January 27, 2020

Breaking via NYT: Trump told John Bolton in August about quid pro quo

Bolton's motivations for testimony - he has a story he wants to tell, and he is concerned he'll be accused of holding stuff back to juice his book sales instead of speaking out
https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1221577835485310982



"The president's statement as described by Mr. Bolton could undercut a key element of his impeachment defense: that the holdup in aid was separate from Mr. Trump's requests that Ukraine announce investigations into his perceived enemies."

Breaking via NYT: Trump told John Bolton in August that he wanted to continue freezing security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including the Bidens, according to an unpublished manuscript by Bolton. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/us/politics/trump-bolton-book-ukraine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share …

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1221581143029551114

MORE:
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-trump-john-bolton-book-ukraine-20200127-tpyagzhew5ck3jn7lzmbr7hwpy-story.html
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/1/26/1914304/-House-impeachment-managers-Bolton-directly-contradicts-the-heart-of-Trump-s-defense?utm_campaign=recent

January 26, 2020

Imagine what Russia has on him.

https://twitter.com/DearAuntCrabby/status/1221550367227465729

January 26, 2020

Maybe you sit this one out Donald

https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/1221537659002052608
https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/1221526998402531330

January 26, 2020

NPR Fundraising Idea:

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https://www.facebook.com/gary.huck?__tn__=%2Cd*F*F-R&eid=ARCBcvUlLuNRRbBT1qxfb4V7k53Mm4X0C4NNdYNCSLjEcimqs7YnlQGqwZ1lNodTVGRX8WpZ3F4BpMr2&tn-str=*F
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/1/26/1914214/-All-things-considered-NPR-should-totally-steal-this-brilliant-fundraising-idea?utm_campaign=recent

January 26, 2020

Will Senator Collins now say Trump lost her when he threatened Schiff's life?

Collins and Markowski, along with Sen. Mitt Romney, Sen. Cory Gardner, Sen. Martha McSally and Sen. Lamar Alexander, are all in the spotlight as a group of moderate Republicans who have voiced they may vote in favor of witnesses and evidence in the trial.

That critical vote is expected sometime next week.

“Not only have I never heard the ‘head on the pike’ line," Collins said in a statement to NEWS CENTER Maine. "But also I know of no Republican Senator who has been threatened in any way by anyone in the Administration.”

Collins told reporters Saturday morning it would not 'have an influence' on her votes in any way.

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/senator-susan-collins/collins-speaks-out-against-democrats-head-on-a-pike-comments-trump/97-48586ee0-84b8-4b42-b05c-196efc6ab8f5
https://twitter.com/TPM/status/1221492435563548679

January 26, 2020

These people fight on TV and then hang out at cocktail parties and have play dates with their kids.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7931191/Jeff-Bezos-throws-lavish-party-new-Washington-DC-mansion.html
https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/1221474744567922688
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1221477508542894080

January 26, 2020

FOX "News" Poll: Senate should vote to convict Trump and remove him from office by 50% to 44%

https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1221435448679157760

January 26, 2020

A worthwhile live thread of the Parnas tape.

1:06:10 now, under the fuels discussion, we hear whispers in Russian...can this be isolated and extracted?

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1221167804587659265.html
https://twitter.com/threadreaderapp/status/1221247749137600512
https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1221247019236429824

January 26, 2020

CA offers to reimburse Trump for abortions-but he has to free women from non-disclosure agreements

“It is all too convenient that the Trump Administration is choosing this moment – as political pressure heats up and the impeachment trial is underway – to once again come after California for our lawful, steadfast protection of women and abortion rights. I stand with women in California in our defense of reproductive freedom for all, and we will continue our efforts to ensure access to reproductive health services,” Atkins vowed.

Atkins then issued something of a dare — or challenge — to the commander-in-chief.

“If Donald Trump is dissatisfied with the abortion services California provides, we will happily reimburse him for any and all abortions he has paid for in California, immediately upon receipt of legal documents freeing the potential women involved from any non-disclosure agreements they may have been compelled to enter into,” Atkins offered.

https://twitter.com/SenToniAtkins/status/1220788571633676288
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/california-offers-to-reimburse-trump-for-abortions-but-he-has-to-free-the-women-from-non-disclosure-agreements/

January 26, 2020

Ehhhhhhhhxactly.

If some rando can record hours of Trump secretly I can’t imagine what the FSB, Saudis, and even agencies from our closest allies must have. Merkel probably laughs at her recordings every night.


https://twitter.com/junkyardmessiah/status/1221234096375910400