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13 Jan, 7 tweets, 3 min read
BREAKING: PELOSI NAMES NINE IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS:

- RASKIN
- DEGETTE
- CICILLINE
- CASTRO
- SWALWELL
- LIEU
- PLASKETT
- NEGUSE
- DEAN speaker.gov/newsroom/11221…
Some of these Dems had lobbied hard to be an impeachment manager just one year ago but didn't get chosen.

But sometimes raising your hand pays off in long run
RASKIN, who lost his son to suicide on 12/31 and got separated from his daughter in the Capitol during 1/6 attack, will be LEAD MANAGER.

He is a constitutional scholar theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
.@RepRaskin to @ESCochrane: “I'm honored to be on a team with extremely distinguished lawyers and representatives. We have a tremendous responsibility on our shoulders right now.“
Me and @RealMikeLillis writing almost two years ago:

Raskin embraces role as constitutional scholar thehill.com/homenews/house…
"It is, by Raskin’s own admission, not the sexiest role on Capitol Hill. But in many ways, his life’s work studying the founding documents has made him a perfect fit for a divisive moment in American history."

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13 Jan
Reinforcements have arrived in the Capitol ahead of today’s impeachment vote and for inauguration week. All quiet for now.

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13 Jan
House passes resolution calling on Pence to assemble Cabinet and invoke 25th Amendment.

Rep. Kinzinger is only Republican to join the Democrats.

Impeachment vote tomorrow
Jamie @HerreraBeutler (R-Wash.) becomes the 5th Republican to back impeachment.
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12 Jan
BREAKING: LIZ CHENEY IS A YES ON IMPEACHMENT Image
CHENEY places blames squarely on TRUMP for 1/6 assault on Capitol:

"The President of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack. Everything that followed was his doing. None of this would have happened without the President."
CHENEY says it's clear TRUMP could have sent in National Guard to stop the violence and chose not to:

"THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A GREATER BETRAYAL BY A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF HIS OFFICE AND HIS OATH TO THE CONSTITUTION."
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12 Jan
NEW SECURITY MEASURES for the House floor: Magnetometers erected at chamber entrances after 1/6 Capitol insurrection, per acting sergeant at arms
NEW: PELOSI implementing fines for members who refuse to wear masks:

$500 fine for first offense. $2,500 for second office. Fines will be deducted from Member pay (no use of campaign funds or MRA for fines).
House Office Building Commission will be immediately considering the implementation of a similar fine system for mask wearing non-compliance in the House Office Buildings and house side of the U.S. Capitol Building.
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11 Jan
NEW: 22 former GOP members of Congress call for the impeachment of President Trump, who they say "actively orchestrat[ed] an insurrection" against a co-equal branch of govt.

Bono, Comstock, Dent, Jolly, Sen. Humphrey & more pogo.org/letter/2021/01… ImageImageImageImage
NEW w/Lillis: No House Republicans crossed the aisle 13 mos. ago when Democrats impeached over Ukraine.

That could change this week after a pro-Trump mob carried out a bloody insurrection at the Capitol
thehill.com/homenews/house…
KINZINGER (R-Ill.) strongly leaning toward impeachment.

“Clearly, the President violated his oath of office and is unfit to serve," his spokesman said in a statement. Image
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11 Jan
UPDATED TEXT of the Impeachment Article authored by Cicilline/Lieu/Raskin following 1/6 attack on Capitol by pro-Trump mob
Both Hoyer/Ciciiline say they support passing impeachment article now and send it immediately to Senate.

Clyburn has advocated for holding the article until Biden can confirm his top appointees and begin tackling his 100-day agenda
Asked for confirmation that the impeachment article had REALLY been filed. They replied w this photo @RepCicilline
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