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Let’s be crystal clear that it’s the fossil fuel industry to blame, obstructing all these solutions from behind its complex web of climate denial groups.
latimes.com/opinion/story/…
Aiding and abetting were groups like the @USChamber and NAM, political ‘hit men’ who took fossil fuel money to become America’s worst climate obstructors.
Wall Street was happy to indulge this behavior (and still does) as long as it kept making them money, so no heroes there.
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In considering Schumer’s letter, note that the House articles of impeachment are based on sworn testimony that was subject to adverse questioning, where the Trump denials include no testimony taken under oath or examination.
Oaths matter, and witnesses to the alleged Ukraine shakedown attempt should testify under oath. It’s not honest to argue the impeachment evidence is too weak and at the same time block relevant sworn evidence.
This needn’t be a big burden. In the Clinton impeachment, witness testimony was taken by deposition, and relevant parts were entered into the Senate record. Easily done.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
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Republican faux outrage ignores that Nunes was not targeted by any subpoena — a somewhat important fact.

Nunes did call a subpoenaed target, so his records came up. That’s different.
cnn.com/2019/12/10/pol…
You can’t complain about being wrongfully wiretapped when you call the crook whose phone has been wiretapped.

You can’t complain about being wrongfully surveilled if you go to a warehouse being surveilled for drug trafficking.
No one targeted YOU; maybe you shouldn’t have been in the warehouse or on that guy’s phone.
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The Department of Justice Inspector General report shows there was a proper predicate for the FBI to investigate Russia’s malign influence on the 2016 election and contacts with the Trump campaign.
That puts to rest President Trump’s accusations of a deep state conspiracy, and no amount of spin from Attorney General Barr, the White House, or congressional Republicans can change that. Barr’s decision to question the report in the media says a lot about Attorney General Barr.
The Inspector General is a defender against political influence over law enforcement—a regrettable tendency under Attorney General Barr. I hope the Inspector General turns his attention to other allegations of politically motivated investigations by this administration.
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