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The #HunterBiden Chronicles: All you need to know in 1 handy thread (via 2009 Chapter 3 #CultureOfCorruption)
1st job, acquired after daddy won 1996 Senate re-elex bid, was w/MBNA--top JB campaign finance donor that forked over ~$63k in bundled primary & general contributions. /1
1st job, acquired after daddy won 1996 Senate re-elex bid, was w/MBNA--top JB campaign finance donor that forked over ~$63k in bundled primary & general contributions. /1
By early 1998, Hunter was promoted to MBNA senior VP, then scored plum job in Clinton Commerce Dept before returning to MBNA as a high-priced “consultant.” While collecting consulting fees, Hunter became “founding partner” in lobbying firm of Oldaker, Biden & Belair in 2002. /2
Oldaker was JB's former campaign treasurer & general counsel--a Beltway barnacle whose Dem machine days dated back to Teddy Kennedy’s 1980 prez bid. Under Oldaker, Hunter lobbied for #BigPharma & universities to the tune of nearly $4 million billed to the company by 2007. /3
Republicans in Washington *don't* want you to know or share this.
But House Democrats are doing it all: honoring our oath by rooting out the #CultureOfCorruption, fighting to #LowerDrugCosts and working to improve the lives of the American people.
vox.com/2019/11/29/209…
But House Democrats are doing it all: honoring our oath by rooting out the #CultureOfCorruption, fighting to #LowerDrugCosts and working to improve the lives of the American people.
vox.com/2019/11/29/209…
To reduce the role of money in politics, strengthen voting rights, and clean up corruption in Washington ✅⬇️
nytimes.com/2019/03/08/us/…
nytimes.com/2019/03/08/us/…
To provide safety in our communities, prevent gun violence and strengthen background checks ✅⬇️
cnn.com/2019/02/27/pol…
cnn.com/2019/02/27/pol…
Based on docs & interviews with over 24 (!) US officials:
How @USAmbEU #Sondland seized control of Ukraine portfolio to help Trump:
Force Ukraine to forge kompromat on Biden.
Crimes: extortion, abuse of power & election interference
msn.com/en-us/news/pol… #Giuliani #Manafort
How @USAmbEU #Sondland seized control of Ukraine portfolio to help Trump:
Force Ukraine to forge kompromat on Biden.
Crimes: extortion, abuse of power & election interference
msn.com/en-us/news/pol… #Giuliani #Manafort
@USAmbEU Ambassador #Sondland’s predecessor, @TonyLGardner:
[Sondland's] special assignment to Ukraine is “extremely unusual,’’ since it has little to do with the EU. 🤔
And Sondland's own colleagues are 'not aware' of the scope of his activities in Ukraine. 🤔
nytimes.com/2019/10/04/wor…
[Sondland's] special assignment to Ukraine is “extremely unusual,’’ since it has little to do with the EU. 🤔
And Sondland's own colleagues are 'not aware' of the scope of his activities in Ukraine. 🤔
nytimes.com/2019/10/04/wor…
@USAmbEU @tonylgardner @StevenErlanger @MatinaStevis Oops: Ambassador #Sondland told Republican Senator
About the #QuidProQuo:
$400 million in aid
wsj.com/articles/trump… #CultureOfCorruption #UkraineGate
About the #QuidProQuo:
$400 million in aid
wsj.com/articles/trump… #CultureOfCorruption #UkraineGate
When Nancy Pelosi promised to "confront the #CultureOfCorruption in the [Trump] Administration" back in November, the @dccc was already enjoying hundreds of thousands in donations from one of Putin's oligarchs.
Explain yourself, @SpeakerPelosi!
#ReturnTheMoney #PutinsPelosi
Explain yourself, @SpeakerPelosi!
#ReturnTheMoney #PutinsPelosi
Pelosi's DCCC received another nearly $250,000 from one of Putin's oligarchs - the one who donated to #MoscowMitchMcTreason and #LeningradLindsey - this past June.
Explain how this hasn't interfered with holding public hearings on #TrumpRussia!
Explain how this hasn't interfered with holding public hearings on #TrumpRussia!
LIVE THREAD: We're watching @SecBernhardt testify in front of @NRDems and @NatResources. The @Interior budget is on the agenda, but expect lots of questions about ethics and Bernhardt's vanishing calendars.
Live stream:
Live stream:
@SecBernhardt @NRDems @NatResources @Interior @SecBernhardt's opening statement is underway. Directly behind him are four people in bright green #FundLWCF t-shirts.
