Profile picture
, 2 tweets, 2 min read
My Authors
Read all threads
Another unforced error.

What’s remarkable about this tweet thread by President Trump responding to specific allegations in #BoltonBook:

These statements by Trump may constitute a WAIVER of executive privilege!

Can’t publicly discuss the info, and then say @AmbJohnBolton can’t.
2. On why the President’s tweets about #BoltonBook, Bolton’s sharing manuscript with publisher (h/t @PreetBharara), and many other factors demolish the claim of #ExecutivePrivilege...

Just published by Harold Koh and others👇

justsecurity.org/68288/executiv…
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Enjoying this thread?

Keep Current with Ryan Goodman

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Related hashtags

#BoltonBook #ExecutivePrivilege

More from @rgoodlaw see all

Profile picture
Ryan Goodman
@rgoodlaw
<thread>

If I'm reading this correctly👇, potentially a broad (and invalid) interpretation of the 2002 AUMF to apply to U.S. force against #Iran/Iran-backed groups.

@charlie_savage @ritasiemion @BenjaminEHaas @steve_vladeck @marty_lederman @MonicaHakimi @oonahathaway @timkaine
@charlie_savage @ritasiemion @BenjaminEHaas @steve_vladeck @marty_lederman @MonicaHakimi @oonahathaway @timkaine @joshgerstein @shaneharris 2. The OMB statement: This has "long been understood" as the interpretation.

Oh, really?

1. Understood by whom? Senior national security lawyers across all departments and agencies?

2. If "long" then ... why did the Trump administration not inform Congress of this when asked?
3. As a matter of law, @steve_vladeck and my recent analysis applies:

"Why the 2002 AUMF Does Not Apply to Iran
- There is no congressional statute authorizing military attacks on Iran"

justsecurity.org/67993/why-the-…
Read 4 tweets
Profile picture
Ryan Goodman
@rgoodlaw
Must read: @neal_katyal @jgeltzer @mickeyedwardsok op-ed (on Senate Rule giving Roberts power to subpoena witnesses).

As a perfect complement, just published by historian @AstorAaron:

"How Chief Justice Chase in Johnson Impeachment Decided on Witnesses"
justsecurity.org/68284/how-chie…
@neal_katyal @jgeltzer @mickeyedwardsok @AstorAaron 2. In case you haven't seen already, here's the op-ed (by Neal Katyal, Joshua Geltzer and Mickey Edwards):

nytimes.com/2020/01/27/opi…

Below is a screenshot of the Standing Senate Rule. As they say, takes 2/3 of the Senate to overrule it.
3. The essay by @AstorAaron grew out of this Twitter exchange with Aaron and @joshtpm and others (including @GeorgeConk):

Read 3 tweets
Profile picture
Ryan Goodman
@rgoodlaw
#BoltonBook draft leaks!

1. Confirms core #Impeachment allegation.

2. Bolton said he'd testify if subpoenaed (he presumably knows would be despite any WHouse objection).

3. Senate not calling him now is not about a fair trial, it's about whether there's a trial at all.
"Trump told his national security adviser in August that he wanted to continue freezing ... security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including the Bidens, according to an unpublished manuscript by the former adviser."
#BoltonBook draft strongly suggests Attorney General #Barr LIED about at least when and how he knew Trump mentioned him on the call with Zelenskyy.👇

Raises again issues of Barr's ethical failure to recuse from whistle blower complaint, criminal referrals to DOJ, and more.
Read 5 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
Oversight Committee Republicans
@GOPoversight
🚨 #BREAKING: House Intelligence, Oversight, and Foreign Affairs Republicans Release Report of Evidence in the Democrats' Impeachment Inquiry.

