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.@SenatorTimScott says he will vote NO on Thomas Farr judicial nomination, citing Department of Justice memo written under President George H.W. Bush:

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@SenatorTimScott 2/ Given that @JeffFlake is voting NO on all nominees until his Mueller protection bill gets a vote, this means Farr's nomination is DOA.
@SenatorTimScott @JeffFlake 3/ Here's a good @seungminkim/@WPJohnWagner piece on the controversy

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Erdogan himself didn’t make time to meet with Bolton and said that “despite the fact that we reached a clear agreement with Mr. Trump, different voices have been raised from different echelons of the U.S. administration.”
2/ Erdogan: “Trump’s views on Syria and his determination to pull out remain our point of reference.” Re Bolton request Turks don’t attack Kurds, Erdogan said he “cannot make any concessions. Those involved in a terror corridor (in Syria) will receive the necessary punishment.”
3/AP: Shortly after Bolton’s meetings and in an apparent snub to the U.S. diplomatic push, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara’s preparations for a new military offensive against terror groups in Syria are “to a large extent” complete.

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Knowledgeable source tells me that White House forced out Pentagon Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Kevin Sweeney (ret.)
Official title was “Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense.”
Sweeney was going to leave within a couple months, having worked directly for Mattis, but WH forced him out before he wanted to leave, knowledgeable source says.
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Retired four-star Admiral William McRaven, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014 (which included the OBL mission), just issued the following statement to CNN in response to POTUS attacking GEN McChrystal on twitter:

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“Stan McChrystal is one of the great generals of this generation and the finest officer I ever served with. He is a deep strategic thinker, tactically brilliant, with unparalleled personal courage. His leadership of special operations forces in Iraq and Afghanistan...
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“... unquestionably saved the lives of thousands of American and allied troops, as well as countless civilians. No general I know has given more in the service of this country."
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Grassley Statement on Announcement of William Barr Nomination to be Attorney General

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WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement on the President’s intent to nominate William Barr to be the next United States Attorney General.
“I am pleased that the President has made the choice to nominate the next Attorney General of the United States. Bill Barr is a talented, well-respected lawyer who has been committed to public service over the course of his long career.
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President @realDonaldTrump made an outstanding decision in nominating William Barr to serve as the next #AttorneyGeneral.

Mr. Barr is highly capable, highly respected and will provide new and much-needed leadership for the Department of Justice.
@realDonaldTrump Having previously served as AG under President George H.W. Bush, Mr. Barr is a known quantity, a man of the highest integrity and character, and has an impeccable reputation.

He will provide a strong and steady hand to the fine men and women at the Department of Justice.
@realDonaldTrump I will do everything in my power to push him through the Senate Judiciary Committee and onto the floor of the Senate for eventual confirmation as soon as possible.

Well done Mr. President.
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One of Trump's judicial nominees just went down, due in large part to his role in Jesse Helms' 1990 Senate campaign, one of the most starkly racist of the modern era.
As I've noted before, Helms got his start four decades earlier as a Democrat, when he ran a starkly racist campaign for Willis Smith against the liberal incumbent, Sen. Frank Porter Graham.

I discussed that campaign and Helms' early career here:
After winning re-election in 1978 fairly easily, Helms faced a tough fight the third time against Gov. Jim Hunt, a popular moderate.

Helms rallied white voters on racial issues, playing up his outspoken opposition to the creation of Martin Luther King Jr Day. Helms won, 52-48.
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So after reading this Politico story, I decided to take a look at what was happening in the news during key dates listed within it.

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Before I go on, I just want to reiterate that THIS is the reason **we shouldn’t be paying attention to what is being SAID.** It’s a distraction from what is actually happening. Moving on...
August 15: Trump revokes Brennan’s security clearance
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253: #TrumpRussia #Trussia #TrumpRussiaCollusion #KremlinKlan #ITMFA
Donald Trump refuses to impose new sanctions on Russia independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
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Well....could he do ANYTHING to look more guilty!?
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Read the controversial Nunes memo authorized for release by Trump yahoo.com/news/read-cont… via @YahooNews
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