THE DANGER OF BARR PARROTING TRUMP CONSPIRACY THEORIES
It legitimizes the falsehoods
They’re out to get me
It a coup
It’s the Deep State
And if he loses in 2020? Will he refuse to relinquish office because the system is “rigged”?
Democracy stands at the edge of a precipice
It legitimizes the falsehoods
They’re out to get me
It a coup
It’s the Deep State
And if he loses in 2020? Will he refuse to relinquish office because the system is “rigged”?
Democracy stands at the edge of a precipice
Think Barr was simply being loose with his language? Consider-he said
“I THINK SPYING ON A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN IS A BIG DEAL”
That implies he knew EXACTLY what he was saying
He’s not Matt Whitaker
Also HE KNEW THIS CLAIM HAD ALREADY BEEN DEBUNKED
forbes.com/sites/steveden…
“I THINK SPYING ON A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN IS A BIG DEAL”
That implies he knew EXACTLY what he was saying
He’s not Matt Whitaker
Also HE KNEW THIS CLAIM HAD ALREADY BEEN DEBUNKED
forbes.com/sites/steveden…
Combine this with
The memo he sent to Trump undermining the Mueller investigation
Giving life to ANOTHER Trump talking point by prejudging Meuller’s conclusions
And you have a man who apparently decided sycophancy was more important than his principles
#CultureOfCorruption
The memo he sent to Trump undermining the Mueller investigation
Giving life to ANOTHER Trump talking point by prejudging Meuller’s conclusions
And you have a man who apparently decided sycophancy was more important than his principles
#CultureOfCorruption
Here's the Cook County judge who SEALED the case for Jussie, covering up the secrets of #SmollettsFolly and hiding the truth from the public.
ballotpedia.org/Steven_G._Watk…
#CrookCounty #CultureOfCorruption
ballotpedia.org/Steven_G._Watk…
#CrookCounty #CultureOfCorruption
TODAY: Accountability returns to D.C.
Meet & follow our Defenders of Democracy (tagged), & learn how each, in their capacity as Chairs of critical House committees, will hold Trump & cronies accountable.
No more #CultureOfCorruption without oversight starting today.
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Meet & follow our Defenders of Democracy (tagged), & learn how each, in their capacity as Chairs of critical House committees, will hold Trump & cronies accountable.
No more #CultureOfCorruption without oversight starting today.
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1/ Financial Services Cmte. (@FSCDems)
High on @RepMaxineWaters' agenda are Deutschebank loans to Trump & Trump's roll-back of banking regulations.
She also aims to empower the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which the Trump administration has been gutting.
High on @RepMaxineWaters' agenda are Deutschebank loans to Trump & Trump's roll-back of banking regulations.
She also aims to empower the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which the Trump administration has been gutting.
2/ Intelligence Cmte. (No Twitter handle yet)
Under R's, Intel impeded the Russia probe, pushed Deep State conspiracy theories & blocked subpoenas.
But now, @RepAdamSchiff is staffing up Intel for a real investigation of Russia's attack on democracy & Trump campaign complicity.
Under R's, Intel impeded the Russia probe, pushed Deep State conspiracy theories & blocked subpoenas.
But now, @RepAdamSchiff is staffing up Intel for a real investigation of Russia's attack on democracy & Trump campaign complicity.
article by @SharonLNYT has a fantastic description of Trump's #CultureOfCorruption: "Trump looks for people who share his disregard for the truth and are willing to parrot him, 'even if it’s a lie, even if they know it’s a lie....'" /1
nytimes.com/2018/12/01/us/…
nytimes.com/2018/12/01/us/…
Trump isn't looking for people who are competent or ethical, in fact just the opposite: "They must be 'loyal to what he is saying right now,'...or he sees them as 'a traitor.'”
The result: an administration filled with incompetent, unethical cronies. /2
The result: an administration filled with incompetent, unethical cronies. /2
But it's not just Trump's senior team. The #CultureOfCorruption seeps through the whole government.
At Ben Carson's HUD, there is “a premium put on loyalty over expertise.” Leads to incompetence that wastes taxpayer $ and hurts the most vulnerable. /3
washingtonpost.com/business/econo…
At Ben Carson's HUD, there is “a premium put on loyalty over expertise.” Leads to incompetence that wastes taxpayer $ and hurts the most vulnerable. /3
washingtonpost.com/business/econo…
Within weeks of the Orlando nightclub shooting, Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) participated in a sit-in at the House to demand votes on gun control legislation, saying, "We owe it to the LGBT community & all families harmed by gun violence to keep terror suspects from obtaining guns."
