David Corn
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DC bureau chief of Mother Jones, MSNBC analyst. Best-selling author of "American Psychosis." Sign up for my newsletter "Our Land" at https://t.co/73HtPJKNLk.
Washington, DC
Joined June 2008
My new book "American Psychosis" hits on 9/13. This rollicking history of the GOP's decades-long relationship with far-right extremism provides the perfect context for the debate on the Republican Party, Trumpism, & fascism. Please order now & RT this.
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Just checking in with all those folks who thought it wasn’t that important to vote for Hillary Clinton. How are you doing tonight?.
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Russia again attacked a US election. To help Trump. This should be a big deal.
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I'm waiting for all those Republicans who thought Bill Clinton should be impeached for lying about sex to weigh in on what to do about a president who allegedly conspired to violate federal law to hide a sex scandal.
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Remember when MAGA was so worried about national security that they even obsessed about how emails were handled?.
President-elect Donald Trump's team is skipping FBI background checks for some Cabinet picks as he floats controversial choices for high-level government posts
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Hey Trump voters, yesterday Pence voted to break a Senate tie to pass a bill to stop consumers from mounting class-action lawsuits against rip-off banks/credit card firms. Trump will sign. How's that for populism? You were conned. Sad.
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CIA chief Mike Pompeo: Putin attacked 2016 election. DNI Dan Coats: Putin attacked 2016 election. FBI director Christopher Wray: Putin attacked 2016 election. NSA head Mike Rogers: Putin attacked 2016 election. Putin: I did not attack 2016 election. Trump: I believe Putin.
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Says a lot.
President Carter had solar panels installed on the White House. Reagan took them down. This explains everything.
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Whatever one might think of Michelle Wolf's performance, it's clear that anyone who works for or supports Trump has no basis for complaining about vulgarity or personal insults. Your house is made of very thin glass.
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Over 73 million Americans just said this was not a deal-killer for them and that we should put into office the liar who incited it.
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Today would be a good day for @realDonaldTrump to undergo a psychiatric evaluation and release the results.
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Trump this morning calling on his attorney general to arrest his political opponents ought to be major and historic news. This is what authoritarians do. But. it’s just Thursday.
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I’ve said it before. When we get through this, I want to read Fauci’s account of how he had to put up with Trump in order to try to save us. (Thank you, Doc).
After Trump basically labels a reporter's question about a lack of surgical masks as fake news, Fauci takes the mic and tells the reporter, "you're not making things up. I know that."
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Imagine if Kamala Harris said she was going to withhold disaster assistance to Georgia unless the governor accepted her policy position. How big a story do you think that would be? And for how long?.
Trump threatens to withhold aid to California: We'll force it down his throat and we'll say, Gavin, if you don't do it, we're not giving you any of that fire money that we send you for all the forest fires you have
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Will cancer-stricken @SenJohnMcCain help a draft-dodger who called him a loser take health care from millions? Then this will be his legacy.
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Jerk at airport just told me Ms. Johnson's account of Trump call is "bullshit." Me: How do you know? Him: "They released the recording of the call." Me: They did not. Him: "It's on the Internet." Me: It's not. Him: "It is." Me: Bet you $50. Him: Silence.
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When Trump was elected, I decided I’d only wear black ties. It was a personal and private act of mourning. I didn’t say anything about it. And almost no one noticed over these past four years. Today.
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You publicly declared I should be put in the "killing zone" when I accurately reported that you misrepresented your record as a combat reporter. So spare us the hypocritical lectures decrying hate in public discourse.
Sarah Sanders did not deserve to be humiliated by a restaurant owner in Virginia. Insulting people holding different political views is not the American way. Far left zealots are ramping up hatred and violence is coming. Check out for honest news analysis.
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Any GOPers calling for him to resign?.
I have never understood how McConnell has managed to dodge this photo. Look at that smile.
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My hunch: Dr. Fauci is not directly challenging Trump on reopening the economy because over the next few days the ongoing massacre will explode--and not just in NYC. And Fauci is assuming even Trump and his cult of death will not then be able to ignore public health priorities.
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Trump smiles at Putin. Putin gives Trump a thumb's up. The United States should throw up in its mouth.
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When was the last time a president said, "I hereby demand"? The GOP is enabling authoritarianism.
