Susan Solomon
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Lawyer, writer, mom. Peace Corps Senegal ('87-89). White House legal intern ‘92. @UMichLaw . SusanSolomon @mstdn .social. Opinions my own.
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This is my America and I want her back.
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Understand what the Trump verdict means: That, IN FACT, Trump unlawfully cheated to win the 2016 election.
Then the election law felon went on to nominate 3 SCOTUS judges.
What profound injustice to us all that our system has no mechanism to right this history-altering crime.
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Whatever Trump is trying to cover up with all of this chicanery must be real, real bad.
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If
@senatemajldr
thought the Women’s March was big, just wait until he sees how millions of furious women will mobilize if he dares to try and confirm a new Justice before the next presidential term.
#RBG
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Chilling. The Nazis justified the invasion of Poland marking the start of WWII by falsely reporting that Poles were persecuting ethnic Germans. Exactly what Putin is doing now—justifying his invasion of Ukraine by falsely stating that Ukrainians are persecuting ethnic Russians.
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Chicago delivers.
Massive protest outside Trump Tower happening now.
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@TristanSnell
Right. Absolutely chilling.
My god. Someone needs to connect the dots between those killed and the intel Trump stole. Numbers won’t lie if a disproportionate number of those killed were among those mentioned in the purloined docs.
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My god. Someone needs to connect the dots between those killed and the intel Trump stole. Numbers won’t lie if a disproportionate number of those killed were among those mentioned in the purloined docs.
“Last year, a top-secret memo sent to every C.I.A. station around the world, warned about troubling numbers of informants being captured or killed”
Trump Inquiry Fueled in Part by Concern Over Human Intelligence Sources in Documents Trump Improperly Took
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So let me get this straight: Barr and his DOJ showed egregiously poor judgment taking Epstein off of suicide watch, and utter incompetence at the one main task they were charged with—keeping Epstein alive. And we’re supposed to stand for Barr investigating his own errors?
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With all of the recent revelations about Trump stealing top secret documents and possible criminal exposure under the Espionage Act, one has to wonder—again—what Trump-Putin interpreter Marina Gross would have to say about Trump’s private conversation with Putin.
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Huge. If the 2nd Circuit affirms the lower court’s ruling, the bank would not be blocked from turning over documents responsive to Congress’ subpoena. We now know those documents include Trump’s tax returns. Hoo boy...
This is big.
Trump’s bank confirms it has tax records Congress is seeking in subpoenas targeting the president’s finances
@realDonaldTrump
@amarimow
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Why would we withdraw from INF allowing Russia to proliferate nukes w/ impunity rather than impose economic sanctions on Russia for non-compliance?
LIVE: Sec. Pompeo is expected to announce US intention to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia.
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You see, it is possible to find a former President guilty of crimes...
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@jimsciutto
Um, doesn’t that defeat THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF HAVING SPECIAL COUNSEL? Asking for 327 million friends.
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@MittRomney
Disappointing
@MittRomney
. Please lead better and unequivocally condemn this violence instead of referring to an “anxious wife.” My god, what has happened to your moral compass and willingness to lead?
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@realDonaldTrump
Everyone, please report this alarming tweet immediately.
@Twitter
@jack
—do your job!
This is the president of the United States endorsing a criminal act against a black man.
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Trump’s own Defense Secretary points finger at Trump—>
James Mattis said the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol was ‘fomented’ by Trump & that internal threats should be viewed “with every bit as much gravity as the external problems, and perhaps more so.”
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@MaryLTrump
@LeaderMcConnell
you voted to acquit an insurrectionist, then you admitted you did so on make believe grounds you created.
@Microsoft
@ATT
@Apple
@Google
@CharlesSchwab
@blackstone
please don’t reward this anti-American behavior by donating to those in the
@GOP
who joined in.
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The words “Biden-Harris” were shown in blazing blue letters over President Donald Trump’s name on his hotel and condo building overlooking the Chicago River..[it] also made appearances on Wrigley Field, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Theatre.
