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8 Jan, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Full statement tonight from northwestern suburban Trump backer and CEO who says he’s “deeply regretful” for entering the US Capitol during Wednesday’s violent pro-Trump riot
More on the story here: wbez.org/stories/trump-…
UPDATE: Rustkales now is among 13 men charged by the feds in connection with the #TrumpCoupAttempt riot at the Capitol. Story to come ... justice.gov/opa/pr/thirtee…
UPDATE: Rukstales got fired right after the feds charged him Friday, according to a news release from @Cogensia wbez.org/stories/feds-c…

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7 Jan
.@RepChuyGarcia compares Trump's actions today to Confederate rebel leaders: "The call for insurrection from the commander in chief is on par with Robert E. Lee or Jefferson Davis’ role in the Confederacy. It’s sedition. It’s treason." /1
.@RepChuyGarcia: "Trump is unstable and continues to be a danger to the country."

But Garcia said he does not think there is enough time to impeach Trump. He believes VP Pence and the Trump Cabinet instead should consider invoking the 25th Amendment to remove DJT /2
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7 Jan
.@RepRobinKelly, D-Ill., tells @WBEZ she was in the room where it happened - in the House chamber - when the violent pro-Trump mob forced its way in.

"I was in the gallery...We were crawling and kneeling and hiding. Guns were drawn. It was scary." /1
.@RepRobinKelly: "It felt very chaotic. I saw the [pro-Trump rebels] that they captured face down on the floor with guns on them."

Did you ever expect this in Congress?

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6 Jan
Spoke by phone with @RepChuyGarcia, who is safe in his office.

Garcia told me, "Never before have we seen anything like this occur here...It is a sad and tragic day in our country."

He said Trump and his sons "incited" the violence at the Capitol /1
.@RepChuyGarcia: "The actions that were spurred by the president's call have produced violence."

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"He has brought shame on our country." /2
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.⁦@Facebook⁩ told ⁦@NPR⁩ they shut down the page of the “#Kenosha Guard” militia yesterday - after the shootings.

But I’ve got the screenshots. Let’s go through some of the lowlights..., /1
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To buttress their argument, they pointed to a story about them in the right-wing @InfoWarsMedia /3
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Lots of interesting, well-known Chicago names in the federal PPP loan data released today. Remember this was supposed to help "small businesses" avoid layoffs ...

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The @JimOberweis campaign sent me statements just now on behalf of the candidate and the @Oberweis Dairy chain of ice-cream and milk shops ... 3/
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19 Jun 19
We don't know why the feds just raided the 34th Ward office of Ald. Carrie Austin. But we know lots about Austin, who's been a member of the City Council for 25 years. Shall we go over some of that history? /1 wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
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