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this now confirms that the massive press restrictions during impeachment are being driven by GOP, to go along w/ its stunning show trial "rules"
Senate GOP watched WH gut press briefings, saw there was virtually zero fallout from news orgs, and decided to follow suit
and yes, it does die in the dark
if Clinton WH had done this during impeachment the media mob would’ve been burning torches outside 1600 Penn Ave
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Eric Boehlert
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this is automatic. not even sure what the point of scheduling, planning debates are. no way he shows; nytimes.com/2020/01/24/us/…
whoever is in charge needs to get pledge early on before wasting millions $$$ when he refuses to show. I realize he can pledge and then bail, but to move forward on “hope” he shows up is colossal waste time/energy
but that’s not how DC institutions like presidential debates work. DC institutions cling to fantasy that *of course* Trump will act rationally this time...
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Eric Boehlert
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this is painfully bad from NYT;
Trump concocted smear campaign against Biden but it’s “tricky” for Dems to debunk it???
you’d think it’d be “tricky” for the guy lying abt Dems. but hey......
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Eric Boehlert
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oh good! more theater criticism from NYT....hope the “optics” are ok.
a Dem candidate is “touchy” and hasn’t always kept this “cool” while, yknow, the WH, State Dept, US Treasury and Fox News run smear campaign against his family
this really amazing how DC press deducts points from Dems for passion, even if the passion is expressed while defending family from ugly partisan smear
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Robert Barnes
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Problem #1 with #Impeachment: no crimes alleged. If not indictable, not impeachable. breitbart.com/politics/2020/…
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Adam A. Fernandez
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A short thread on #impeachment.

I have pre-existing conditions—I fear my life & that of my friends being taken away.
I have close friends with DACA—I fear their right to be here being taken away.
I'm a Latino parent—I fear my child will be discriminated against worse than I was
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Joseph Britt
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Vigorous #impeachment discussion yesterday between polls and elections expert @NateSilver538 (con) and former Harry Reid person @AJentleson (pro). The subject is worth a thread.
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3...will do mortal damage to American democracy if tolerated. Not proceeding toward impeachment proceedings means tolerating all of these things, though it is possible to deceive oneself on that point. The political argument @NateSilver538 makes is about American voters.
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DEM LEADERS

Here's how you do #impeachment:

Compile every statement by GOP lawmakers during Clinton's impeachment.

Call only Republicans to testify and confront them with their statements.

Make this a referendum on GOP values.

BE THE PARTY THAT DEFENDS THE RULE OF LAW
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“[Clinton] doesn’t have to say, ‘Go lie for me,’ to be a crime,” Graham said at the time. “You don’t have to say, ‘Let’s obstruct justice’ for it to be a crime. You judge people on their conduct, not magic phrases.”

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REPUBLICAN JOE

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His medications are safe because some stupid liberal fought to ensure their safety it.
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