stop. The Chart compares what Volker said to what ELEVEN current and former officials have apparently truthfully told Congress in #ImpeachmentInquiry .

Chart: Side-by-Side Comparison of Kurt Volker’s vs Other Witnesses’ Testimony in Impeachment Inquiry

It appears that Volker lied to Congress in violation of federal criminal law for denying knowledge or involvement in Trump and Giuliani’s Ukraine efforts.

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2 years

Very good scoop by ⁦ @dfriedman33 ⁩ Secret recording: Bannon, Halloween 2020 “Trump’s going to take advantage” of red mirage. “He’s gonna declare victory” even if not the winner. Plans to hold onto power if Biden wins, by claiming Biden “stole it”

LEAKED AUDIO: Trump planned to falsely claim victory, according to...

► Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3P56pr9On the evening of October 31, 2020, Steve Bannon told a group of associates that President Donald Trump had a ...

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4 years

Dear media: You need to name this for what it is: a lie. These are the White House Counsel's prepared remarks. Mr. Cipollone knows his statement here is completely false.

Aaron Rupar

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4 years

"Not even Mr. Schiff's Republican colleagues were allowed into the SCIF" -- this is a blatant lie from Cipollone

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Dear media, If interviewing Giuliani, you may want to note: 1 #MuellerReport directly implicates Giuliani in dangling Manafort pardon 2 Mueller: This activity met all three elements of crime of obstruction 3 Mueller didn't identify other personal lawyers by name (h/t @lrozen )

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Exquisite observation by former FBI General Counsel and Mueller lieutenant, Andrew Weissmann👇 It sure looks like Pres. Trump is unwilling to state under oath or in submission to Congress that there was no quid pro quo with Ukraine. Jewel of an insight parsing letter to Pelosi.

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11 months

Keep your eye on this ball: Bedminster. @AWeissmann_ and I analyze "intriguing possibility of another indictment to come" charging former President Trump for dissemination of classified information at his New Jersey golf club. Jack Smith's Backup Option

Jack Smith’s Backup Option

Donald Trump was indicted in Florida. Could he also face charges in New Jersey?

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3 years

12/27: Trump threatens Rosen to replace DOJ leadership + install Clark 12/28: Clark sends draft GA letter to Rosen 01/02: Rosen says won’t sign 01/03: Clark tells Rosen: Trump has decided to fire him and make Clark the A.G. 01/03: DOJ threatens mass resignation; Trump backs down

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Important new detail on Trump's coup attempt, from NYT. Then-acting AG Jeffrey Rosen has privately disclosed that the letter urging DOJ to publicly cast doubt on Trump's loss was done amid direct collaboration with Trump:

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5 years

Former FBI General Counsel—Jim Baker—confirms Andy McCabe’s account of opening counterintelligence investigation on Pres. Trump and briefing it to Gang of Eight.👇 McCabe also said "No one objected. Not on legal grounds, not on constitutional grounds and not based on the facts.”

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Baker says opening of investigation into Trump after Comey firing was undertaken with supervision of acting attorney general and swiftly briefed to congressional leaders, rejects any analogy to Hoover era FBI as inaccurate in light of that.

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3 years

A big deal: @RepMaloney : "Committee has obtained docs showing that ... Parler sent the FBI evidence of planned violence in DC on January 6. Parlor referred this content to FBI for investigation OVER 50 TIMES" including "specific threats of violence being planned at the Capitol."

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1/ News: Michigan A.G. @MIAttyGen charges 16 false electors! This is a strong case. For starters, the Trump electors' document contained clear false statements like: "we convened and organized in the State Capitol."👇 In truth, they met (secretly) in GOP headquarters basement.

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4 years

Booster rocket🚀to add to Judge Walton's conclusions about Barr's misrepresentations of #MuellerReport in Barr's summary: 1. Barr's summary letter was not just for the public. It was a formal statement sent to Congress! 2. Intentional false statement to Congress is a crime!

Carol Leonnig

@CarolLeonnig

4 years

Just Now: Seasoned judge, appointed by Republican president, says AG Barr's credibility is in doubt. Walton argues the way Barr spun Mueller investigation appeared "calculated" to help @realdonaldtrump and hurts DOJ credibility too.

