I was in #Ukraine & Poland this week with the @HelsinkiComm to examine wartime challenges that Ukraine & US partners are facing—and to discuss how we can keep supporting their efforts. Honored to be joined by @RepJoeWilson, @RepSpartz, @USAmbOSCE, @USAmbKyiv, & other officials.
With America's help, #Ukraine has defied all odds as they’ve protected their homeland. It was an honor to meet with President @ZelenskyyUa and their senior leadership, and to extend appreciation for Ukraine's courage in stopping Russia from recreating the old Soviet Union.
We were joined in #Kiev by Ambassador Michael Carpenter @USAmbOSCE, Permanent US Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, & by the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink @USAmbKyiv. Grateful for their outstanding work on behalf of our country.
We’ll be sharing more information and updates from our meetings with America’s partners in #Ukraine and elsewhere throughout the week—follow along here.
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Bill Barr’s tenure as Attorney General has led to an unprecedented politicization of the #DOJ. I submitted multiple documents that outline his efforts to suppress constitutional rights & tip the scales of justice in favor of the President. #BarrHearing (1/8)
A Slate article entitled “Why Trump Chose Portland” which describes the racial history of the state and the Portland Police Bureau. (2/8) slate.com/news-and-polit…
A @NYTimes op-ed from Mary McCord who writes her words were twisted to justify the Department’s disingenuous position to drop charges against #MichaelFlynn after he already pled guilty. (3/8) nytimes.com/2020/05/10/opi…
The Trump Admin. launched an unsuccessful attack against a 2nd senior Iranian official in #Yemen on the same night Soleimani was killed. Congress has not been briefed (not even at the classified briefing this week!). No justification has been provided.
The coordinated nature of these attacks raises further questions about the claim that Trump was reacting to an “imminent threat.” If these were part of a broader operation, then the failure to consult Congress is inexcusable. The American people need answers. #NoWarWithIran
This strike is also an escalation of U.S. involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war in #Yemen. The Pentagon has previously avoided direct involvement & last year the House & Senate passed a bipartisan resolution to end U.S. participation, which Trump vetoed. nytimes.com/2019/04/16/us/…