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Victoria Brownworth
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The reason @KamalaHarris's interrogation of Barr is so critical is because this is what is at the heart of the exchange in the #UkraineWhistleblower complaint and the #Zelenskiy phone call.
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AG Barr was being asked EXPLICITLY by Trump to help #Ukraine open an investigation of the Bidens.
Problematic here is that Barr is--yet again--in charge of evaluating his own behavior. And we know how that went with the Mueller Report.
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And we have to question why Trump was talking about @HillaryClinton today in his presser.
Trump wants to draw the link between the case against Hillary that he has built with his base since the election and this latest scandal--to neutralize the Democrats.
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Victoria Brownworth
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Actually many public-spirited people like myself thought--as I wrote back in Nov 2016--that we needed a recount in PA, MI & WI & that we needed a new election like every other nation on earth has when there is vote tampering.
You should have called for this. Everyone should have.
In February 2017, while reporting on Sally Yates and Mike Flynn, I wrote that Trump must resign or be impeached.
Then I reported on clear violations of the emoluments clause. There were so many things between then and now. Plus all the criminals Trump worked with.
This week people--members of Congress-- were actually parsing the difference between Trump conspiring with a foreign country to bring down a rival in 2016 versus now. Such parsing has continued to re-set the bar lower, like the limbo.
At some point acknowledge your role in this.
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Victoria Brownworth
@VABVOX
Wow--this flew under the radar:
Trump’s other #Ukraine problem: There is new concern about the emoluments clause and Trump. These are raised by #Zelensky's talk of his stay at a Trump hotel. washingtonpost.com/business/2019/… …
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told President Trump in a July phone call that he had stayed at Trump Tower in New York, which some experts say raises concerns about possible violation of the Constitution's emoluments clause."
washingtonpost.com/business/2019/… …
"Zelensky’s comments mark the 1st known example of an interaction Democrats and government ethics experts warned about when Trump took office: that foreign leaders would try to influence Trump by spending money at his properties and telling him about it."
washingtonpost.com/business/2019/…
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Victoria Brownworth
@VABVOX
The @nytimes just revealed the gender and position of the #whistleblower.
Trump just said that the whistleblower should be punished with death.
During the Bush administration it was right wing media who revealed Valerie Plame's identity.
Is the NYT now working with Trump?
Make no mistake--the @nytimes just deliberately and knowingly put the safety of the whistleblower at risk.
They tread very carefully with whistleblowers during the Obama administration (yes, there were several).
What changed?
Dean Baquet's explanation.
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Jewhadi™
@JewhadiTM
Ukraine ‘scoop’ implodes within hours of publication (via @BecketAdams) washex.am/2nDDG4S
.@Axios breathlessly tweeted Wednesday evening: “JUST IN: An adviser to Ukraine’s president tells @ABCNews that Trump’s insistence for the two leaders to discuss a possible investigation into Joe Biden was a precondition for their now-infamous July 25 phone call.”
As of this writing, that tweet, which is still live, has been shared more than 8,000 times.
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Karol Cummins
@karolcummins
💣ShakeDown💣

DNI provides Congress with WBC

“Deeply disturbing" and "extraordinarily detailed"

Schiff: WBC "well-written" and called it a "travesty" that the complaint was withheld for so long.

"I found the allegations deeply disturbing. I also found them very credible.”
💣SD2💣

The tran’t of the call reads like a classic mob shakedown:

– We do a lot for UKR
– There’s not much reciprocity
– I have a favor to ask
– Investigate my opponent
– My people will be in touch

Nice country u got there.

It would be a shame if something happened to her.
💣ShakeDown3💣

Transcript of Trump’s call with Zelensky shows him offering US assistance for Biden inv’n

Ukrainians understood Biden probe was condition for Trump-Zelensky phone call:

Serhiy Leshchenko:”This issue was raised many times. I know that UKN officials understood."
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Windthin ~ Rebel Scum & Snark Jedi 🇵🇷🏳️‍🌈❄️🌊
@windthin
1/16 It has begun. The GOP is spinning that the sole transcript Trump says he will release is more important than the #WhistleblowerComplaint as a tactic to insist everything should ride on this one supposed piece of evidence.

#ImpeachTrump #ImpeachmentParty #UkraineTranscript
2/16 All reports indicate this was a months-long conspiracy Trump and Giuliani were engaged in, subverting & bypassing officials who tried to stop them.

A single call does not BEGIN to give an accurate depiction of the events that lead up to this. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
3/16 And Trump already has a shady history with releasing information.

Forget the obvious like his tax returns, school grades, and secret meetings with Putin.

Actually, a reminder of those secret meetings:
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Steven Dennis
@StevenTDennis
The Senate has *unanimously* agreed to Schumer's resolution calling for the whistleblower complaint to be turned over the intelligence committees immediately.
That's every Senate Republican plus every Democrat now via unanimous consent agreeing to call on the Trump administration to cough up the whistleblower complaint, not just the phone call transcript. This is rare, folks.
Full text of the Schumer resolution. Note sentence I highlighted: Giving the complaint to the intelligence committee doesn't necessarily mean the public gets to see it:
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Christopher Miller
@ChristopherJM
So, it could be that the Trump-Zelenskiy phone call on July 25 is the one which led a whistleblower from the US intelligence community to lodge a complaint. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Trump-Zelenskiy call came just before whistleblower complaint. When I asked, officials in Zelenskiy's office declined to speak about it. When I tried to ask Zelenskiy himself on 9/13, his press secretary pulled me from him. He didn't address call in his public comments that day.
Here's Zelenskiy's readout of that July 25 phone call with Trump. Pay attention to the highlighted area.
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Black Women Views
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#KamalaHarris is strikingly consistent in her beliefs and objectives in reforming the flawed criminal justice system.
This thread delves into a 2004 LA Times profile of #Kamala and how consistent her ideals then are with what she has accomplished over 15 yrs & still proposes.
#KamalaHarris: Consistent in her Convictions. How Her Record Reflects her Desire for Change
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#Kamala2020 #Khive #KamalasRecord #UnitedForKamala #Kamala #KamalaHarris2020
#KamalaHarris was a trailblazer as a first in each office she held- SF DA, CA AG, US Senator. BUT let's keep it in perspective that each of these roles were in institutions that existed for over 140+yrs. Change is hard yet #Kamala accomplished a great deal
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