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Things just got very real in the classified documents prosecution. DOJ calls out Judge Cannon's outlandish jury instructions as destructive to a genuine trial. Asks court to rule now to give government opportunity to appeal and seek mandamus. With strong precedents in hand.⬇️

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@rgoodlaw

2 years

Hutchinson’s testimony now corroborated by multiple Secret Service sources. “Accounts align with significant parts of Hutchinson's testimony” “He tried to lunge over the seat” Tony Ornato should be worried about 18 USC 1001 for material omissions

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@rgoodlaw

5 years

Here’s a moment to resign. Secretary Mattis did so under similar circumstances.

Lucas Tomlinson

@LucasFoxNews

5 years

Pentagon ‘completely blindsided’ by White House order to pull U.S. forces back from northern Syria green-lighting Turkish invasion: U.S. officials

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4 years

What an astoundingly embarrassing “defense” of President Trump’s claim of bomb threats to four embassies. “What the President said was he believed it probably could have been. He didn’t cite intelligence.” - Defense Secretary Mark Esper

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@rgoodlaw

4 years

1. Campaign rally flop Invited 2,000 “About 400 or so here” - @JenniferJJacobs Even Fox News agrees (with a little rounding up?): “about 500” showed up. 2. Covid precaution flop Looks like they’re packing people closer together for a better photo image.

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@rgoodlaw

5 years

@kylegriffin1 Another FLASHBACK: @LindseyGrahamSC : "If there was some reason to believe that the president tried to coach somebody not to testify or to testify falsely that could be obstruction of justice?" William Barr: "YES”

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@rgoodlaw

4 years

In extraordinary action against an Attorney General, distinguished group of DC lawyers have filed an ethics complaint against Bill Barr with the DC Bar Association. signatories include 4 former DC Bar presidents #WashingtonLawyer #BillBarr

Why 27 Eminent Lawyers Filed Complaint with DC Bar Against Bill Barr

Non-partisan group—including four past DC Bar presidents—files complaint with DC Bar Association against Attorney General William Barr.

www.justsecurity.org

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@rgoodlaw

5 years

I put lots of research into this👇 The results are damning for how A.G. Barr has handled the #MuellerReport , the closer you look at what Mueller said in his press statement. So…I created a Chart. "Side-by-Side Comparison of Barr vs. Mueller Statements"

A Side-by-Side Comparison of Barr’s vs. Mueller’s Statements

"Some of the differences involve near complete contradictions—in other words Mueller’s statement and Barr’s statements cannot both be true."

www.justsecurity.org

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Ryan Goodman

@rgoodlaw

4 years

This was a train wreck of an interview for Trump team. Here’s one indication of how disconnected the Trump circle is from a world based on facts.👇

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

4 years

Eric Trump, who is clearly not an expert in these matters, repeatedly claims his father's recovery from coronavirus is a result of "vaccines" his father created, which is false -- he took therapeutic drugs but not vaccines, and certainly has played no direct role in creating them

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GOP Gowdy’s STRONG defense of Cohen raid: "Most important thing we know is that a neutral, detached federal judge has nothing to do with politics signed off on this warrant" As to Trump’s criticizing Mueller, "I don't know what Mueller was supposed to do other than what he did”

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Ryan Goodman

@rgoodlaw

1 year

This evidence from Hope Hicks is brand new.👇 It adds meaningfully to the Insurrection charge. Goes to former president Trump's foreknowledge and support for violence on January 6th. In writing here, and in Hope Hicks' sworn testimony.

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@rgoodlaw

3 years

McConnell worried that visits by mother of fallen Capitol Police Officer Sicknick may sway Republican Senators to vote for #Jan6Commission McConnell asks colleagues for "personal favor" to kill commission Republican source calls McConnell's acts, "despicable." via @jamiegangel

Acyn

@Acyn

3 years

Mitch McConnell has reached out to certain Republican Senators and asked them to vote against the commission as “a personal favor” according to this.

