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EXCLUSIVE: Russians prank-called Lindsey Graham, posing as Turkey’s defense minister.

“They got him,” Graham’s spox admitted to @NatashaBertrand.

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@NatashaBertrand Graham expressed sympathy for Turkey’s “Kurdish problem” & described the Kurds as a “threat,” contradicting his public statements.

“I told Trump that Obama made a huge mistake in relying on the YPG Kurds,” Graham said.

(Same pranksters who got Schiff!)

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New: Amid a modest but intensifying public outcry among Republicans over Giuliani’s Ukraine efforts, Democrats see an opening as they build the case for Trump’s impeachment.

Story w/ @kyledcheney recapping week 4 of impeachment...

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@kyledcheney Some Dems think Rudy could soon get the Michael Cohen treatment.

“Giuliani’s going to get thrown under the bus. The president's going to make it sound like ‘I didn’t tell him to do this or that, he was rogue, he went out on his own,’” Rep. Rouda told us.

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@kyledcheney Rep. Rooney (R-Fla.) indicated he’s open to backing impeachment, slamming Rudy’s “amateur diplomacy.”

“I want to get the facts and do the right thing. Because I’ll be looking at my children a lot longer than I’m looking at anybody in this building.”

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1/ Some final points from me & @kyledcheney on Sondland’s nine-hour testimony, wrapping up another marathon day here at the Capitol...

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2/ Sondland broke with Trump, but many lawmakers said he was unable to recall specifics.

“He used the words ‘I don’t recall’ quite a bit during testimony, which I believed, considering the timeline, he should have recalled,” Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) said
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3/ Trump allies starting to grow uneasy about Rudy

“I would not, on my dime, send a private attorney looking for some server in a foreign country,” Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) told me

He said they’re “trying to grapple with” whether he acted appropriately
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BREAKING: Gordon Sondland will tell House impeachment investigators he opposed Trump’s request to run Ukraine policy through Rudy Giuliani, according to a copy of his opening statement obtained by @politico

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@politico Sondland will also testify that he believed military aid to Ukraine “should not have been delayed for any reason.”

More here, with updates to come w/ @kyledcheney >>

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