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Trump: Day 724
-Day 24 of the #TrumpShutdown
-Rejects Proposal 2 Re-Open Gov't
-Shutdown Strains Travel Nationwide
-Claims He 'Never Worked for Russia'
-Kremlin Blessed RU's NRA Operation
-Trade Deficit w/China Record High
-Serves Fast Food 2 NCAAF Champs
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Day 829 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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"Family Guy" producers defend showing Trump groping Meg Griffin in new episode hill.cm/rYsEVWj
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Day 680 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.

The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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Day 470 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injuring 546.

Although a bump stock ban takes effect in 64 days, Congress must take action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
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Two weeks into 2019: There have been 7 mass shootings in 7 different states in the 14 completed days of January
gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-s…
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As of last night, the United States has now reached 500+ gun deaths and 900+ gun injuries in the first two weeks of 2019.

Gun deaths are a national emergency!
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Real-time US gun violence data*
as of 1/14:
•508 gun deaths
•919 gun injuries
•21 children shot
•77 teenagers shot
•12 police officers shot
•55 DGU incidents
•70 home invasions
•55 unintentional shootings
•7 mass shootings

*not including suicides
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Day 290 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
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Day 290 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.

With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
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Day 269 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.

As of 12/21/2018 according to Trump admin:

➡️ 161 of 2,816 *separated kids* still in custody.
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FYI: The Trump admin has quietly resumed separating immigrant families at the border.

At one agency, the children were put into temporary foster care and shelters with little or no indication that they arrived at the border with their parents: propub.li/2QcsPvY
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now almost 15,000 are in U.S. custody.

The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
n.pr/2BdhcL8
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'A death sentence': migrant caravan member killed in Honduras after Trump policy had him sent him back theguardian.com/world/2019/jan…
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Day 217 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
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Kim Jong Un told the world this month that North Korea took steps to stop making nuclear weapons in 2018, a shift from his earlier public statements.

The evidence shows production has continued, and possibly expanded bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Day 147 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet.

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Day 39 since US Justice Department prosecutors say Trump committed a felony

Yet, no subpoena, no indictment, no impeachment

One must ask. Is Trump above the law?

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Cohen lawyer: Trump views Cohen as "greatest threat to his presidency" hill.cm/aVdL5ot
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Day 104 since WaPo columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

Saudi Arabia admits they were responsible for his death. Yet, the location of Khashoggi's body remains unknown.

Why does Trump defend Saudi Arabia?
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Pompeo chuckling with MBS to convey his deep concern about Khashoggi murder, Yemen, and imprisoned and tortured Saudi women activists. Swagger.
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From @JoshRogin: "There’s now a growing effort to declassify and release the assessment, to see whether Pompeo is being truthful and whether MBS’s guilt can be proved." wapo.st/2FyP7BO
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Day 24 since Congress & Trump have not agreed on a spending bill.

Government agencies are now shut down.

More than 420,000 government workers to work without pay, including 41,000 federal law enforcement and correctional officers. #TrumpShutdown
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As we wind down day 24 of the #TrumpShutdown, let's not forget:

"I will be the one to shut it down. I'm not going to blame you for it."
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Trump claimed responsibility for the government shutdown, and six polls show that Americans are giving it to him. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Trump Rejects Proposal to Temporarily Reopen the Government
nyti.ms/2HeJs6i?smid=n…
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"Well, Mr. [Trump], when are you going to help us open the government?" -- Lisa Murkowski on Trump rejecting three-week deal to reopen government
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Trump could end it in 1 minute by just accepting the bill the House and Senate have passed.

See how easy that would be.
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America First?
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Trump is apparently "baffled" on why he isn't getting credit for being in the White House during the shutdown.