Since he was first elected to Congress in 1998, Sen. Udall has taken a leadership role on a wide array of environmental issues, receiving a lifetime score of 96% from the League of Conservation Voters.
#DemSenate2020 #DemsWork4USA #DemFuture #ForThePeople
#DemSenate2020 #DemsWork4USA #DemFuture #ForThePeople
Sen. Udall was one of the original co-sponsors of the Arctic Wilderness Bill, and more recently has worked closely with the Navajo and Pueblo nations in New Mexico to oppose new leasing, drilling and fracking near Chaco Canyon National Park. #DemSenate2020 #DemFuture
Nancy Pelosi is the most effective Speaker we’ve had in generations.
She was instrumental in getting us the ACA, fought hard for women’s rights and compassionate immigration reform.
Nancy WILL BE SPEAKER.
All that’s left is to see who unites behind her to fight the real enemy.
She was instrumental in getting us the ACA, fought hard for women’s rights and compassionate immigration reform.
Nancy WILL BE SPEAKER.
All that’s left is to see who unites behind her to fight the real enemy.
Accomplishments in the 110th Congress under Pelosi’s leadership:
👉Combatting climate change bu raising auto efficiency standards
👉Tax incentives for clean energy development
👉Largest expanse of college aid in 6 decades
👉New GI Bill
...
democraticleader.gov/110th/
👉Combatting climate change bu raising auto efficiency standards
👉Tax incentives for clean energy development
👉Largest expanse of college aid in 6 decades
👉New GI Bill
...
democraticleader.gov/110th/
👉1st Minimum Wage increase in 6 decades
👉Economic Rescue for main street businesses after 2008 collapse
👉Ended coverage discrimination for patients with mental illness
👉Creation of an independent outside ethics panel, and lobbying reform
...
👉Economic Rescue for main street businesses after 2008 collapse
👉Ended coverage discrimination for patients with mental illness
👉Creation of an independent outside ethics panel, and lobbying reform
...
🗳 Today is the day! 🗳
✅Vote for your healthcare
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✅Vote against bigotry
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✅Vote for truth
✅Vote to check the #CultureOfCorruption
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Today, #BeAVoter
✅Vote for your healthcare
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✅Check your polling location
✅See a sample ballot for your district, including all fed and local candidates
Check it all with VoteSaveAmerica.com
Be prepared. Make a plan.
#BeAVoter
@realDonaldTrump 1) Oh yeah, only a monster would try to rewrite his father's will when he was sick.
President Trump received at least $413 million in today’s dollars from his father’s real estate empire, much of it through tax dodges dubious tax schemes including instances of outright fraud.
President Trump received at least $413 million in today’s dollars from his father’s real estate empire, much of it through tax dodges dubious tax schemes including instances of outright fraud.
@realDonaldTrump 2) The Times documented 295 streams of revenue that Fred Trump created over five decades to enrich his son. Over time, as Donald Trump careened from one financial disaster to the next, his father found ways to give him substantially more money, records show.
@realDonaldTrump 3) In 1990, according to previously secret depositions, Mr. Trump tried to have his father’s will rewritten in a way that Fred Trump, alarmed and angered, feared could result in his empire’s being used to bail out his son’s failing businesses.
🍑Lucy McBath @LucyWins2018: Mother, Wife, Businesswoman, Activist for Social Justice.
🗣️You might recognize her from the 2016 #Democratic Convention: she represented Mothers of the Movement, a group of women whose African American children have been killed by gun violence.
🗣️You might recognize her from the 2016 #Democratic Convention: she represented Mothers of the Movement, a group of women whose African American children have been killed by gun violence.
🍑She intended to run for the #Georgia Legislature, but after the Parkland #Florida shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, she decided her aspirations weren’t high enough. #NeverAgainMSD #BeAVoter
🍑She’s running for Congress in George’s 6th District and could use your help because she’s in a tight race. She’s running against the SAME NRA-backed, A-rated Republican that Jon Ossoff ran against in a runoff election in June 2017. Ossoff should have won back then.
World’s greatest detective here because *45 is selling his supporters data for his fiscal gain to Excelsior.
*45 wants to monetize his supporter database, charging $35 for 1K emails.
