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I don’t think “executive” is the kind of privilege that they are truly citing in this case. cnn.it/2QJihS3
This is an honest question. Is there a reason why the House cannot be ready hold contempt votes right away when witnesses do not meet their deadlines for compliance? Why, for instance, are we still waiting on the McGahn vote? Why not be ready to hold Hope Hicks in contempt now?
To be clear: I’m looking for an actual reason. Not “They’re cowards” or some version of a joke or conspiracy theory. Are House Democrats following a specific rule that dictates that they wait a certain length of time? Are they giving these witnesses leeway for a specific reason?
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You could wonder why these @phoenixpolice officers would do this after a four-year-old girl lifted a dollar-store Barbie when she didn’t know any better. But “the cruelty is the point” doesn’t just apply to President Trump.
It should go without saying that the @phoenixpolice officers involved in this incident should be fired and prosecuted for assault, even if that seems unlikely. But the problem remains the system that allows for such abuse of power. I know this has been said. It bears repeating.
The @phoenixpolice officers who brutalized that black family also lied on their report to make it seem as if their lives were endangered. Turned off their body cameras. Bystanders with phones created the only path to accountability. The system is broken.
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Trump must know that accepting foreign dirt on campaign opponents is illegal. Even if Democrats don’t consider this treasonous, @POTUS just brazenly declared his criminal intent. “Disgraceful,” “shocking,” and “appalling” reads like “thoughts and prayers.” rol.st/2IbDbGN
I am a black man, born and raised in America—so I am no evangelist for the FBI. I know my history. But if you are a candidate for office and a foreign power offers you dirt on an opponent, you call the FBI. If only to save yourself from criminal liability!
What @DavidJollyFL said about Trump’s admission that he’ll accept foreign interference was solid. Trump was eminently impeachable before that remark, but he crossed a new line yesterday—and he did it in the Oval Office. Inaction just looks like compliance.
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Traitorous. Call it out for what it is. He accepted foreign help the first time. Didn’t do anything to stop it since. Now he is telling us he’ll do it again. I love that he cites Norway, like it’s okay to take information from the white countries. abcn.ws/2WIvZef
The really amazing thing will be when folks hear things like this and still behave like we are about to have a fair presidential election. We have the first debates in two weeks; see how often not only foreign election interference, but the neutered Voting Rights Act comes up.
When you make it clear that you’ll never truly hold this president accountable, you can expect this. But it did just get easier to make that public case for impeachment that Democratic leadership said they need to make. I’m sure they’ll get right on that.
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