It's not complicated: he isn't actually doing any constructive work, so his literal location is irrelevant.
on.msnbc.com/2FqflXZ
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Analysis: Trump’s shutdown strategy continues to show all the signs of failure wapo.st/2FvkkWi
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This story is bonkers. IRS is sending automated letters to people warning their assets will be seized, and there’s nothing people can do about it
interc.pt/2TSPISR
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A group of federal employees working without pay during the #TrumpShutdown are suing Trump, likening the predicament to involuntary servitude and accusing Trump and their bosses of violating the 13th Amendment.
washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01…
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The Capital Area Food Bank's Hunger Lifeline expects to serve as many as 600,000 more meals this month at a cost of $300,000 as the #TrumpShutdown ripples through the local economy.
nbc4dc.com/D80lVsU
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Canadian air traffic controllers are buying pizzas for their American counterparts as a show of support during the #TrumpShutdown.
apne.ws/rLmjrMN
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The TSA security checkpoint at Houston's airport that closed yesterday will remain closed because of a staffing shortage due to the #TrumpShutdown. abc13.co/2FvL7lr
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TSA security lines at @ATLairport stretched more than an hour long this morning amid the #TrumpShutdown

Wait times could reach as long as an hour and a half.
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Here's video of the long security line @ATLairport
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Yet another poll confirms that the #TrumpShutdown is backfiring on Trump. These QPoll numbers are devastating. American voters support 63-30 percent the Dem proposal to reopen govt; 59-40 percent say wall is not a good use of taxpayer dollars, etc. poll.qu.edu/national/relea…
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Also from Quinnipiac:

Did Trump's recent televised address to the nation change your mind about building a wall along the border with Mexico, or not?

Yes: 2% (not a typo)

No: 89%
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At US-Mexico border, a tribal nation fights wall that would divide them pbs.org/newshour/show/…
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Trump says only 2% of apprehended immigrants show up for court hearings; in fact, three-quarters show up and among asylum seekers eight of every nine.

In a pilot program, 100% of asylum seekers showed up; Trump ended the program.
nytimes.com/2018/11/01/us/…
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Trump twice told a story last week about a 16-year-old being "brutally murdered" and "viciously, violently killed" by MS-13 members on Wednesday.

The 16-year-old is alive and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. longisland.news12.com/story/39776553…
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Republicans never wanted the wall. It just wasn't a priority, even for those lobbying for a national emergency to get it built today.

Democrats in the majority now provide cover for reluctant Rs, but that is the height of cynicism. nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…
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The Farm Convention is in New Orleans. Not Nashville.
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Trump says he's been tougher on Russia than any US President. Is this true?

"If you believe Trump is tougher on Russia than his predecessors, then I’ve got a penthouse in the Trump Tower Moscow to sell you."
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CNN obtained new details on internal discussions at FBI over need to investigate whether Trump fired Comey to help Russia.

FBI general counsel directly raised question of whether "the president of the US fired Comey at behest of Russian government"
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Trump: "I never worked for Russia. I think it's a disgrace that you even asked that question because it's a whole big fat hoax."
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Alexander Torshin, the Russian central bank official who spent years aggressively courting NRA leaders, briefed the Kremlin on his efforts and recommended they participate, according to a U.S. intel report reviewed by The Daily Beast.
thedailybeast.com/kremlin-blesse…
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Trump lawyers rejected in-person interview request from Mueller: report
hill.cm/L5ZPIAb
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Fred Kaplan: No notes from Trump-Putin meetings: not just unusual, unprecedented.
slate.com/news-and-polit…
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Romney: “I think it’s inappropriate for [Trump] ... to communicate with the president of another global power without having people there keeping careful records .... That is an enormous mistake and should not be repeated.”
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Executive privilege is serious and important. So is risk that the chief executive is beholden to a foreign power. 

Subpoenaing the interpreter is the least bad option
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
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In light of blockbuster revelations about Trump and Russia, it's time to intensify scrutiny of McConnell's role:

* Refused united front against Russian interference

* Scuttled efforts to protect Mueller

* Won't hold votes to reopen govt
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
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Chuck Schumer has officially announced he'll force a vote in the Senate on a resolution to disapprove of the Treasury's decision to relax sanctions for companies connected to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
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House Oversight Dems made 64 requests for subpoenas. Republican chairmen blocked all of them.