He’s exploring text messaging rates...
nytimes.com/2018/10/13/us/…
*45 wants to monetize his supporter database, charging $35 for 1K emails.
He’s exploring text messaging rates...
nytimes.com/2018/10/13/us/…
The current legislative branch has not stepped in to check *45’s power grab.
We need to #VoteThemOut 11/6 to ensure *45 doesn’t monetize government data or to use #TrumpText for his own financial gain.
Current clients @JudicialWatch @HawleyMO @RepDeSantis #BlackoutBrett
We need to #VoteThemOut 11/6 to ensure *45 doesn’t monetize government data or to use #TrumpText for his own financial gain.
Current clients @JudicialWatch @HawleyMO @RepDeSantis #BlackoutBrett
Excelsior is a new marketing firm.
*45’s track record with due diligence is like the #CultureOfCorruption’s record with the popular vote.
Spotty at best.
We need assurances as the public controls are in place to protect people’s private information and enable them to opt out.
*45’s track record with due diligence is like the #CultureOfCorruption’s record with the popular vote.
Spotty at best.
We need assurances as the public controls are in place to protect people’s private information and enable them to opt out.
(Makes note to ask @lynnstahl7 to make a new t-shirt saying "Impolite Arrogant Woman" on the front and "blah blah blah" on the back.)
John Kelly Called Elizabeth Warren An "Impolite Arrogant Woman" In An Email buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonl… via @jasonleopold #WeAreTheMob
John Kelly Called Elizabeth Warren An "Impolite Arrogant Woman" In An Email buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonl… via @jasonleopold #WeAreTheMob
I was joking about the t-shirt but y'all weren't kidding!
So, @lynnstahl7 whipped these up right quick.
All proceeds go toward @BlueWaveCS🌊 final 20-day push to get Dems elected. #WeAreTheMob #ImpoliteArrogantWoman #FridayFeeling #FridayMotivation
➡️bonfire.com/impolite-arrog…
So, @lynnstahl7 whipped these up right quick.
All proceeds go toward @BlueWaveCS🌊 final 20-day push to get Dems elected. #WeAreTheMob #ImpoliteArrogantWoman #FridayFeeling #FridayMotivation
➡️bonfire.com/impolite-arrog…
.@lynnstahl7 has designed not only @BlueWaveCS' website, but all of the "mob" gear you need to go out and protest the GOP's #CultureOfCorruption, too.
They aren't going to just give us the house back, y'all. We're going to have to #TakeItBack. #WeAreTHEMob
bonfire.com/store/blue-wav…
They aren't going to just give us the house back, y'all. We're going to have to #TakeItBack. #WeAreTHEMob
bonfire.com/store/blue-wav…
.@BlueWaveCS has joined a @swingleft, @IndivisibleTeam, @MoveOn, and dozens of other organizations to #GOTV #TheLastWeekend before the midterms.
Sign up today, and don't just vote this year. Volunteer!
➡️thelastweekend.org/bluewave
#WednesdayWisdom
Sign up today, and don't just vote this year. Volunteer!
➡️thelastweekend.org/bluewave
#WednesdayWisdom
Here's @BlueWaveCS' newsletter for #October3rd!
#WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayMotivation
➡️ mailchi.mp/fe494bb86a20/t…
#WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayMotivation
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In addition to working on #TheLastWeekend, @BlueWavecs has been keeping track of every time Trump takes to Twitter to target a Democrat or endorse a Republican. We call them #TrumpTargets. Check out the database here: bit.ly/trump_targets
#WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayMotivation
#WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayMotivation
🤪This rant-fest by Trump on Puerto Rico is cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs even for him!
💥Even the #CultureOfCorruption GOP can't support pretending that nearly 3,000 people died in Hurricane Maria in September 2017...can they? Fox can.
🥴This is wacko!
📞Call him out!
💥Even the #CultureOfCorruption GOP can't support pretending that nearly 3,000 people died in Hurricane Maria in September 2017...can they? Fox can.
🥴This is wacko!
📞Call him out!
🤥This is beyond #LieGate!
🤪🤥This is #WackoLieGate!
🔗Link to L.A. Times article about power before Hurricane Maria:
latimes.com/nation/la-na-p…
🤪🤥This is #WackoLieGate!
🔗Link to L.A. Times article about power before Hurricane Maria:
latimes.com/nation/la-na-p…
🤪👀Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs!!!