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FDR won a global war, legalized beer, and created Social Security--and Trump thinks he has done more than any other president. He should read a book.
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Did not age well.
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Here’s a very simple but important question for @realDonaldTrump: After you received an intelligence briefing in mid-August 2016 and were told the Russians were behind the DNC hacks, why did you continue to publicly deny Moscow was the culprit?.
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Do we name gutters and sewer lines?.
Hundreds of roads, parks, schools and other landmarks have been named in honor of @BarackObama since he left office. What do you think will be named after Donald Trump?
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This is a bad person.
Trump says it’s “very dangerous” for Kamala Harris voters to identify themselves because they’ll “get hurt”
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Except when it comes to who you can love, who you can marry, what you can teach in school, and who can control a woman’s body.
Sen. Lindsey Graham: "The bottom line is - Conservatives are tolerant, we are kind of get out of your business, you leave me alone, I’ll leave you alone." @Acyn.
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Imagine if WikiLeaks had posted Ivanka's and Don Jr.'s emails every day for the final four weeks of the campaign.
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Heard an air traffic controller on air crying about not being able to pay her bills. She has a highly stressful job, and many rely on her for their safety. Including AIr Force One passengers. Adding stress to her life creates risk for others. Thanks, @realDonaldTrump.
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Hey, I'm beginning to think that Trump, the Republicans, and the whole darn conservative movement didn't really care about Hillary Clinton's server.
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America is broken. The man in charge is broken. There’s so much work to do.
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It's really clever how the Deep State got Rudy Giuliani to show the world that Trump and Cohen lied about the payment to Stormy Daniels. And it used @seanhannity for this operation. Fiendishly smart!.
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"If there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation." GOPers applauded. How many of them supported the Benghazi investigations? The Clinton impeachment? How many shouted "Lock Her Up"?. The stench.
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I was just on Irish radio after Steve Bannon. He said that Trump is heading toward a “massive” victory. I reminded the audience Bannon was recently indicted for fraud.
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Seven thousand Ohioan soldiers--fighting for the Union--were killed during the Civil War. Trump praises Robert E. Lee, who led the troops that killed them. And Trump's Ohio supporters cheer. Now that's deplorable.
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The president of the United States cannot speak coherently. He cannot process a thought. Never forget: This is not normal. This is not safe.
Harris Faulkner: "What do you think they (protesters) want?" Trump:
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So Trump was right! He WAS wiretapped. Just not by Obama. It was his own fixer/lawyer.
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This IS your party. And it's a culmination of years of the GOP exploiting racism and playing to extremists. Trump is not your problem. Your base is the problem. And your pleas for decency & common sense are not enough to change this.
Fellow Republicans, this is not who we are. This cannot be our party.
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What was the Constitution’s original meaning about telecommunications, air travel, machine guns or nuclear weapons, slavery, or gender equality?.
Amy Coney Barrett on originalism: "That means that I interpret the Constitution as a law. I understand it to have the meaning that it had at the time people ratified it. That meaning doesn't change over time and it's not up to me to update it or infuse my policy views into it."
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Trump: Obama wiretapped me. Trump: I may have secretly recorded Comey. Trump: The real problem is fake news.
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You don't get it. The FBI was INVESTIGATING your campaign because of CONTACTS with Russia while Moscow was ATTACKING the United States with information warfare. But you're right: this is indeed bigger than Watergate because it involves you aiding and abetting a foreign foe.
Wow, word seems to be coming out that the Obama FBI “SPIED ON THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN WITH AN EMBEDDED INFORMANT.” Andrew McCarthy says, “There’s probably no doubt that they had at least one confidential informant in the campaign.” If so, this is bigger than Watergate!.
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When a white birther calls a black activist a "son of a bitch" for protesting racism, it is about race.
The issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race. It is about respect for our Country, Flag and National Anthem. NFL must respect this!.
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Asked about a potential running-mate: “Who will be your Mike Pence, who will look at you with adoring eyes?”. @ewarren: “I already have a dog.”
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Hey @Jim_Jordan, how are you doing tonight? You too, @DevinNunes? It was all beautiful, perfect, right? Sleep tight.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner in the Complete Lack of Self-Awareness Contest. Please, no more entries.
