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Roland99
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September 25, 2019
Wow. Of all days. New official White House presidential portrait
https://twitter.com/Scr0dman/status/1176878144659304449
September 25, 2019
Aaron Rupar
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@atrupar
.@SenKamalaHarris: Has the president or anyone at the White House ever asked or suggested you open an investigation into anyone?
BARR: ..... ah .....
HARRIS: Seems like something you should be able to answer
BARR: I don't know .......
Ooooooo... oh AGBarr. Care to answer this now??
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1123655541241282561Aaron Rupar
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@atrupar
.@SenKamalaHarris: Has the president or anyone at the White House ever asked or suggested you open an investigation into anyone?
BARR: ..... ah .....
HARRIS: Seems like something you should be able to answer
BARR: I don't know .......
September 25, 2019
Hmmmm
Did Zelensky imply he also received Russian interference help??
From the transcript
We used quite a few of your skills· and knowledge and were able to use .it as an example tor· our ele.ctions -and.yes it is-true that these were unique elections.
Hmmmm
September 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/lauferlaw/status/1176860474014621700
Five Moments In Donald Trump's Phone Call To Ukraine That Could Fuel The Impeachment Investigation
Five Moments In Donald Trumps Phone Call To Ukraine That Could Fuel The Impeachment Investigation
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/zoetillman/trump-ukraine-call-transcript-biden-impeachment
President Donald Trump asked the president of Ukraine to do him a favor and investigate the origins of the Russia probe as well as former vice president Joe Biden, according to a transcript of the July 25 call reviewed by BuzzFeed News.
The ask, which came during a 30-minute phone call monitored by other White House officials, came immediately after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Trump for the United States defense support and said his country was almost ready to buy more US military technology.
Trump then asked Zelensky to do a favor and investigate the whole situation in Ukraine. Trump made vague references to CrowdStrike, the company hired to investigate the hack of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 election, and former special counsel Robert Mueller.
When Zelensky agreed, Trump then brought up what he referred to as the other thing, saying that it would be great if Zelensky could also look into unsubstantiated allegations against Biden that he used his position to influence an investigation in Ukraine into his son Hunter.
The ask, which came during a 30-minute phone call monitored by other White House officials, came immediately after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Trump for the United States defense support and said his country was almost ready to buy more US military technology.
Trump then asked Zelensky to do a favor and investigate the whole situation in Ukraine. Trump made vague references to CrowdStrike, the company hired to investigate the hack of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 election, and former special counsel Robert Mueller.
When Zelensky agreed, Trump then brought up what he referred to as the other thing, saying that it would be great if Zelensky could also look into unsubstantiated allegations against Biden that he used his position to influence an investigation in Ukraine into his son Hunter.
https://twitter.com/lauferlaw/status/1176860474014621700
Andrew C Laufer, Esq
@lauferlaw
Prima Facie abuse of power and possibly a violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Absolutely a basis for impeachment. Im guessing Trump et als response to this will be Yeah, I did it... so what.... https://twitter.com/zoetillman/status/1176859231682793473
Zoe Tillman
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@ZoeTillman
BREAKING: Trump explicitly asked the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden, saying it "would be great," according to a transcript of the July call.
Here are five key moments from the call likely to fuel the impeachment
@lauferlaw
Prima Facie abuse of power and possibly a violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Absolutely a basis for impeachment. Im guessing Trump et als response to this will be Yeah, I did it... so what.... https://twitter.com/zoetillman/status/1176859231682793473
Zoe Tillman
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@ZoeTillman
BREAKING: Trump explicitly asked the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden, saying it "would be great," according to a transcript of the July call.
Here are five key moments from the call likely to fuel the impeachment
September 25, 2019
Just how common is it for Federal Prosecutors to fight AGAINST state court grand juries?
https://www.courthousenews.com/federal-prosecutors-try-to-block-trump-tax-subpoena/NEW YORK (AP) Federal prosecutors are joining President Donald Trump in asking a federal judge in New York to temporarily block a state court grand jury subpoena seeking his tax returns.
