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The impeachment of @realDonaldTrump is unique in the 243-year history of the U.S. experiment & Barry Berke explains why:

He abused his power "in the ways the founders feared the most."

1. Abuse of power: the biggest violation? Serving his interests over the nation's.
@realDonaldTrump Direct quote from Trump: "I have an Article II and I can do whatever I want."

2. Betrayal of the nation: of the nation in a way that hurts our national security interests.

3. Corruption. The worst case scenario? Foreign powers corrupting our elections.

#ImpeachmentHearing
@realDonaldTrump These are the ABC's of impeachment that @NBCNews reported on previously.

Trump, according to House Judiciary Democrats and legal experts, has violated ALL 3.

THAT, is unique in U.S. history.
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Heidi Przybyla
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McConnell/Schumer haven’t spoken ab Senate trial & doesn’t appear to b off to a good start.

--M angry S made his requests thru the news media.

--M is correct the Clinton trial was worked out in 2 different phases. The first handled basic logistics and second witnesses.

BUT 1/
Schumer argues in ’99 the key witnesses had already given Grand Jury testimony whereas today they (Mulvaney, Bolton) are refusing to testify.

If Dems don't make demands upfront they literally have no power to get witnesses since this can be decided on a (51) party line vote.
One final IMPORTANT POINT:

All it will take is 2 Republicans to work with Democrats to control a lot of things on the floor. Murkowski, Collins, Romney? There are 3 big possibilities right there.
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Heidi Przybyla
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More than 700 historians, legal and other scholars pen letter urging House to impeach Trump

medium.com/@historiansoni…
"Trump’s numerous and flagrant abuses of power are precisely what the Framers had in mind as grounds for impeaching and removing a president."
"his dereliction in protecting ... the 2020 election from Russian disinformation and renewed interference, arouse once again the Framers’ most profound fears that powerful members of govt would become, in Hamilton’s words, “the mercenary instruments of foreign corruption.”
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Heidi Przybyla
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New Jersey Boomerang:

Van Drew HAD just endorsed
@CoryBooker & HAD told constituents he'd remain a Democrat.

(Deleted an earlier tweet to clarify.)
@CoryBooker To be clear: On Dec. 10, Van Drew got an internal poll (conducted after his opposition to impeachment was publicized) showing he probably couldn't win a Democratic primary.

Over the weekend, he met with Trump and decided to switch parties.
@CoryBooker Prior to all of that, he had endorsed Booker.
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Speers137
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#Impeachment Thread #1 - Hot Tip for Independent Journalists: Security Assistance to Ukraine is intrinsically tied to Ukraine Government participation in fighting corruption AND cleaning up oligarchical finance.

Sauce: 2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/20…

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#Impeachment Thread #1 - "...we’ve also provided almost $350 million since the conflict began in economic and reform support and SECURITY SUPPORT, et cetera. We’ll talk about how that’s going. The Secretary will want an update from the Ukrainian

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#Impeachment Thread #1 - leadership on implementation of reform. As you know, our ECONOMIC SUPPORT IS TIED TO THE UKRAINIANS KEEPING THEIR COMMITMENTS, particularly in the areas of energy security, reform of the justice sector, fighting corruption, reform of the

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Rep. Ted Lieu
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THREAD: Congress has 2 grave powers: the power to declare war & the power to impeach. #Impeachment should never be the first option for Congress. It comes with huge institutional & political implications for our country. It requires careful consideration & strong evidence. (1/6)
We have not hidden our frustration with many of Trump’s obstructive & corrupt actions. That’s why we supported @HouseJudiciary impeachment investigation from the beginning. (2/6)
@HouseJudiciary Grateful for @SpeakerPelosi's leadership in broadening the inquiry to include other committees’ investigative efforts. Congress now has a duty to examine Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political opponent. (3/6)
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THREAD: How Mississippi's members of congress, candidates, and other leaders are responding to the Trump #Impeachment inquiry.

Congressman @BennieGThompson says we "must protect our constitution and the United States of America's national security." 1/
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"(Trump) has abused his power, obstructed justice, & violated his oath of office. (He) should not put his political interests over our nat'l security. No one is above the law. Therefore, he must be impeached and subsequently removed from office." —Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) 2/
Mississippi Republicans have circled the wagons around Trump, ignoring concerns over his interactions with Ukraine's president. GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith simply called it "divisive" and "grasping at straws." 3/
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Dustin LaPres
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Tragically what the #CorruptGOP doesn't seem to get is that because they are not dealing in facts, & they are propagating falsehoods to their base, an entire generation of Republican voters, workers, apparachik's at every level; the U.S.A. loses ultimately. There are
People basing real decisions, at real jobs- both public & private sector-on false information. We have the most powerful military, biggest Economy, in the most industrialized nation in the world making Domestic & Foreign Policy based on fasle information.
This can & will end only one of two ways. Either we reverse course before catastrophic consequence or we experience what could be the most catastrophic multi-national event that has occurred since WW2 & the most grave consequences since our Nation's inception nearly 300 yrs ago.
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Ajay
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#History/#Art thread – From my recent trip to Madurai/Tirunelveli. On Jain sites (some with a rich history dating back to at least the 3rd cent. BCE), early Pandyan rock-cut cave temples (7th-8th cent. CE) & the amazing Vettuvan koil.

Pic: Mahavira (~8 cent CE), Kizhakuyilkudi
Before I start on the places, the history around all this is fascinating & splits opinion. Is it apt to call the script Tamili/Tamil Brahmi? Did it develop independently in the Tamil country/come with the Jain monks from the north? Were 8,000 Jains actually impaled in Madurai?>
>Were the Saivites overaggressive in promoting their faith? Shall only be happy to discuss on these separately (unless it gets too long/irrational). And I’m not posting every inscription from the places here, despite their importance. Again, shall be happy to discuss them.
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