A few thoughts after my 1st appearance on @IngrahamAngle and seeing responses on twitter:

1) We are a remarkably partisan nation right now. I have no idea whether anyone in the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the election, but the right does not seem to care. 1/
2) the whataboutism and misdirection from the right is pervasive. As is the degree to which folks on the far right declare things as fact when they can’t know. Say what you want about Albana and his policies, but the degree of venom directed at him personally is unwarranted. 2/
3) Whatever comes out of the upcoming IG report, it does not mean that Trump or others did not ALSO commit crimes. Those are separate issues. Even if the FBI mishandled the FISA process, or wrote improper texts, that does not mean that campaign ppl did not collude with Russia. 3/
4) Our democracy is founded in part on the notion that we do not jail our enemies. The thirst to investigate Hillary or Obama BECAUSE we disagree with their political views is troubling. Mueller should determine if crimes were committed, which is separate from politics. 4/
5) it’s a shame how much people put political party above country. Two wrongs don’t make a right and we should all strive to eliminate corruption from our political system, regardless of party. 5/
6) I worry how we, as a country, can recover or preserve our foundational values in the wake of constant attacks from our president, who does seem to care more about himself than this country. I hope we can but the discourse is incredibly disheartening. END

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Short thread:

Latest ODNI election interference provides some more important detail about election interference but seems to (intentionally) conflate public statements from foreign countries (China/Iran) with covert malign influence efforts (Russia). They are not the same. 1/
After sucking up to Xi earlier this year, Trump has seemingly decided that making China the bad guy will give him an opening to blame China for his election loss. So he has taken actions to upset China (blame them for virus, close Houston consulate, Tiktok/WeChat, etc). 2/
So it is no surprise that China is unhappy with that recent 180 from Trump to confrontation rather than appeasement. But China’s preference for Trump’s opponent in light of Trump’s antagonism is NOT the equivalent of Russia using proxies to spread disinformation in U.S. 3/
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Barr: nothing was ever elevated to me during Bush years.

Follow-up: why was the case of Roger Stone, one of thousands in DOJ, elevated to you?

True answer: because he had incriminating information on @realDonaldTrump
What evidence does Barr have that voter fraud is a risk of widespread mail-in voting?

How many voter fraud cases had DOJ brought in last 10 years?
Barr is apparently okay discussing ongoing investigations into unmasking, so he should be perfectly okay discussing ongoing investigations in the SDNY that may have led to Berman’s firing.
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Let’s unpack this.

1) why should we believe Barr (or his lackeys) when we know that Barr lied to the public that Berman “stepped down”?

2) Berman was Trump’s pick for the job. Yet Berman has not been compliant with the Trump/Barr political playbook.
3) US Attorneys chosen by the President are NEVER fired 5 months before a presidential election. It’s laughable to assert that it was simply to make room for someone who was never a prosecutor or even a litigator.

4) Since impeachment, Trump has been on a disloyalty purge.
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I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of support. It means a lot to my family and me.

I am almost back to 100%. I’m lucky enough not to fall in the vulnerable category and, for me, it was just like the flu. 1/
My difficulty in getting a test despite the exact symptoms and a neg flu test underscores how shockingly unprepared this administration is to deal with this pandemic. In fact, I was told that NYC hospitals STILL would not test my wife — with similar symptoms — unless admitted. 2/
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(And I’m fine. Just want to rule it out for my family, including three little kids.)
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1) you don’t need corroboration. Ford’s compelling and credible testimony, partic in the case of Kav’s less-than-credible response, is sufficient in court and thus certainly for these purposes.

1/
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2/
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