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BREAKING: Judge Sullivan has given the US Postal Service until 3 p.m. today to "ensure that no ballots have been held up" in regions that have been slow to process mail ballots. The order applies to areas in battleground states of PA, MI, GA, TX, FL & AZ.
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Holy cow: Lawrence O’Donnell on The Last Word just reported a bombshell. He cautioned it was via a single source, saying the source said Donald Trump had co-signers on his Deutsche Bank loans & the co-signers were....(drumroll please)....Russian Oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin.
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@Delavegalaw
I’m filing an ethics complaint tomorrow in the DC Bar and any other bar in which Barr is a member. He needs to be disciplined.
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@RodRosenstein
@RodRosenstein
you can’t change the damage you’ve done to the DOJ & our democracy w/ a tweet. You want a shot at redemption in the eyes of history? Offer a genuine apology for your cowardice/lack of integrity & offer to testify publicly before Congress to set the record straight.
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Today, as Putin continued to slaughter Ukrainian civilians, Trump again asked Putin for help—this time for Hunter Biden dirt—lamenting that Ukraine would not help, all while news surfaced of a 7-hour gap in Trump WH logs (coverup) & Trump was caught lying about burner phones. WOW
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@SteveSchmidtSES
Shame on you,
@LindseyGrahamSC
. What a profound disappointment you are in this historic time of crisis.
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@JuliaDavisNews
Disturbing that they are normalizing conversations about having a nuclear war.
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@KristinMinkDC
@funder
@joncoopertweets
@TheDemCoalition
I also just called the Legal Ethics dept. of the D.C. Bar to urge an inquiry into Kavanaugh’s misleading testimony & improper handling of stolen data as behavior unbecoming of a judge & to request info on how to formally lodge an ethics complaint. Consider doing same 202-737-4700
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@SenatorCollins
I was a legal intern for him. Fine man. Please vote no to Kavanaugh, Senator Collins. The vast majority of America implores you. This vote will be your legacy. Our Democracy is counting on you. This vote is bigger than you. It is about the soul of America.
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@HillaryClinton
This is why
@RepRaskin
should move to have those who voted against the electoral certification voluntarily recuse themselves. They won’t, but their conflict of interest should be highlighted publicly & their refusal to be ethical & mitigate their COI by recusing put on the record
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@RepAdamSchiff
There is no way we can let the Republicans ram Kavanaugh through now. Not until Mueller is finished. Trump has just been implicated directly in a crime—a crime involving him cheating to win the election.
#IllegitimatePresident
Make some noise people.
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Justice Department showed 'gross abuse of prosecutorial power" in Michael Flynn case, court-appointed arbiter says via
@USATODAY
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@JoyAnnReid
And did you see this? Downright scary.
Senate Republicans just blocked a unanimous vote on a resolution condemning white supremacy. It passed the House unanimously. They said that after 9 months of the legislation languishing that the committees of jurisdiction needed to look at it and consider their “equities.”
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@cmclymer
Interestingly, the good guy didn’t have a gun but knew how to use the attacker’s gun, not as a gun but as a hammer.
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Watching
@maddow
review all of Trump’s dubious financial dealings and it makes me wonder: Whatever did happen to that counterintelligence probe into whether Trump is compromised by Putin?
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@jaketapper
Please donate to McSally’s Democratic opponent Mark Kelly today. Let’s show McSally that slamming the press is unacceptable.
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@Delavegalaw
Was just thinking that watching
@rgoodlaw
on All In w/ Chris Hayes. Did Pence know that his leaving was what Trump wanted to stop the peaceful transfer of power? If so, how did he know? What did he think Trump would do if he left and why did he think that? Pence needs to testify.
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@RonFilipkowski
He is SO uncool on top of being an awful, corrupt narcissist. How people idolize him is still something I scratch my head about. 🤷🏻♀️
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Very encouraging news.
