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15 Jan, 6 tweets, 2 min read
NEW: House Judiciary Committee announces Barry Berke to serve as chief impeachment counsel and Joshua Matz as impeachment counsel.

Supporting senior staff includes:
@CourthouseNews
Lead impeachment manager @RepRaskin in statement thanks Berke and Matz for their assistance on perhaps the most "important trial of American history."
"Our democracy continues to face clear and present danger from the violent insurrectionist mob summoned, assembled and blessed by President Donald Trump," Raskin says.
Mr. Berke served as special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during President Trump's first impeachment for abuse of power and obstruction of congress; he was a deft questioner and utterly unwound Corey Lewandowski's testimony.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Unrelated, I almost closed an elevator door on Mr. Berke during Impeachment: Chapter 1 and then hurried to open it to let him on. And he was so polite about that. It still sticks out in my memory!
Joshua Matz is also a blast from the not so distant past.
He counseled House Judiciary during Trump's first impeachment.
He also serves as @ejeancarroll's attorney:
courthousenews.com/trump-rape-acc…

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15 Jan
Hi Jenna!
It's not so much Biden, but it might be his DOJ? Time will tell.
And definitely not all, but mostly just the ones who helped lay siege to the United States Capitol building.
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15 Jan
Watching back the Senate session before it was recessed during the breach and I notice little things like Sen. Lankford's extremely calm, "Thank you" when informed through the shaky, panicked voice of a staffer, "Sir, protesters are in the building."

Just plain scary.
Politicians are used to hearing bad news and needing to respond with little to no reaction. His response was one of a practiced lawmaker. But the intensity of that brief 20 seconds.
It was the same thing, when you watch it back with other lawmakers like Rep Jim McGovern; he's calmly at the dais, you can hear the noise, even thru the stream, of those who breached. McGovern calmly ends session, even cites the procedure to close. Its all surreal to watch back.
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15 Jan
Pelosi press conference underway shortly.
Today is actual MLK's birthday, Nancy Pelosi notes and then quotes him: "True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice."

"Justice is called for as we address the act of insurrection perpetrated against the Capitol complex last week," she says
Right now, impeachment managers are preparing for the trial which they will take to the Senate.

Meanwhile, we're in transition, Pelosi said.
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15 Jan
Journalistically, it is hard to review what happened at the US Capitol as anything short of domestic terrorism when very similar instances in other non white majority nations are deemed as terrorism. And also, people, as noted below, are terrified.
With sincerity, I would like to ask officials, what exactly is the criteria if not this? Did an explosive device need to go off? If they would have taken the Capitol, would that qualify it? An execution? I am not sure and am curious.
In the 24 Hours: Assault on the Capitol program streaming on Hulu, there is an interview with former officer Larry Chaefer as clips are shown of what Eugene Goodman had to endure as he led protesters away from the Senate and up several flights of stairs before receiving backup
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12 Jan
If you're watching Washington today, settle in. It is a long day ahead. The House convenes at 9AM ET while House Rules Cmte finalizes the 25A resolution asking Pence & Trump's cabinet to remove him for unfitness. Vote on 25A expected late tonight, i.e. after 8PM.
@CourthouseNews
I'll have a report for you later and will post updates on this thread as we go today. And as always, here's a link to the live-stream of the House: c-span.org/video/?507878-…
After convening this a.m. then briefly recessing to finish legislative business off floor, Leader Hoyer says by approx. 6:00 p.m., the House will come back to begin 1 hr of debate on the resolution and then vote. They estimate votes starting by 7:30 - I think that's optimistic.
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11 Jan
Good morning. At 11AM ET, @LeaderHoyer will attempt to pass a resolution that calls on @VP Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment against outgoing Trump. Should Pence decide to do nothing following last week’s insurrection, Pelosi says impeachment articles to come, likely midweek.
cc: @CourthouseNews
From the House floor, we hear the resignation letter from the sergeant at arms, Paul D. Irving, read aloud and it is accepted.
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