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Hi, @RepMarkMeadows

The Democrats have lots of first hand witnesses.

You can add Lev Parnas and John Bolton to the list if you want more.

I put together a list of crimes committed during the Ukraine caper.

I can't promise a comprehensive list. Who has that much time?

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@RepMarkMeadows #1: Witness intimidation.

This one was included in the Impeachment Report to Accompany H. Res. 775 docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/…
@RepMarkMeadows #2: Bribery: The report reminds us that it isn’t necessary for behavior to meet the elements of a statutory crime) and then explains that Trump’s behavior meets the elements of Criminal Bribery, 18 U.S.C. § 201.
law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18…

See:
@RepMarkMeadows #3: Impound Control Act

Not a criminal violation, but are you OK with the President breaking laws?

The Government Accountability Office determined that the Trump Administration violated the Impound Control Act by withholding military aid to Ukraine.
gao.gov/assets/710/703…
@RepMarkMeadows #4: Criminal Conspiracy (General)

This simply requires two or more people to commit an illegal act and take a step toward its completion.

Criminal conspiracies abound in the Ukraine caper.
For example, see:
@RepMarkMeadows #5: Conspiring to Violate Straw and Foreign Donor Bans (Parnas, Fruman, and probably Giuliani as well, overlapped with Operation Ukraine Shakedown.

justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/l…

The federal statute is here: uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?pat…
@RepMarkMeadows #6: Obstruction of Justice

18 U.S.C. § 1503: An act that corruptly . . . influences, obstructs, or impedes, or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede, the due administration of justice.

law.cornell.edu/wex/obstructio…
@RepMarkMeadows #7: Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees

law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18…

Includes obstruction congressional investigations.

Come on, @RepMarkMeadows, surely you saw THAT one.
@RepMarkMeadows #8: Contempt of Congress

Michael Stern writing for @just_security did a thorough job explaining this one:
justsecurity.org/67738/federal-…
@RepMarkMeadows @just_security #9: Criminal Threats leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_di…

Shall we begin with Trump threatening the Whistleblower?
businessinsider.com/trump-suggests…
@RepMarkMeadows @just_security #10: Illegal Surveillance

The illegal surveillance described by Lev Parnas is now the subject of an investigation in Ukraine . . .
nytimes.com/2020/01/16/wor…
. . . because Zelensky, an actual anti-corruption president, knows what to investigate and what not to investigate.
@RepMarkMeadows @just_security #11: The Hatch Act

The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees to use their titles to promote partisan politics.

Gary Stein, writing for @just_security, did a thorough job with that one.

justsecurity.org/67738/federal-…
@RepMarkMeadows @just_security #12: Misprison of Felony: Knowing someone committed a felony, and concealing that fact.

law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18…
Anyone in the Trump administration helping Trump avoid accountability for, say, intimidating witnesses?

(Correct answer: Yes, of course)
@RepMarkMeadows @just_security #13: Extortion
law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18…

Like bribery with force or intimidation.

Here's an illustration:

Mother to 5 year old: I will give you $5 if you clean your room (like bribery)
Mother to 5 year old: I will feed you this week if you clean your room (like extortion).
@RepMarkMeadows @just_security #14: Fraud / “black propaganda”

@AshaRangappa_ is the expert on this.

In asking for the announcement, Trump sought to hide the origins of the request. He wanted it to appear that Ukraine, on its own, investigated Biden.

He was trying to defraud us!
@RepMarkMeadows @just_security @AshaRangappa_ #15: Honest Services Fraud

Barbara McQuade, writing for @just_security, did an in-depth job with this one:

justsecurity.org/67738/federal-…
@RepMarkMeadows @just_security @AshaRangappa_ #16: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

More thorough analysis from @TheViewFromLL2, writing for
@just_security

justsecurity.org/67738/federal-…
@RepMarkMeadows @just_security @AshaRangappa_ @TheViewFromLL2 #17: I'll stop.

I won't summarize the expert witnesses who explained that impeachable offenses are abuses of power and not specific violations of the code. (There WAS NO federal criminal code in 1789)

Sometimes I think people who ask "where's the crime" are being disingenuous.
@RepMarkMeadows @just_security @AshaRangappa_ @TheViewFromLL2 Here is this thread as a blog post. terikanefield-blog.com/ukraine-caper-…

I see people using this thread to settle arguments. 🤣
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Trump and his Lawyers

This is an excellent article by @gtconway3d on why Trump can't recruit top-notch legal representation.

(He doesn't pay bills, he's erratic, and working for him destroys a firm's recruitment efforts.)

I'll add one more . . .

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@gtconway3d . . . or rather, I'll go a bit farther.

Trump needs lawyers willing to ignore—or even torpedo—the law. Not many lawyers are willing to do that.

That's why his personal lawyer was his "fixer."

In 2018, Bob Bauer, writing for Lawfare, nailed it.
lawfareblog.com/president-and-…

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@gtconway3d Bauer observed that Trump doesn’t want legal advice from his lawyers. Trump’s view is that the job of his lawyers is to find a way around the law.

He needs lawyers willing to sign their names to nonsense like this:
whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…

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Hi, @MarshaBlackburn

That's not how the Constitution defines the "Senate's job."

It's also not how the Senate rules define the Senate's job.

You do intend to follow the Constitution and Senate rules, right?

Questions? Let's have a look at the Constitution and the rules.

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@MarshaBlackburn Art. 1, Sec. 3 of the U.S. Constitution states clearly that: “The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all impeachments.”

You can find the full text of the Constitution here: constitutionus.com

“Sole power” means that nobody else should do the work for the Senate.

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@MarshaBlackburn The word “Try” may be a little trickier. Perhaps that's the one giving you trouble. See⤵️

Trial (a form of the word “try”) is what happens when a court acts as a fact finder to determine what happened.

This is done by examining witnesses and documents.

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Trump responds to the Articles of Impeachment (this is the first official statement of Trump's defense team.)

It’s the same exact nonsense the House Republicans spouted all through the inquiry. Almost like they all used the same talking points.
whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…
1/ It’s pure Trump: A rapid, continuous (and exhausting) stream of absurdity and lies.

One lie can be managed. A few can be debunked. But stuffing several into each paragraph becomes an effective propaganda technique.

Dip in and see for yourself.
whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…
2/ A few examples:

Impeachment is a “dangerous attack on the right of the people to choose their president” and an attempt to interfere in the 2020 election.

If that was true, the Founders would not have included impeachment and removal of presidents in the Constitution.
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