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NYT: Pompeo issued "stern warning" to Russian counterpart on #RussianBounty (@ewong @Eric_Schmitt reporting)

1. So why is Pompeo shy to admit it publicly?

NYT reports may be "to avoid potential fury from Mr. Trump"!!

nytimes.com/2020/08/07/wor…
2. Think about that.

It's not just President Trump failing to raise the bounty issue with Putin.

It is President Trump's potential fury if others in the US government raise it with Russia or do so publicly.
3. That would also help explain why after SecDef Mattis repeatedly publicly raised Russian arming of Taliban, SecDef Esper went silent.

This part of the Timeline.👇

4. NYT: Pompeo's stern warning to Russians "runs counter to President Trump’s insistence that the intelligence from U.S. government agencies over the matter is a "hoax.'"

Yep.

It also frankly raises Qs about Gen. McKenzie's casting doubt on reporting.👇

5. That said, as I noted initially, Gen. McKenzie may have been raising questions about intelligence on whether the bounty program resulted in US deaths—not as much about the existence of the program.

6/6 Finally, as former Trump Envoy @brett_mcgurk has been consistently pointing out, Pompeo's raising issue with Lavrov is ineffective at best—if not damaging and worse—without Trump raising it directly with Putin.

McGurk's comment on today's NYT report:
Addendum

As the NYT notes, reporting by @ErinBanco @swin24 (July 29, 2020) was first to break story of State Department's issuing warning to Russian counterparts.

thedailybeast.com/us-warns-russi…
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I just published this op-ed with the brilliant @AWeissmann_

In his confirmation hearing, Barr testified DOJ should never do it

The White House said Comey was fired for it

DOJ policies and protocols disallow it

Now Barr looks set to do it.

nytimes.com/2020/08/05/opi…
2. We include a nugget from Weissmann's forthcoming book.

The Mueller team knew they could not indict Russian officials in run up to 2018 midterms.

The upshot: It shows the broad scope of the DOJ protocol, contradicting how Barr has recently described it.

Excerpt from op-ed.👇
3. In the op-ed we also speak to #DOJ employees.

What to do if they witness or asked to participate in actions that violate their oaths, dep't policies, or ethical codes.

We refer to this analysis by @KPNatsFan and Erica Newland (@protctdemocracy).

justsecurity.org/71711/politica…
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In the realm of hyper-politicizing the State Dep't, #Pompeo has apparently handed over thousands of pages of documents to Senate REPUBLICANS probing Biden-Burisma.

But refuses even to provide duplicates to House Foreign Foreign Affairs Committee.

Next move: A Subpoena
2 "Just days after the conclusion of President Trump’s impeachment trial, in which Secretary Pompeo refused to comply with a duly authorized subpoena for documents and attempted to block testimony of key witnesses, the State Department producing documents to Senate Republicans…"
3. Many reasons this is even more of an affront to our system of government:

Reason 1: House Foreign Affairs Committee has DIRECT oversight of State Dept. Yet Pompeo appears to have forced HFAC to point of issuing a subpoena. Meanwhile he's voluntarily sharing with Senate GOP.
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More Americans are looking to international #HumanRights as a framework and vocabulary for addressing #policing and peaceful #protests.

The United Nations Human Rights Committee just issued a major new statement.

Highlights...
#PortlandProtest
justsecurity.org/71754/u-n-huma…
2/2 “Yes, the right of protest is protected (para. 6). No, the fact that agents provocateurs or some other individuals resort to violence does not justify the banning of all demonstrations or an ongoing demonstration (para. 18).”
3/3 “No, a demonstration does not lose its peaceful nature merely if its participants contest some measures or orders by law enforcement authorities (paras. 15-17).”
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