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ROMNEY says Ron Johnson's Biden investigation is a "political exercise."
Romney's comments followed Johnson decision to withdraw a proposed subpoena vote for Ambassador Bridget Brink in connection with his Burisma investigation.

Romney would have opposed that vote, dooming it to a 7-7tie.
ROMNEY cited "recent comments in the media," a clear reference to Johnson's public statements about his report damaging Joe Biden's election chances.

He said that last month and reiterated it this week: politico.com/news/2020/08/1…
Important thing about the subpoenas that Romney *did* support:

Sen. Johnson now has unilateral authority to subpoena Andrew McCabe, Bruce Ohr, Stefan Halper and others at any time. politico.com/news/2020/09/1…

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Mar 27
BREAKING: John Eastman should be disbarred, a California judge ruled Wednesday, issuing her final report after months of hearings and testimony about his fringe legal effort to keep Donald Trump in power.

Eastman will lose his ability to practice law in three days.

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NEWS: John Eastman's wrongdoing in 2020 was so extensive — his refusal to accept responsibility so pervasive — that the only remedy for is disbarment, a California judge ruled today.

The 128-page opinion was a thorough rebuke of the Trump ally.

politico.com/news/2024/03/2…
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MORE: State bar investigators proved that Eastman conspired with Trump to violate criminal laws and derail the transfer of power, Roland ruled. politico.com/news/2024/03/2…
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Mar 27
HAPPENING NOW: Former acting Attorney General Jeff ROSEN is testifying at Jeff Clark's bar discipline trial.

Yesterday: politico.com/news/2024/03/2…
ROSEN says in hindsight Jeff Clark was not forthcoming when they first discussed his letter recommending that Georgia legislators revisit the results of the 2020 election. "He indicated to us these were his ideas," Rosen recalled.
Rosen and Donoghue both testified how befuddled they were that Clark gave credence to the theory that "smart thermostats" could be used by China to manipulate voting machines.
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Mar 26
NEW: Pat PHILBIN broke three years of public silence today, describing the chaotic final days of the Trump White House and his last-ditch effort to convince Jeff Clark to back down.

Details: politico.com/news/2024/03/2…
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PHILBIN described a phone call with Clark on Jan. 3 — hours before a fateful confrontation in the Oval Office — in which he warned Clark that his preferred outcome would wreak havoc across the country. politico.com/news/2024/03/2…
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When Philbin warned that it would cause riots across the country, Clark replied, per Philbin, that "that's what the Insurrection Act is for." That exchange was captured in special counsel Jack Smith's indictment: politico.com/news/2024/03/2…
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Mar 26
NEW: Jeff Clark's bar discipline proceedings are underway as he fights to save his law license amid charges that he worked with Trump to coerce DOJ — on false pretenses — to sow chaos in the 2020 election.

Richard Donoghue is currently on the stand.

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Clark contends he's being unfairly targeted for losing an internal policy debate. DOJ ultimately never sent the letter he was proposing to Georgia or other states that would have encouraged legislators to revisit the results of the election.

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But DC Bar investigators say Clark did more than just advocate. He used coercive tactics to try to mount a "coup" within DOJ in service of using the department to further disrupt the transfer of power. politico.com/news/2024/03/2…
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Mar 21
The heavily redacted transcript of a WH valet that was not released by the Jan. 6 committee due to prenegotiated deals with the WH (which are noted in the interview) is now out.

There are a few points worth noting: cha.house.gov/_cache/files/6…
1) Trump told aides on Jan. 6 he wanted to talk to Milley and Pelosi about the National Guard. House Rs say this is important because it shows Trump "made efforts" to do so. But in fact, he didn't talk to them, or to Pence either so ... Image
2) More evidence of Trump's document destruction. Apparently it was his practice to literally just rip up papes and photos and throw them on the floor. the valet said. Image
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Mar 19
HAPPENING NOW: Peter Navarro is giving a press conference in a parking lot in Miami near the jail he'll be reporting to within the next couple of hours.

"Navarro's going to prison," he said to the cameras. Image
NAVARRO misrepresenting the evidence he presented that Trump invoked executive privilege. He claim she presented a "mountain" of direct evidence. He actually presented virtually no direct evidence.

"Fact check me," he keeps saying.
Not only did Navarro fail to show any evidence that Trump invoked executive privilege over his testimony to the Jan. 6 committee — nor did Trump supply an affidavit or letter claiming to have done so — the judge ruled that it wouldn't have justified his blanket defiance.
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