So Mr. Trump is visiting the beautiful Dakotas and the ego fluffing rallying continues without pause. Just like yesterday, Trump will continue his rants and attacks on the media and spread lies about Democrats./1 #TrumpEgoRallies #CultureOfCorruption #Cult45
But here's what know he won't do or say: address the real issues facing hard-working North and South Dakota families. He will also fail to talk about the continued #Republican war on health care coverage for 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions./2 #GOPCorruption
30,100: North Dakotans that would have lost health coverage by 2026 under the #GOP House-passed #Trumpcare bill./3 #ProtectOurCare #CultureOfCorruption #GOPGreed
The American people are confronted with a #GOP Congress and Administration that are relentlessly ransacking the futures of American families and seniors, all to further enrich their lobbyist and special interest friends, big corporations and the wealthiest one percent. /1
From health care, to taxes, to good-paying jobs, to critical consumer protections, President Trump and the #Republican Congress are selling out the American people at every turn: /2 #ARawDeal #CultureOfCorruption #RepublicanGreed
#Democrats must be ready to drive home our case to the American people about how a Democratic majority will fight For The People:/3 #ForAll #ForThePeople #ABetterDeal #PrincipledDemocraticLeadership
If you think
·Women’s Rights
·Civil Rights
·LGBTQ Rights
·Voting Rights
·Higher Wages
·Equal Pay
·Environmental Protections
·Consumer Protections
·Affordable Healthcare
·Saving Social Security
·DACA
·SCOTUS
Are important, then in #69Days 👉 #VoteBLUE
·Women’s Rights
·Civil Rights
·LGBTQ Rights
·Voting Rights
·Higher Wages
·Equal Pay
·Environmental Protections
·Consumer Protections
·Affordable Healthcare
·Saving Social Security
·DACA
·SCOTUS
Are important, then in #69Days 👉 #VoteBLUE
There are #69Days left to help democratic candidates get elected.
What can you do to help them win?
🔹Donate
🔹Canvass
🔹 Make Calls
🔹 Give someone a ride
🔹 Help someone register to vote
Here 👉 rockthevote.org/action-center/…
What can you do to help them win?
🔹Donate
🔹Canvass
🔹 Make Calls
🔹 Give someone a ride
🔹 Help someone register to vote
Here 👉 rockthevote.org/action-center/…
Are you ready to vote in #69Days?
Do you know your state’s voter ID laws?
Do you have a ride to your polling place?
Do you know where your polling place is?
You can find out here:
usa.gov/election-day
Do you know your state’s voter ID laws?
Do you have a ride to your polling place?
Do you know where your polling place is?
You can find out here:
usa.gov/election-day
Thanks to the AP reporter @JeffHorwitz , we are now learning
Chris Christie is tied to the
Hedge Fund which owns AMI and National Enquirer.
Oh this is more compelling than ANY National Enquirer cover
🔥🔥🔥
#Maddow
#CultureOfCorruption
Chris Christie is tied to the
Hedge Fund which owns AMI and National Enquirer.
Oh this is more compelling than ANY National Enquirer cover
🔥🔥🔥
#Maddow
#CultureOfCorruption
@JeffHorwitz what was the hedge fund you mentioned on Maddow? Thanks! Great work & reporting!
Here’s the website to the Chatham Hedge Fund
chathamwealth.com
chathamwealth.com
Today’s guilty verdicts against Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort & guilty plea by Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, are further evidence of the rampant #CultureOfCorruption & criminality at the heart of Trump’s inner circle.
Cohen’s admission of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in hush money “at the direction of the candidate” to influence the 2016 election shows @realDonaldTrump’s claims of ignorance to be far from accurate, & places him in even greater legal jeopardy.
These convictions are further proof that Special Counsel Mueller’s team & prosecutors in New York are conducting thorough & professional investigations, which must be permitted to continue free from interference. #FollowTheFacts goo.gl/DQXT4Q
Democrats Fight #GOP Culture of Corruption to Make Washington Work for the People/1 #VoteBlue2018 #Midterms #Democrats #DemsWork4USA #WhyIVoteDemocrat
This week’s indictment of #GOP Congressman Chris Collins shines a stark light on the rampant culture of corruption and self-enrichment among #Republicans in Washington today/2 #Collins #CorruptGOP #SwampThings
..and the story continues to widen as reporters unearth at least six other #GOP current and former Members of Congress who have recently owned or sold stock in Innate Immunotherapeutics, the Australian company at the center of the arrest of Rep. Collins./3 #GOPCORRUPT #Collins