“Overall, Biden is outpacing every president since Richard Nixon on confirmation of circuit court judges, who have the last word on most federal cases.”
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@BarbMcQuade
If this is the second attempt by Paul to out the whistleblower after Roberts warned yesterday and rejected Paul’s first attempt, Roberts should hold Paul in contempt if he tries a third time.
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@brianefallon
I just called the Legal Ethics dept. of the D.C. Bar to urge an inquiry into Kavanaugh’s misleading testimony & improper handling of stolen data as behavior unbecoming of a judge & to request info on how to formally lodge an ethics complaint. Consider doing the same: 202-737-4700
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A completely satisfying 2 minutes 18 seconds of your time.
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@glennkirschner2
Attention reporters: Want to win a Pulitzer? Find out what motivated Barr to insert himself into this corrupt admin and why he is willing to go down with Trump’s sinking ship by abusing his AG power, deceiving the American people and enabling a tyrant.
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@washingtonpost
Pic from Chicago's rally this afternoon in front of Trump Tower. Chicago is hosting another rally now too. The people are FIRED UP.
#Impeach
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@HawleyMO
Okay how ‘bout we start by asking all of the insurrectionists to resign? How’s about that, Josh?
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@SpeakerPelosi
@realDonaldTrump
@SpeakerPelosi
call a presser. Invite
@justinamash
& GOPers like
@GeorgeWill
to join. Recite the crimes Trump is credibly accused of. Explain how asking foreign adversaries to help him is unpatriotic. Announce-unapologetically-an impeachment inquiry. Lead & America will follow.
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@MichaelCohen212
This is your chance at redemption,
@MichaelCohen212
. What incredible power you have in being able to wield the truth for millions to see. For history. For yourself and your family. Stand up and confess fully and watch the world forgive and respect you. Be brave. Be bold. ✊🏽
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What is so galling is how predictable Trump has been—esp by those who study authoritarians.
@sarahkendzior
told us exactly how Trump would move toward authoritarianism if elected. His abuse of our system was predicted and we know where it leads if unchecked.
I wrote an article on how Trump, as president, would use spectacle to further his authoritarian agenda.
I wrote it in February 2016.
Now we await the parade...
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@senatemajldr
We will not rest until we get appropriate election security legislation. We. Will. Not. Rest. And we’re organizing a march on D.C. at which
#MoscowMitch
and
#Traitor
signs will feature prominently.
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@RepAdamSchiff
Call your Senators and every member of the judiciary committee, starting with
@ChuckGrassley
. (202) 224-3121
You cannot cheat to win and then get to make lifetime appointments that will impact all Americans.
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BINGO.
@sarahkendzior
explains a key reason why Stormy Daniels allegedly being threatened matters. Who else might Trump and his thugs have threatened? To silence disclosure of what abhorrent behaviors? Criminal behaviors, possibly? There are good reasons to wonder.
Trump was accused of raping his ex-wife Ivana as well as a 13-year-old girl. Both cases went to court. People who discussed the cases were threatened.
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Forty-four
@GOP
Senators today voted in favor of relinquishing their constitutional authority to hold a lawless president in check. Wow.
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@Comey
We tried to do that in 2016 but you gave him an assist. Glad u are advocating for r democracy now, but unless u hold urself accountable 4 the poor choices u made in violation of policies/norms, u give others at the FBI or DOJ an excuse—poor as it may be—to violate those norms.
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@tedlieu
@TheJusticeDept
Delusions of grandeur. Could he be more out of touch and arrogant? He clearly and disturbingly sees himself as some kind of savior. He should be talking with a good therapist, not our U.S. attorneys.
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@ChrisMurphyCT
It is shocking and arguably criminal that
@jack
and
@Twitter
enable the publication of
@realDonaldTrump
’s fighting words by not applying to them the same standards they apply to everyone else.