Sean Hannity on Fox tonight, without any hint of irony: "Based on no actual crimes, [Pelosi] wants a political opponent locked up in prison. Umm, that happens in banana republics. Beyond despicable behavior."
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If Cohen's account is accurate, Trump knew from the start that Putin had a secret plot to hurt HRC & help him. Yet he constantly denied Russia was behind the attack on the US election. That is, he knowingly lied to protect a foreign adversary attacking the US. That's betrayal.
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The amount of damage these people have caused is probably incalculable. They are all responsible for thousands more American deaths than there might otherwise have been. Never forget or let them forget they all killed Americans with their propaganda, lies, and bullshit.
Hannity. Rush. Dobbs. Ingraham. Pirro. Nunes. Tammy. Geraldo. Doocy. Hegseth. Schlapp. Siegel. Watters. Dr. Drew. Henry. Ainsley. Gaetz. Inhofe. Pence. Kudlow. Conway. Trump. Today, we salute the Heroes of the Pandumbic.
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JUST POSTED: Trump claims the Bidens are corrupt & demands they release documents about their business activities. Here's a LONG list of Trump family financial mysteries/conflicts he still refuses to explain. Will he release the emails? Please like/RT.
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Bush and Cheney started wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with no clear strategies for long-term prosecution and success. Don’t forget that today.
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A public service announcement: Lying to Congress is a crime.
Aug. 24, 2020 . COOPER: Did you pay back several of your top executives for contributing to Trump's campaign by bonus-ing or rewarding them?. DEJOY: That's an outrageous claim, sir, and I resent it. … The answer is no. … I'm fully aware of legal campaign contributions.
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THIS JUST IN: John Durham made false statements to Congress during his hearing today. @dfriedman33 and I have the receipts. Please read and share widely.
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This is an abuse of power.
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Woodward's new book seems to confirm what many people still are not willing to acknowledge: the president is not mentally fit.
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Where are the tests?.Where are the ventilators?.Where are the masks?.Where is the military?. Where is the commander in chief?. #coronavirus.
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Pro-tip: Don't watch Trump live. Follow the outrage on Twitter while staring at a blue early-evening sky. It is so much healthier, and you don't miss any lowlights.
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I just asked @DevinNunes, “what do you think so far? You said there was no quid pro quo. Sondland said there was?”. He shot me an intense look and said nothing. #ImpeachmentHearings.
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At what point must Dr. Fauci come out and say @realDonaldTrump’s actions will kill tens of thousands of Americans—or more?.
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How's that Texas power grid doing?.
The Green New Deal will destroy the American energy industry as we know it.
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I am old enough to remember when Republicans used to pretend to care.
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What we learned today: The president of the United States is more worried about women and children with rocks than right-wing racist and anti-Semitic extremists with guns.
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Trump and senior WH aides colluding with the National Enquirer to blackmail journalists is a big deal. Congress should investigate.
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Oh shoot, I missed @realDonaldTrump signing and enacting his major health care plan yesterday. Can anyone tell me how it went?.
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Good summation of how the Christian right sold its soul to worship Trump.
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Hard to see how Kavanaugh could be fair-minded in any case involving Democratic or liberal plaintiffs after this speech.
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Trump praises a dictator for using death camps and forced starvation. No one in the White House resigns. Trump administration separates children, puts them in cages, and then lies about the policy. No one in the White House resigns.
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We’re not accepting complaints about the Hunter Biden pardon unless you also complained about the Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, and Paul Manafort pardons.
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The bottom line: Putin covertly subverted a U.S. election to benefit Trump. And got caught. But Trump and GOP leadership show no outrage and have done little to prevent a repeat attack from Russia or elsewhere. This is a crisis.
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Two true things:. 1. Times story on Trump losing over $1 billion dollars over 10 years is an amazing piece of work and shows he's a con man. 2. Many in his base love him for getting away with such shit and would like to live as he does.
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This is dangerous. Real dangerous. They have no shame.
Jeanine Pirro: The whistleblower is "an intelligence agent who was involved in the overthrow of the president. Am I wrong?". Rep. Jim Jordan: "No, you're right."
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1. Putin probably recorded the meeting with Trump. 2. Russia could at some point release or leak a portion for its own advantage. 3. Russia could at some point release or leak a *doctored* portion for its own advantage. 4. Trump would not be able to refute either.