📃 Read the full report here: republicans-oversight.house.gov/wp-content/upl…
#THREAD

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁:

1. President Trump has a deep-seated, genuine, and reasonable skepticism of Ukraine due to its history of pervasive corruption.
2. President Trump has a long-held skepticism of U.S. foreign assistance and believes that Europe should pay its fair share for mutual defense.
Read 12 tweets
Profile picture
Cat Namus
@CatNamus
BRAND NEW #Bombshell #Thread #Crowdstrike is covering up for #JeffreyEpstein’s #SexTrafficking operation which was run through the #ClintonFoundation. This is why #Hillary deleted her 33,000 emails. #Impeachment is a way to stop prosecution.
#SergeyBrin, owner of #Google visited #JeffreyEpstein after his #ChildSexTrafficking conviction in 2011 at #LongBeach, CA. The funder of #CROWDSTRIKE was in bed with #ChildSexTrafficker #Epstein along w/ #Bezos, #ElonMusk & #BillGates.
Financed by #Epstein friend #SergeyBrin & the #Rockefellers, hired ex-#FBI #ShawnHenry, #Crowdstrike provided cover to the examination of the #DNC servers which would’ve exposed their entire #JeffreyEpstein #China #ClintonFoundation trafficking ring.
Read 43 tweets
Profile picture
The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸
@ColumbiaBugle
#Thread Highlights of @AnnCoulter at @Politicon:

Ann on Immigration Being a Popular Issue & Republicans Failing to Deliver On It:

"Americans, every time immigration has been put to a vote...have voted for less legal immigration & a complete stop to illegal immigration." 1/
@AnnCoulter @Politicon .@AnnCoulter discussing Robert Putnam's study on the effects of "diversity," as well as the need for an "American Family." 2/
@AnnCoulter @Politicon .@AnnCoulter on the Travel Ban and President Trump's Victories in the Supreme Court on Immigration

"We are not required to take everyone from every country on earth." 3/
Read 7 tweets
Profile picture
Hassan Hassan
@hxhassan
Wow!

Turkey announces a proposal for repatriation of Syrian refugees & creation of a “safe zone” in northern Syria (in Kurdish areas)

Plan: 140 villages hosting 5,000 people; 10 districts with 30,000 population.

Population engineering if there was ever one.

Via @YusufErim79
Turkish President Erdogan seems to have sold to president Trump this plan (above), along with the promise to take over ISIS prisoners. It obviously ticks a few boxes for Trump

White House accepts that Turkey will invade the rest of northern Syria, and the US will stay out of it.
Amateurs in the SDF tried to be smart and threatened to release captured ISIS fighters. It was clear they could not do that, and Erdogan used that against them
Read 27 tweets
Profile picture
The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸
@ColumbiaBugle
#Thread Why President Trump Should End Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants:

First we begin with the brilliant @KrisKobach1787 in 2011 on the O'Reily Factor, laying out the legal case to End Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants 1/
"The notion that simply being born within the geographical limits of the United States automatically confers U.S. citizenship is an absurdity — historically, constitutionally, philosophically and practically." - Michael Anton 2/ washingtonpost.com/opinions/citiz…
"Some will argue that the Supreme Court has already settled this issue, establishing birthright citizenship in United States v. Wong Kim Ark. But this is wrong. The court has ruled only that children of LEGAL residents are citizens." - Michael Anton 3/ washingtonpost.com/opinions/citiz…
Read 11 tweets
Profile picture
Zach Everson
@Z_Everson
Trump Hotels' website still lists Trump SoHo New York among its properties in the Our Hotels menu. Select its name though to access its page and there's a message about it being renamed

bit.ly/2EPCSy1
National politics correspondent for Newsweek, Nina Burleigh, with a fun find on a TV above the bar at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2E37QRR
Two errors in the 2nd graf of Breitbart's Trump Hotel DC article:
-holdings aren't out of @realDonaldTrump's hands: trust isn't blind & he can profit from it
-Trump Org told Congress it was estimating foreign receipts—not auto donating in full
bit.ly/2CpL7z2
Read 1562 tweets

Trending hashtags

#Flow #ABC #StevenSpielberg #Manafort #Winter #corrupt #Spielberg #Benghazi #Impeachment #Meltdown #Censor #NATO #america #SeeSomething #VictoriasSecret #tratovip #IlhanOmar #WORLD #Team45 #Trump #ImpeachTrump #BradleyEdwards #Pentagon #Trump2020 #FactsMatter
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!