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@tribelaw
If he’s trying to persuade Joe to adopt some of his policies, he’s doing a lousy job. His approach instead is to attack, undermine & act righteous as usual. Is Trump giving him debate tips? Whatever the case, he is no leader and is not unifying. What a tragedy.
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Almost can't even laugh at this but it is
@TeaPainUSA
and he is pretty damn funny...
Trump has managed to bankrupt the Secret Service without resortin' to his usual strategy of covertin' them to a casino first.
#TrumpResign
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@DanRather
All eyes on Christopher Wray. He must defend his FBI and demand that Barr retract his incendiary comments if and until Barr can produce hard and cold proof (and we know Barr will never be able to produce proof).
Barr is abusing his power & undermining the FBI. He’s a danger.
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@realDonaldTrump
ALL ur corruption, tyranny & tom-foolery is being recorded by
@Amy_Siskind
& will be kept in the Library of Congress. 4ever
Experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around you so you'll...
Week 35 (1/2):
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Whoa. Another resignation.
Deputy assistant AG David Morell — a member of the DOJ legal teams handling Bolton lawsuit, Census matters, Portland protest issues and more — has announced he is leaving DOJ today, withdrawing form all those cases.
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@RepAdamSchiff
@RepAdamSchiff
we need the House to UNAPOLGETICALLY and DECISIVELY hold these bad actors accountable. Lead and America will follow. It’s time.
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@GovMikeHuckabee
Incredibly irresponsible statement
@GovMikeHuckabee
. Please consider apologizing & retracting it. It marginalizes the seriousness of the NY AG’s findings re the Trump Foundation’s inappropriate use of donations & falsely/maliciously accuses the Clinton Foundation of wrongdoing.
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@elonmusk
@SenMarkey
@washingtonpost
@Tesla
board your CEO is now insulting a United States Senator and flippantly dismissing the Senator’s concern over
@Twitter
verifying someone who impersonated the Senator. Time to ask for his resignation.
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As
@sarahkendzior
has cautioned for some time now,
@realDonaldTrump
is anti-American, foments hate, will not change & must be removed. Read.
There aren’t ‘many sides.’ There is only one right side, and Trump is not on it <-- My latest for
@globeandmail
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@eliehonig
@MonicaLewinsky
They can also say, “Well if u thought lying about an extramarital affair warranted removal then u cannot credibly argue that shaking down an ally for personal gain by unlawfully withholding already-appropriated aid does not warrant removal.” There can now be no “so what” defense.
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@RodRosenstein
@submergingmkt
So why did you let Barr marginalize the report? Why did you agree with him on his faulty finding of no obstruction?
Just stop it, Rod. America has had enough of your trying to rewrite American history. You were a coward when we needed you. Robert Jackson would not have been.
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@AdamParkhomenko
I reported it on Insta as inciting violence. Please consider doing the same.
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@kenvogel
@BernieSanders
@amprog
@CAPAction
Have we seen the last 10 years tax returns from
@SenSanders
yet?
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The
@GOP
’s refusal to protect our elections is right up there among their top insults to our democracy.
Today Senate Republicans blocked THREE election security bills.
Two would require that illegal foreign election interference be reported to the authorities.
The other would make voting machines harder to hack.
All blocked.
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Essential read by shrewd politico
@sarahkendzior
. Pence flies under the radar but is as dishonest, mean and radical as Trump. Yet smarter.
Re-upping my article on Pence: "Do not be fooled by a calm liar"
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@duty2warn
👇🏼
New: Stunning evidence has emerged that requires Thomas’ testimony and his recusal on any matters having to do with Jan 6. It also suggests that Thomas’ wife Ginni was a vehicle for communications between Thomas and Jan. 6 operatives and elevates her influence considerably.
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Um. Did you guys see this…
“Boxes of documents even came with Trump on foreign travel, following him to hotel rooms around the world — including countries considered foreign adversaries of the United States.”
