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This is about as a good answer from @JoeBiden as I would expect. “If in fact they block the investigation, they have no alternative but to go to the only other constitutional resort they have, [which] is impeachment.”
The impeachment standard was met before the Mueller report was even published, in my view, and the redacted report only makes the process a more logical next step. I argued that after the report’s release for @RSPolitics. rol.st/2Zp5XdF
Trump has likened the Mueller investigation to treason and an attempted coup. Now he is trying to block any Congressional oversight. This isn’t something to laugh off as Trump being Trump, trying once again to sue his way out of a problem. It is a problem. nyti.ms/2V2HJrb
Bob Bauer, the White House Counsel to President Obama, warns about Trump’s “unprecedented challenge” to Congressional oversight powers. Most succinctly, Trump is trying to be the President of a different nation, one without co-equal branches of government. wapo.st/2ZLaiYM
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Joe Biden argued that the 1994 crime bill—which he wrote—didn’t “generate mass incarceration.” It is a straw-man argument that gaslights his critics. It did plenty of damage that Biden is unwilling to account for and @KamalaHarris was right to say as much. nbcnews.to/2VCA3w9
Kamala Harris may very well be an imperfect messenger. The blame for mass incarceration arguably lies more with local prosecutors than with presidents. @jduffyrice laid all this out in 2016. It is still one of the best essays that I’ve read on this topic. bit.ly/2HnxDsv
Biden is correct that the crime bill didn’t generate mass incarceration as a phenomenon, but he positions the argument as if the bill had no net effect on it whatsoever. It’s him trying to bury it without having to deal with the law’s nuances, and he shouldn’t get away with it.
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Jamil Smith
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They are doing it again, even more overtly. Giuliani may have canceled the trip, but he delivered the message. Inviting foreign nations to interfere with our elections is treasonous, full stop. But because they got away with it the first time, here we are. nyti.ms/2HdzRL9
The whole ego game with Trump is that he can’t possibly be soliciting foreign help because he wouldn’t ever allow anyone to think that he accepted help to win. The thing folks need to understand is that this guy doesn’t care how he wins. Just that he does. rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
Yes, he has pride. But Trump not letting his own Cabinet discuss ending election interference isn’t just about hurting his feelings. The President is willing to compromise the nation to win. Understand that this man doesn’t give a fuck about this country. rol.st/2XHfzin
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Disappointing. I will wait for the final proposals, but this report hints at Biden embracing a “middle ground” approach to mitigating the climate crisis that is entirely insufficient, pandering to Trump supporters and mistaking conservatism for pragmatism. reut.rs/2VvYAmr
Biden and his fellow Democratic contenders would do well to emulate @JayInslee’s initial proposals to address the climate crisis. As @drvox reported, his ideas are ambitious and serious. That’s just what we need. This problem isn’t getting any less urgent. bit.ly/2HcEc19
Read @billmckibben on how the climate crisis will influence the Democratic primary. I can’t entertain voting for any candidate who refuses to recognize the severity of the climate crisis, signaled either by rhetoric or by their lack of serious proposals. politi.co/2H9e0D1
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