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Peter Daou
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CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE ON #IMPEACHMENT

It's encouraging to see House Dems gradually come out for #impeachment, but let's acknowledge those like @RepMaxineWaters, @RepAlGreen @RashidaTlaib, @ewarren, @AOC, and other activists and elected officials who were ahead of the curve.
@RepMaxineWaters @RepAlGreen @RashidaTlaib @ewarren @AOC Groups like @MoveOn, @IndivisibleTeam, @Need2Impeach, @StandUpAmerica and several others have played a crucial role in building pressure on Dem leaders. And whatever you think of his presidential run, @TomSteyer has been pushing to #ImpeachTrump for a long time.
@RepMaxineWaters @RepAlGreen @RashidaTlaib @ewarren @AOC @MoveOn @IndivisibleTeam @Need2Impeach @StandUpAmerica @TomSteyer One of the reasons I was eager to join @LindseyBoylan's campaign as an adviser is because she was calling for #impeachment months ago. I've been deeply disappointed in my longtime @RepJerryNadler for dithering on holding Trump accountable and Lindsey's clarity is refreshing.
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Peter Daou
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DEAR MEDIA: Her name is @LindseyBoylan and she's challenging @RepJerryNadler in #NY10.

I'm an adviser on her campaign and I've seen several mainstream reports saying #Nadler has a progressive challenger who is "making him nervous" ...without naming her.

@LindseyBoylan @RepJerryNadler Lindsey's credentials speak for themselves.

Wellesley and Columbia Business School grad.

Helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars for underfunded public housing in New York and led the state’s efforts to provide assistance for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
@LindseyBoylan @RepJerryNadler @LindseyBoylan called for #impeachment months ago while Nadler has dithered.

Media outlets are now reporting that it is her credible threat that is moving him (slowly) toward impeachment.

She has spoken with moral clarity about issues like racism.

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Peter Daou
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THREAD — THERE IS NO #IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

Deeply troubling that #Pelosi and #Nadler are trying to obfuscate and confuse Democratic voters.

But let's be clear, as CNN reports today: "Pelosi and Nadler have so far resisted the pressure from within their party to open an inquiry."
THERE'S NO IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

After months of intense activist pressure @SpeakerPelosi and @RepJerryNadler realized they had to throw Dems a bone, so they concocted a convoluted narrative to make it appear the #impeachment process has begun. It hasn't.

@SpeakerPelosi @RepJerryNadler THERE'S NO IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

Let's be honest: Dem leaders want to punt to 2020 voters while Trump abuses power with total abandon.

#Nadler's words: “If an impeachment inquiry is if you’re considering only impeachment, that’s not what we’re doing.”

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Peter Daou
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LET'S BE REAL:

We don't need one iota more evidence to #ImpeachTrumpNOW

His assault on the press alone is a brazen violation of his oath to defend the Constitution. Not to mention torturing migrant children.

Saying we need MORE evidence is effectively tolerating his abuses.
See, this is what it's like not to be mealy-mouthed.
Saying "we need to build a case for #impeachment" is ignoring everything that has happened since 2016.
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GoodCounselBook
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No matter how they come out, the #impeachment hearings that now appear to be on their way will turn out to be a long overdue family conversation and massive online civics course where we, as Americans, get to grapple with some really important questions. Leave your examples below
Please make all examples based on facts that were preserved in the #MuellerReport. You may not like his looks or style, but the man knew how to preserve a record.
Ex. 1: If a foreign power offers you help in an election, do you accept the help or do you call the FBI?
Ex. 2: If you continue to pursue potential business deals involving said foreign power, or any other entity looking to do business with you, and refuse to divest or put everything in a blind trust (or even make routine disclosures), have you made yourself susceptible to bribery?
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Angus Johnston
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Katherine Clark comes out for impeachment. Clark is the sixth highest-ranking Dem in the House leadership, and the fourth House Dem to come out in favor of an impeachment inquiry since yesterday morning.
Clark is the highest ranking Democrat in the leadership group to come out in favor of starting impeachment proceedings.
And the House is in recess for the next six weeks, which means your Congressmember is going to be spending a lot of time in your district. Might be a good idea to pop by and let them know how you feel about impeachment. thehill.com/homenews/house…
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Lindsey Boylan
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THREAD — #IMPEACHMENT 101

OK, let's cut through the noise on impeachment.

First, let's state the obvious:

Donald Trump's entire presidency is an impeachable offense, an affront to basic human values, an insult to common sense and common decency, a threat to the rule of law.
#IMPEACHMENT 101

The #MuellerReport found multiple instances where Trump obstructed—or attempted to obstruct—justice.

He has violated the emoluments clause of the Constitution by using the office to enrich himself and his family.

He coddles dictators while alienating allies.
#IMPEACHMENT 101

Trump has repeatedly undermined the First Amendment (which he's sworn to defend) by inciting violence against the free press and calling them "enemies of the people."

His party has launched an unconstitutional assault on women’s reproductive rights and health.
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Teri Kanefield
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(Thread) A Constitutional Showdown on the Horizon

ApexCat, it seems we’re pretty much in the same place we were when Barr published his “summary” of Mueller’s report.

Barr testified today that he will not give Congress an unredacted report

The constitutional issue is this:
1/ Who gets to decide whether a president is guilty?
Congress, or the Attorney General appointed by the president?

Article I, § 2, cl. 5 gives the House of Representatives “the sole power of impeachment.” archives.gov/founding-docs/…
So under the Constitution, Congress decides.
2/
Nadler promises that if Barr doesn’t give an unredacted report to Congress, he'll issue a subpoena & fight it out in court.

Rep Schiff, too, requested the unredacted report, so the Dems are "fighting a two-front war.”
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Peter Maass
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1) I'm not sure how to make people remember or care that 15 years ago the United States invaded Iraq, setting off a war that continues to this day, with several hundred thousand Iraqis dead, millions turned into refugees. I covered the invasion for the New York Times Magazine.
2) Though I'm a writer, I shot photos during the invasion as I drove a rented Hyundai SUV from Kuwait into Iraq via Safwan, then up the spine of the country to Nasiriya, Diwaniya, Hilla, Kut and finally Baghdad. Here's the Hyundai on March 19, 2003. It's clean--that will change
3) The photographer I worked with, Laurent vander Stockt, drove his own SUV. After several failed attempts to get into Iraq, one time turned back at gunpoint by U.S. soldiers, we finally got through, via what we guessed was a minefield (I followed Lauren tracks). Here's Laurent.
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