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To the extent that enforcement of the subpoena may adversely affect federal interests of constitutional dimension, those effects could not be redressed after the fact, the prosecutors said in asking for a short stay of the subpoenas enforcement.
Prosecutors say they could inform the judge by next Tuesday whether they intend to join Trumps quest to block his longtime accountant from complying with the subpoena, which stems from a criminal probe.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said Trumps challenge doesnt belong in federal court and hes asked U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero to reject the effort to block the subpoena.
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To the extent that enforcement of the subpoena may adversely affect federal interests of constitutional dimension, those effects could not be redressed after the fact, the prosecutors said in asking for a short stay of the subpoenas enforcement.
Prosecutors say they could inform the judge by next Tuesday whether they intend to join Trumps quest to block his longtime accountant from complying with the subpoena, which stems from a criminal probe.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said Trumps challenge doesnt belong in federal court and hes asked U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero to reject the effort to block the subpoena.
September 24, 2019
@MerriamWebster. I love you.
https://twitter.com/MerriamWebster/status/1176613405056274432Merriam-Webster
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@MerriamWebster
You'll never guess our top search right now.
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@MerriamWebster
You'll never guess our top search right now.
September 24, 2019
Gotta love that liberal media
Oh. Well played tweet, Greg
https://twitter.com/gregolear/status/1176458728561938433Gotta love that liberal media
September 23, 2019
Found elsewhere... a slow walk to an ironclad impeachment case?
Seems to make sense but the urgency necessary needs to accelerate
And now I need to check out Craig Ungers House of tRump
From Thomas Clay Jr.:
House Democrats have a strategy for removing Trump from office. Not only is it a good strategy, its the very best strategy available in terms of both substance and timing. This thread will explain what the House is doing and why.
First, House Dems know they can vote to impeach Trump right now on multiple bases, including obstruction of justice, violations of the Emoluments Clause, gross unfitness for office, and more. They also know the Senate will NOT convict for any of that. Rather than rushing to impeach and failing to get a conviction, House Dems are working hard to put together an ironclad (using Pelosis words) case against Trump. The centerpiece of the ironclad case is that Trump is compromised by money laundering for Russian oligarchs.
House Dems are betting it all that Trump is compromised by Russian money laundering. They already know its true and they know where to get the evidence needed to prove it: from Trumps bankers (Deutsche Bank) and his tax advisors (Mazars).
Getting evidence from Deutsche Bank/Mazars has been the primary focus of House General Counsel (Douglas Letter) ever since he was hired by Pelosi in January. Subpoenas were issued to Deutsche Bank/Mazars back in April and the cases have been working their way through the courts.
The strategy is sound and the House should get the documents from DB/Mazars by November of this year, a full year before the election:
Once House Dems get the DB/Mazars documents, they have a team in place to analyze them, namely Daniel Goldman (former SDNY deputy chief of organized-crime unit) and Daniel Noble (former SDNY co-chief of the complex frauds and cybercrime unit).
Goldman and Noble will put together a killer case showing Trump to be a career money launderer for the Russians. This not only makes him a criminal, but it also means hes compromised and beholden to Russia. This is way beyond any of the other evidence against Trump; this is nuclear.
Once the case is built, Pelosi will take the podium and announce formal impeachment hearings, complete with the smoking gun. Pelosi will detail the evidence House Dems have gathered and the electorate will suddenly awaken from a long, gaslit slumber.
Dont worry, all the other goodies will be in the Articles of Impeachment: the emoluments violations, the obstruction, the racism, the lying, the rapes, all of it. But the nuclear bomb is the money laundering. And its not just a little bit of money laundering, its massive.
If you want to know more about the money laundering, read
@craigunger's #HouseofTrump, listen to episode 4 of
@AssetPodcast, and read up on what Deutsche Bank already has admitted to in terms of money laundering. Its vast and it will blow your hair back.