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@Teri_Kanefield
I can hear McConnell saying it now, “Yeah, Trump did it. He shot someone on Fifth Avenue. It was terrible. Blood everywhere. Trump’s wielding his smoking gun like a madman. But I’m voting to acquit based on a fiction I created.”
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Essential even if disturbing read by scholar in authoritarianism,
@sarahkendzior
, who has studied Trump & gets his mindset.
“If Trump distracts us from his own misdeeds, and financially benefits and consolidates power through war, it won’t matter to him how many lives are lost.”
"If Trump senses he may have to make a personal sacrifice, he will sacrifice the world instead.”
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In any other administration — Democrat or Republican — this would be a scandal. Thank you,
@CREWcrew
for forcing at least some accountability among the countless acts of corruption.
The American people subsidized Eric Trump’s business trip to Scotland with 32 Trump customers. We want to know exactly how much it cost taxpayers.
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@RodRosenstein
@realDonaldTrump
@SenatorBurr
@LindseyGrahamSC
Thanks for this,
@RodRosenstein
.
Separately, why did you stand behind Barr and support his damaging lies to the American people when he distorted and mischaracterized the findings of the Mueller report?
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@RodRosenstein
Thanks
@RodRosenstein
. Your tweets about duty do not erase your past choices. Search your soul and ask: Did you fulfill your duty to the American people when you stood behind AG Barr and supported him as he misled the American people about the Mueller report?
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@BillKristol
That’s like saying when scientists say the earth is round, they make it impossible for a certain % of the country to not see them as biased.
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@jentaub
Absolutely right! Epstein was in the biz of blackmail, which gave him immense power over dozens of high profile men. Now Trump and Barr have the power Epstein had.
Barr must recuse now.
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@RodRosenstein
Wait. Aren’t you the guy who sold his soul to Bill Barr and agreed to stand behind him as he misled the American people on the Mueller report? Those are nice words about Dan Coats but the irony in them—you praising no politicking—is not lost on the American people. Come clean.
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@robreiner
Why is no one talking about that fact that Trump and Vlad had an unannounced call this past Sunday?
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@jonallendc
And there you have it:
@realDonaldTrump
finally admits he is an illegitimate president.
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@Mimirocah1
@MittRomney
Very disappointed in you,
@MittRomney
. Centrist conservatives had higher hopes for you in putting country over party. Please reconsider. You do not want to go down in history as having aligned with extremists toward undermining of our rule of law & core Constitutional principles.
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I mean…
For the record, I’m still outraged he sided with Putin over US intelligence agencies in Helsinki.
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Now watch Trump try and pin these deaths on Biden. Completely his MO and likely part of the plan all along. A would-be win for our enemies and Trump if only NARA hadn’t stepped in.
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@cmclymer
Annoying it’s more “acceptable” for a girl to dress like a boy than a boy like a girl.
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@gtconway3d
Agree. I was very surprised at Meghan McCain’s comment. We need to be reminded again and again of John McCain’s concern over and work against Trump’s tyranny. It’s clearly part of the legacy he wanted to leave.
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@IvankaTrump
You can’t be that thankful or you wouldn’t be complicit in your father’s abhorrent racism, sexism and likely criminal actions over the years. You are such a disappointment, Ivanka.
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@MuellerSheWrote
Zelensky did not succumb to Donald’s corruption; did our own IG? Did someone ask the IG not to disclose this scandalous occurrence? If so, who? Why? What, if anything, did the IG get in return? Subpoena his tax, bank and other financial records. Follow the money.
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@maggieNYT
Let’s try that again,
@maggieNYT
: Barr *incorrectly* says Russia probe was started ‘without basis’
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@realDonaldTrump
@SenatorCollins
Rise. This is your moment in history to stand up for women.
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“The maps were drawn with discriminatory intent, in a rushed process, with an "overall disregard" for the fact that Texas' population growth was driven almost entirely by Black and Hispanic residents…”.
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