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Sara Danner Dukic
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ADVERSE INFERENCE - let’s get comfy with that term.

It’s a legal term that basically means, in civil court (not criminal court): if you refuse to answer questions or provide documentation, we’ll assume the worst.
lexisnexis.com/uk/lexispsl/co…
It can also mean: if you destroy evidence, we’ll assume the worst.
Schiff recently used this term in his Giuliani subpoena: “Your failure or refusal to comply with the subpoena, including at the direction or behest of the President of the White House, shall constitute evidence of obstruction of the House’s impeachment inquiry...
...and may be used as an adverse inference against you and the President.”

oversight.house.gov/sites/democrat…
Ted Lieu has also been touching on this:
Some other things that I think merit adverse inference in the context of public sentiment:
-refusal to produce financial documents
apnews.com/f8a06b08c19245…
-refusal to allow us to see tax returns
politico.com/story/2019/04/…
-refusal to allow us to know details of the Helsinki meeting
usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
-refusal to allow us to know details of calls with Putin
cnn.com/2019/09/27/pol…
-refusal to allow us to know details of calls with MBS
politicususa.com/2019/09/27/the…
-refusal to speak with Mueller
nbcnews.com/video/mueller-…
-destruction of evidence
rollcall.com/news/congress/…
-destruction of evidence
-refusal to allow us to see White House visitor logs
politico.com/story/2018/07/…
Reminder: impeachment isn't a criminal proceeding. It's a constitutional and political process. Therefore, adverse inference is totally fair game.
While you’re reading, you should also look at the Nixon articles of impeachment. Article 1 is entirely about obstruction. When Trump and his enablers refuse to cooperate, there is still recourse.
There’s adverse inference, and obstruction, both of which can serve as evidence for articles of impeachment.
watergate.info/impeachment/ar…
If you think that obstruction doesn’t carry enough gravitas, consider that Nixon resigned before they could even take a vote on the articles. Article 1 was the longest of the three.
law.cornell.edu/constitution-c…
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Sara Danner Dukic
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Ridding ourselves of a bad president is similar to the process at the university level. A university president doesn’t need to commit a crime, with proof beyond reasonable doubt, in order to be forced out/fired.
Reasons university presidents have been fired:

Being financially irresponsible

Being an a$$hole

Being incompetent

Being a liar

Ruining the reputation of the university
☝🏻None of these are necessarily criminal. But they are certainly good reasons to fire someone (with massive amounts of documentation, of course).
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As the House inches closer to obtaining Trump’s financials, I fully expect disinformation and spin to be in full effect. So let’s remember the facts.
1. Trump has a long, documented, history of connections with organized crime. sutori.com/story/timeline…
2. Trump has been in trouble more than once for laundering money. fincen.gov/news/news-rele… fincen.gov/news/news-rele…
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Sara Danner Dukic
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It’s not just any single tweet that’s the problem.
It’s the whole ecosystem. It’s his tweets + trolls + bots + blogs + targeted ads + fake FB pages, groups, events + native advertising + emails + DMs + text messages + GOP MOCs repeating propaganda + fake news sites + MSM reporting on what he says 24/7.
It’s also the NRA. Our Senate just put out a lengthy report outlining how the NRA is now a Russian asset. You should read it.
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