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Before you start hearing this used as a talking point on cable news, take a journey (some call it a thread) with us through reality. 1/x
This morning, @politico reported that Republicans in Congress are preparing to “wind down” the Russia probes. 2/ politico.com/story/2017/10/…
(Even though the question of collusion between the Trump team and Russia is unresolved.) 3/
The consistent drip of revelations in this story + the lack of related consequences makes ‘winding down’ these panels irresponsible. 4/
These probes, along with Mueller’s investigation, have uncovered 2 attempts at collusion (1 literally this week). 5/ thedailybeast.com/trump-data-gur…
The other involving the campaign chairman and a senior advisor. 6/ cnn.com/2017/07/15/pol…
They’ve also uncovered tons of information about Russian purchasing of ads 7/ theguardian.com/technology/201…
And spreading disinformation 8/ nytimes.com/2017/09/07/us/…
(with the aid of Trump campaign retweets) 9/ thedailybeast.com/trump-campaign…
Multiple tales of individual corruption 10/ politico.com/story/2017/04/…
Conversations about sanctions relief 11/ washingtonpost.com/world/national…
Secret backchannels during the transition 12/ nytimes.com/2017/05/26/us/…
Lies on SF-86 forms 13/ washingtonpost.com/world/national…
Lies under oath about foreign contacts 14/ washingtonpost.com/world/national…
And so... 15/ washingtonpost.com/politics/manaf…
Much... 16/ talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/gop-operati…
More.17/ theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
If Republicans continue to provide political cover for Trump, then it is a matter of national security that Democrats hold the line. 18/
They must refuse to sign on to any report that simply ‘gives up’ on the effort… 19/
…to fully and completely determine the extent of Vladimir Putin’s interference in our election. 20/
(Along with the Trump team’s involvement in that interference) 21/
And, finally, it has never been more important to protect Special Counsel Mueller from political interference. 22/22