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THIS JUST IN: West Wing staff pondered removing Arizona from all maps of the the United States in the White House so Trump would not be reminded of John McCain.
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EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Miller's grandmother died of COVID-19. And his uncle blames the Trump administration. Meanwhile, the White House denies she died of COVID. But. it's on the death certificate.
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Remember this: @realDonaldTrump used charitable, tax-free money for his own purposes. He stole from taxpayers--and he stole from the charities he should have funded.
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Graham never said this about Barack Obama. And I bet God remembers.
Franklin Graham: “The American people have elected Donald Trump to be president. And he’s the president. We need to work with him and support him while he’s president.”
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Today is a good day to remind people that @DonaldJTrumpJr eagerly accepted an invitation to join a secret Kremlin plot to help his father become president at the same time Russia was mounting an attack against the United States. And Kushner and Manafort were in on it, too.
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If only Republicans were as upset about Putin's attack on America as they are about Strzok's texts.
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Is any Republican senator thinking, “Damn, this is much worse than I thought”? .#ImpeachmentTrial.
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To all those newspapers with headlines proclaiming the debate was chaotic and disorderly without tying that to Trump: . If a man runs into a house, throws gasoline everywhere, and lights a match, the headline should be "Arsonist Attacks Home," not "Fire Breaks Out.".
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Uh, Merrick Garland. So get out of here with your disingenuous call for decency.
. Justice Antonin Scalia was confirmed 98-0 and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg received support of 96 Senators. If we lived in a more respectful time, Judge Brett Kavanaugh would be overwhelmingly confirmed by the United States Senate. #ConfirmKavanaugh.
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A God-given right to possess military-style killing machines? These people cannot be persuaded. They have to be defeated.
I am NOT going to use the evil acts of a handful of people to diminish the God-given rights of my fellow Texans. Period. None of these so-called gun-control solutions will work to stop a person with evil intent. 2/6.
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Donald Trump's pick to be the top law enforcement officer in the land.
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Imagine if Chief Justice Roberts stated that he will not allow counsel for either side to get away with stating explicit and demonstrable lies. Just imagine that. #ImpeachmentTrial.
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So @realDonaldTrump does this mean you're willing to take responsibility for all the gun deaths in 2017?
Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation. Good news - it was just reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and safest year on record!.
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Why are you lying? You got to ask questions when it was your turn. This is such a bad-faith attack. Please do better. #BeBest.
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Any commentator who went on about Trump's "presidential" tone on Tuesday night owes the American public an apology.
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In case you're wondering if a government shutdown will affect Robert Mueller's investigation, a spokesperson for the special counsel's office tells me:. "The SCO is funded from a permanent indefinite appropriation and would be unaffected in the event of a shutdown.".
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Remember when that ol’ socialist Dwight Eisenhower let Alaska and Hawaii become states?.
Mitch McConnell calls granting statehood to D.C. and Puerto Rico “full bore socialism.” What does statehood have to do with “socialism”?
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Barr: "I believe the Russians attempted to interfere in the election. and we have to get to the bottom of it." Attempted? Why did he say "attempted"? They did interfere.
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A reminder: this was false.
Did any advisor/anybody in Trump campaign have contact with the Russians who were trying to meddle in the election? "Of course not." -Pence
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Note to my old friends in the GOP and conservative land: Sinking ships create powerful whirlpools that can be inescapable. Sleep well.
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Fair point. And they support Trump's vow to pardon the domestic terrorists who did this.
Here is Officer Fanone after Trump’s terrorists beat him, tased him, dragged him around unconscious until he had a heart attack. The Fraternal Order of Police supported this when they endorsed Trump!
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Please stop lying. You colluded w/ Putin’s office on a secret business deal. Your campaign signaled the Kremlin it would conspire w/ a secret Moscow plot to help you. You echoed & amplified Russian disinformation falsely claiming there was no Moscow attack on the election. Sad!.
AFTER TWO YEARS AND MILLIONS OF PAGES OF DOCUMENTS (and a cost of over $30,000,000), NO COLLUSION!.
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That means she's not qualified to be president, right?.
NEW — Nikki Haley sent classified information over an unsecured email system because she forgot her password, new emails reveal. Via @csdickey.
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