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Impeachment hearings continue today in the House Judiciary Committee - and we'll be following along.

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The White House is refusing to participate in today's hearing - and the administration has adopted a position of total obstruction of the congressional impeachment investigation, refusing to release any documents.
Our #FOIA litigation has already uncovered nearly 100 pages of State Dept. records that the administration refused to release to Congress - including records that link Rudy Giuliani to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo - and that was just the beginning. americanoversight.org/document/state…
We were in court again last Friday pressing for the release of additional Ukraine-related records -- and the Pentagon should be producing its first documents in response to our lawsuit on by December 20. americanoversight.org/news-roundup-i…
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We sued the State Department for communications about Trump Organization properties sent by officials at U.S. embassies in a dozen countries to shed light on whether State activities or policies have been affected by Trump's business interests: americanoversight.org/american-overs…
In April 2017, just three months after President Trump took office, U.S. embassies around the world promoted an article about Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on their websites and social media. We uncovered emails showing how this happened: americanoversight.org/state-departme…
Trump's failure to divest from his businesses has created clear conflicts of interest. More than a year and a half after we asked, no federal agencies said they had any internal guidelines about spending taxpayer money at Trump properties: americanoversight.org/at-least-fourt…
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NEW: We just received DOD records relating to the Trump administration's withholding of aid to Ukraine -- including an email from Secretary Esper asking about the funding. americanoversight.org/document/dod-s…
There are only five pages in this production—and they're heavily redacted—but like the State Department records we obtained in late November, these records were also not released to Congress during the House impeachment inquiry.
Despite the redactions, when placed against the publicly-known timeline of the Ukraine events, these emails show top DOD and OMB officials taking personal interest in the aid suspension issue at key moments.
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Transportation Secretary Chao's Kentucky favoritism continues. A $67.4 million DOT grant was awarded to a suburban district of political importance to her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: politico.com/news/2019/12/1…
Chao designated one of her top aides, who had previously worked for McConnell, to be a conduit for Kentucky-related requests. We obtained emails showing the coordination between the Department of Transportation and McConnell's office: americanoversight.org/more-evidence-…
Chao isn't the only Trump cabinet member focusing on her home state. Sec. of State Pompeo might be pursuing political ambitions in Kansas and USDA Secretary Perdue has maintained ties to a web of Georgia-based entities.
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#Impeachment Hearings reinforced the #TrumpBribery story for staunch #Democrats, but did it get critical conversion votes from any 2016 #Trump supporters, who are already immune from #media distortion? #Trump2020 net-benefit:
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🇺🇸Here we go. Chair @AdamSchiff gaveled in. Trump Impeachment Hearings have begun at 10:05 am

Dedicating this thread to @RepCummings who said: "When we're dancing with the angels, the question will be asked: In 2019, what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact?"

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@AdamSchiff @RepCummings Schiff begins by mapping out procedure. Chair Schiff will make an opening statement, then Ranking Member Nunes. Before he can finish, Rep. Ratcliffe interrupted. Wants to know how many 45 minute rounds of questioning Schiff and Nunes will each have. Schiff said not clear yet.

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@AdamSchiff @RepCummings Schiff begins his opening statement by reminding us that Russia invaded Ukraine. Did Trump seek to exploit ally's vulnerability to Russia by conditioning official acts on their willingness to assist in investigations to help Trump's re-election campaign.

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THREAD — #IMPEACHMENT 101

OK, let's cut through the noise on impeachment.

First, let's state the obvious:

Donald Trump's entire presidency is an impeachable offense, an affront to basic human values, an insult to common sense and common decency, a threat to the rule of law.
#IMPEACHMENT 101

The #MuellerReport found multiple instances where Trump obstructed—or attempted to obstruct—justice.

He has violated the emoluments clause of the Constitution by using the office to enrich himself and his family.

He coddles dictators while alienating allies.
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Trump has repeatedly undermined the First Amendment (which he's sworn to defend) by inciting violence against the free press and calling them "enemies of the people."

His party has launched an unconstitutional assault on women’s reproductive rights and health.
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