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3 Mar, 9 tweets, 3 min read

NEWS: Pentagon IG issues scathing critique of Rep. Ronny Jackson’s time as top WH doc, per report obtained by CNN, concluding he made sexual comments about a subordinate, violated policy on taking Ambien and drinking alcohol and created hostile environment cnn.com/2021/03/02/pol…

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Jackson didn’t comment to the IG but rejected the conclusions in a statement to CNN. w/@barbarastarrcnn @OrenCNN @ZcohenCNN

After interviewing 78 witnesses and reviewing White House documents, investigators concluded that Jackson failed to treat his subordinates with dignity and respect, engaged in inappropriate conduct involving alcohol during two incidents and took Ambien while on official trips

At hotel, witness says he saw Jackson "pounding" on the door of his female subordinate's room. When she opened the door, Jackson said, "I need you," and, "I need you to come to my room."

Witnesses alleged that Jackson made a comment about a subordinate's breasts and buttocks

The report also notes that the investigation into Jackson "was limited in scope and unproductive" as White House Counsel under Trump insisted on being present at all interviews of current White House Medical Unit employees, which had a "potential chilling effect" on the probe.

“Many of these witnesses described...Jackson's behavior with words and phrases such as 'meltdowns,' 'yells' for no reason,' 'rages,' 'tantrums,' 'lashes out,' and 'aggressive.' These witnesses also described RDML Jackson's leadership style with terms such as 'tyrant,' 'dictator’”

“Three other witnesses told us they saw RDML Jackson take Ambien on several official overseas flights on Air Force One. The witnesses also told us RDML Jackson was in charge of providing medical care for Government officials on those trips, including the President,” report says

Jackson retired from the Navy in 2019 while the IG investigation was still ongoing but two defense officials tell CNN that he could now face a Navy review of his retirement pay. Officer retirement pay is based on the most senior rank at which a person served honorably.

The report was released officially this morning, and here it is: cnn.com/2021/03/03/pol…

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Manu Raju

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3 Mar

In addition to forcing full reading of $1.9T relief bill, Sen. Ron Johnson told me he plans other stall tactics to drag out floor debate. He says he may force Senate clerks to read the language of every amendment that will be offered as well.

"I think that would be a good idea"

"We're talking about $1.9 trillion ..... And we want to do this in a matter of hours? I don't think that's right."

Johnson wouldn't say how many days he would attempt to drag out floor debate but said would go on for "however long that takes."

Johnson would need support of 13 senators in order for presiding officer to recognize there is a "sufficient second" so there could be a floor vote on that proposal to change the underlying bill.

"We can break this up into four shifts of 13 people."

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2 Mar

Rep. Jim Jordan wouldn't say whether he thought Trump won his reelection bid when I asked him about the former President's lie that he actually won and Biden stole it from him.

"He said a lot of things," Jordan said when asked if he agrees the election was stolen from Trump.

"He said that you had a lot of states unconstitutionally changed their election law in the run up to elections -- and I focused on what I hope he does, which is to run again in 2024. I said that. I hope he does that. I think he would win," Jordan said

Asked again if he agreed with Trump that he won, Jordan said: "I think he's emphasizing this point that I've been talking about, that the Democrats knew - this is what so many Americans understand - the Democrats knew they couldn't win unless they changed the rules."

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2 Mar

New - In pitch to Senate Democrats, Biden urges them to reject poison pill amendments that could sink the relief plan, per source, telling them that the vote he is asking them to take on bill isn't politically difficult bc of the bipartisan support outside the halls of Congress.

Biden also told them they all need to accept some provisions they might not like but also must demonstrate to the American people they are responding to the devastating public health and economic crises, per source.

Ahead of marathon voting session, where any amendment with 51 votes can alter plan, Biden said Democrats need to show voters they can accomplish this major achievement, while conceding they may have to accept some pieces of the plan they might not favor. cnn.com/2021/03/02/pol…

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Manu Raju

@mkraju

26 Feb

NEWS: Several Republicans in the House have skipped Friday's votes and enlisted their colleagues to vote on their behalf, signing letters saying they couldn't attend "due to the ongoing public health emergency."

But those members are scheduled to be at CPAC

The members include Rep. Matt Gaetz -- as well as some of Trump's staunchest defenders who are listed as speakers, like Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona, Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina and Ted Budd of North Carolina. cnn.com/2021/02/26/pol…

To vote by proxy, a process that Republicans originally fought in court, lawmakers must sign a letter with the House clerk and allow another member to vote at their direction and on their behalf.

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Manu Raju

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26 Feb

Several Senate sources: No minimum wage in the budget reconciliation bill, a big loss for Democrats. Parliamentarian says it’s not within the Senate rules of reconciliation

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The Senate’s Byrd rule does not allow extraneous measures to the budget bill.

Dems believe the ruling will actually make it easier to pass covid relief bill. That’s because there’s not going to be a messy fight over whether to strip it out of the bill and whether to compromise. cnn.com/2021/02/25/pol…

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Manu Raju

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25 Feb

Was the election stolen?

Mast: "I think there's some real inaccuracies"

Marshall: "I have a lot of concerns about election integrity"

Johnson: "I think there are some real issues ... I'm not afraid of the truth, OK?"

On Trump's hold on Hill GOP:

cnn.com/2021/02/25/pol…

Rubio, on whether Trump should have a role in GOP, says. "I don't know..why we would want that to be the case."
Rubio, who says he's seen no evidence of rigged election, said this when asked if Trump should say election was stolen at CPAC: "He can say whatever he wants to say"

Asked if he agreed with Trump that the election was rigged or stolen, Rick Scott would only say: "We'll see what he says. I know that Joe Biden is the President."

Scott voted to overturn PA election results. Scott said "no" when asked if he regretted that vote.

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