Thread by @rgoodlaw

1. Good segment on @RonJohnsonWI smear of Purple Heart #Vindman

Johnson who was at May 23 meeting where "the irregular channel began" (Taylor testimony)

Johnson who can't recall Trump tasking officials to engage Giuliani—despite Sondland/Volker testimony
msnbc.com/morning-joe/wa…

2. The same Ron Johnson who was told of security aid quid pro quo by Sondland and appears to have just taken President Trump's word for it—without reporting that alarming info to congressional colleagues for oversight.

For more on that @byamberphillips:
washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/…

3. "Four ethics experts say Johnson — a member of a branch of government that exists, in part, to provide a check on the president — should have also alerted other senators, explored holding an oversight hearing or even told federal investigators."

jsonline.com/restricted/?re…

4. The important point for now is to expose the smear of Vindman (by Senator Ron Johnson and others) for what it is.

Thanks to Morning Joe's discussion for doing that.

cc: @JoeNBC @Elise_Jordan @WillieGeist @TheRevAl @mikebarnicle

cc: @StarTribune @journalsentinel

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