Cummings: "I don't know if any president that had ever done this. None. None. That has ever said, 'I'm not giving you anything.'" Via CBS
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Bill Barr will say at his confirmation hearing "it is vitally important" Mueller be allowed to complete his probe.

"It is in the best interest of everyone ... that this matter be resolved by allowing the Special Counsel to complete his work."
apnews.com/181415fe1f054d…
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Neomi Rao — Trump’s pick for a federal judgeship and a reported Supreme Court contender — wrote a string of op-eds in college and just after she graduated, at times using inflammatory language to discuss race, date rape, and LGBT rights.
buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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It's good that Republicans are finally rebuking Steve King, but there's not much daylight between him and Trump...according to Donald Trump.
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House Rs strip Steve King of his committee assignments  
nyti.ms/2RJuUQh?smid=n…
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Trump is very up on the details of Jeff Bezos’ divorce.

But when asked about Steve King’s white supremacist comments he says: “I haven’t been following it.”
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Protesters marched towards the Convention Center in New Orleans today in advance of Trump's appearance, calling for an end to the shutdown and a “national emergency against Trump."
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Protesters chant “Lock him up” right outside the New Orleans Convention Center, where @realDonaldTrump is scheduled to speak.
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Rallying farmers, Trump pushes border wall and slams “chain migration” but opens door to more immigrants in temporary agriculture jobs.

Reminder: Trump himself relies on temporary foreign workers at his Mar-a-Lago Club and golf courses
washingtonpost.com/politics/rally…
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Trump's corporate tax cut is now estimated to cost $600 billion more than originally projected 👀
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Two years into the Trump administration, @TheAtlantic has published Unthinkable: 50 norm-shattering moments that have defined the past 724 days.

Read them all here:
theatlantic.com/unthinkable
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Pence to speak at anti-abortion fundraiser hill.cm/Bkonyor
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Ivanka Trump to Help Choose New World Bank President. Interviews with candidates start tomorrow. Ethics watchdogs raise red flags. via @NYTimes nyti.ms/2HdHnaC
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This is alarming!

Antarctic ice loss in 1979: 40 billion tons per year.

Antarctic ice loss in 2017: 252 billion tons per year.
washingtonpost.com/energy-environ…
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House Appropriations Chair Nita Lowey and House Dems today introduced two Continuing Resolutions to reopen the government.

The first bill would reopen all closed federal agencies through February 1. A second CR would reopen all closed agencies through February 28.
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Trump returned to the White House and announces he has burgers for “a lot of people who like to eat”. (NCAAF Champion Clemson Tigers football team is visiting) He didn’t say who he sent out for burgers.
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Here’s video of Trump showing off 300 hamburgers from McDonald's, Wendy's and Burger King.

But there’s two candelabras, so, it’s classy. 😉
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Of note, at one point tonight, Trump said he bought 300 hamburgers.

Later, he claimed he bought 1,000 hamburgers.

He lies and embellishes everything!
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Day 183 at the #KremlinAnnex

"LiAR"
pscp.tv/w/bw0oEDF4ZUtX…
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Daily reminder...
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In case you missed yesterday's thread:
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Brad Parscale, Trump’s 2020 campaign manager, was paid *$2.7M* to provide “digital operations” for the inauguration

And Trump’s hotel received $1.5M, according to docs seen by @ABC
abcn.ws/2SPQEqR
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At Trump’s Inauguration, $10,000 for Makeup and Lots of Room Service via NYT nyti.ms/2RR5r7m?smid=n…
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Mueller Probes an Event With Nunes, Flynn, and Foreign Officials at Trump’s D.C. Hotel thedailybeast.com/mueller-probes…
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