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Ryan Goodman

@rgoodlaw

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With very little sleep to show for it, @justinhendrix and I stayed up to bring you this... Major Highlights of #January6thReport - new evidence of great criminal liability for Trump, Meadows - new info on the attack - gaps on intelligence failure - more

Major Highlights of the January 6th Report

Among the investigation's closest observers, Goodman and Hendrix analyze key new revelations in the January 6th Committee's final report.

www.justsecurity.org

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@rgoodlaw

2 years

NEW: MAL Special Master Judge Dearie - calls out Judge Cannon for clipping his authority to issue interim reports (which he writes was issued by Cannon "implementing an UNRELATED ruling by the 11th Circuit") - recommends Cannon reinstate his authority

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@rgoodlaw

6 years

Ohr approached the FBI with Steele’s information in late November. The FISA court application was in October. So unless Ohr can bend the space time continuum, there’s something wrong with this conspiracy theory 👇🏼

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

6 years

“Ohr told the FBI it (the Fake Dossier) wasn’t true, it was a lie and the FBI was determined to use it anyway to damage Trump and to perpetrate a fraud on the court to spy on the Trump campaign. This is a fraud on the court. The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court is in......

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@rgoodlaw

9 months

On left: Former President Trump intimidates a witness in Georgia case. On right: Georgia law stating that to release a person on bail, the judge will have to find the defendant "poses no significant risk of intimidating witnesses." Note: That is a presumption against release.

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@rgoodlaw

4 years

<thread> I just published: "Trump Pushed CIA to Give Intelligence to Kremlin, While Taking No Action Against Russia Arming Taliban" Relying on interviews with several former Trump administration officials who spoke to me on the record.

Trump Pushed CIA to Give Intel to Russia as US Knew Putin Armed Taliban

Trump directed the CIA program while not backing up Pentagon in addressing concerns about Russia's arming the Taliban.

www.justsecurity.org

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Ryan Goodman

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1 year

New @CNN on Trump classified documents discovery is a BIG deal. Potentially means *dissemination* of the classified docs to third parties (not just retention). It's multiple classified docs. Trump aide, at PAC, on unsecure laptop. @kaitlancollins

Trump team turns over additional classified records and laptop to federal prosecutors | CNN Politics

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team turned over more materials with classified markings and a laptop belonging to an aide to federal prosecutors in recent months, multiple sources familiar...

www.cnn.com

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Ryan Goodman

@rgoodlaw

2 years

WSJ: "Mr. Trump’s lawyers argue that the former president used his authority to declassify the material before he left office." But as @charlie_savage points out. NONE of the 3 crimes cited in the warrant turn on whether the information is classified.

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Ryan Goodman

@rgoodlaw

7 months

👀 NY judge in ruling on Trump organization fraud case: "He [Trump] also seems to imply that the numbers cannot be inflated because he could find a 'buyer from Saudi Arabia' to pay any price he suggests."

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Ryan Goodman

@rgoodlaw

4 years

Sickening. Senior advisers began presenting Trump with data showing coronavirus spiking "among 'OUR PEOPLE' in Republican states" and projections of virus surges hitting "politically important states." "This new approach seemed to resonate" with Trump.

One question still dogs Trump: Why not try harder to solve the coronavirus crisis?

The president has failed at the one task that could help him achieve all of his goals — confronting the pandemic with a clear strategy and consistent leadership.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ryan Goodman

@rgoodlaw

4 years

We poured an enormous amount of time into this. Dare I say, the most comprehensive Timeline of #Coronavirus and US government’s response. Thanks to the great work of my coauthor, Danielle Schulkin. #CoronavirusTimeline #covid #COVID19 #CoronaVirusUpdate

Timeline of the Coronavirus Pandemic and U.S. Response

The most comprehensive timeline on the coronavirus and the U.S. government's response. Readers suggestions welcome [email protected].

www.justsecurity.org

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Ryan Goodman

@rgoodlaw

2 years

Wanted: FBI Director willing to conduct internal review of January 6 intelligence/law enforcement failure @KenDilanianNBC @ryanjreilly report this doc informing top FBI: "sizeable percentage of the employee population that felt sympathetic to the group that stormed the Capitol”

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