And we know all that just from whats public. Imagine what we will find when we get the receipts. You can bet Goldman/Noble are licking their chops. And its not just Russia: Letter said during oral argument on 8/23 they are looking at money laundering for Russia AND the Saudis.
Now that we know that the money laundering evidence is the centerpiece of the case and is on a November 2019 timeline, we can see that everything else is being timed to coincide with November. Can you hear the steady drumbeat of Dems supporting impeachment? Thats on purpose!
And how about the obstruction case? Why isnt that moving faster? Well, it seems to be on pace to reach a crescendo right around November. And keeping the powder dry until November has a side benefit: the bombs start exploding right as Trumps re-election campaign takes flight.
My guess is impeachment hearings run 3 months, with impeachment referred to the Senate around March 20. Thats not going to be fun for GOP Senators up for reelection in November 20. Are they really going to acquit in the face of all that evidence right before the election?
My guess is that #MoscowMitch tries to become the hero at that point by trying to get Trump to step down and not run for re-election. If you think #MoscowMitch wont throw Trump under the bus to save his own ass, you dont know #MoscowMitch!
Any way you slice it, the House Dem strategy is VERY bad for Trump. He definitely will be impeached for truly explosive crimes. He may very well be convicted in the Senate. And even if hes not convicted, his re-election campaign will be besieged. Bottom Line: Trump is DOOMED....
September 23, 2019
Oh dear gawd. Is it worse than ANYONE could have imagined??? This would be pure treason
https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1175818881505452032Jennifer Cohn
@jennycohn1
Trump speaks w/ Putin: 7/31/19
Trump requests list of top US spies: 8/3/19
Russia publishes name & biography of a man living near DC: 9/10/19
Trump says we should not use foreign spies: 9/10/19#WhistleblowerComplaint is filed re: alarming promise to foreign leader: 8/12/19 https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1175692552642580481
Jennifer Cohn
@jennycohn1
Did Trump promise to tell Putin the identity(ies) of one or more US spies?
Trumps interaction w/ the foreign leader included a promise that was regarded as so troubling that it prompted an official in the U.S. IC to file a formal whistleblower complaint... 1/ #Whistleblower
@jennycohn1
Trump speaks w/ Putin: 7/31/19
Trump requests list of top US spies: 8/3/19
Russia publishes name & biography of a man living near DC: 9/10/19
Trump says we should not use foreign spies: 9/10/19#WhistleblowerComplaint is filed re: alarming promise to foreign leader: 8/12/19 https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1175692552642580481
Jennifer Cohn
@jennycohn1
Did Trump promise to tell Putin the identity(ies) of one or more US spies?
Trumps interaction w/ the foreign leader included a promise that was regarded as so troubling that it prompted an official in the U.S. IC to file a formal whistleblower complaint... 1/ #Whistleblower
September 22, 2019
Pompeo: 'It wouldn't be appropriate' to release transcript of Trump conversation with Ukrainian pres
Oh. Why not??
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/462498-pompeo-it-wouldnt-be-appropriate-to-release-transcript-of-trump
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that "it wouldn't be appropriate" to release a transcript of President Trump's call with his Ukrainian counterpart that is reportedly at the center of a whistleblower's complaint.
Pompeo said on ABC's "This Week" that the Trump administration publishes transcripts only in unique circumstances.
"Those are private conversations between world leaders, and it wouldnt be appropriate to do so except in the most extreme circumstances," Pompeo said.
The secretary of State deferred to the White House when asked why the administration wouldn't provide the transcript if, as the president said, there was nothing wrong about the conversation.
Pompeo said on ABC's "This Week" that the Trump administration publishes transcripts only in unique circumstances.
"Those are private conversations between world leaders, and it wouldnt be appropriate to do so except in the most extreme circumstances," Pompeo said.
The secretary of State deferred to the White House when asked why the administration wouldn't provide the transcript if, as the president said, there was nothing wrong about the conversation.
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