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15 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Emily Murphy’s cavalier disregard for her statutory duty is emblematic of the entire Trump regime’s attitude: laws mean nothing. They’ve stood “government of laws, not of men” on its head. It’s the essence of authoritarianism.
Here’s how another official’s refusal to perform statutory ministerial duties went. Lawyers need to look at suing @GSA Murphy in her individual capacity. Officials can’t act or refuse to act on the basis of personal beliefs. It’s the LAW that governs.
google.com/amp/s/www.nbcn…
@GSAEmily
@GSAEmily is a Trump appointee (2017). She’s a career GOP operative. A graduate of Smith College, she went straight from college to a staff job at the RNC. She later got a JD from UVa. She knows better.

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Thread: Following is a brief speech I've written for @JoeBiden. Its principal purpose is to go on record saying that a Biden Administration will pursue Trump related crimes "without fear or favor." Saying so now is, I believe, important.
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