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Aaron Blake
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Sr. political reporter at The Washington Post. Subscribe to Campaign Moment newsletter (https://t.co/G1hUntVUx8) & podcast (https://t.co/Hb67jxxCCq).
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Feb 9 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Prominent right-wingers -- Musk, Lee, Cotton, Gaetz -- are throwing around words like "coup," "impeach," "corruption" in response to the judge's DOGE ruling.

Why? They claim the judge barred even Treasury Secretary Bessent from Treasury's data.

But that doesn't appear true. 🧵 Image
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Image The order temporarily prohibits Bessent and other defendants ...

"from granting access to all political appointees, special government employees, and government employees detailed from an agency outside the Treasury Department ..." Image
Jan 25 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Big news:

Trump has fired 12 inspectors general in a late-night purge, appearing to violate federal law by not giving Congress 30 days’ notice of his intent. Image Link: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
Sep 22, 2023 • 16 tweets • 5 min read
Menendez had all charges in his previous indictment dismissed in January 2018.

New indictment says this "corrupt relationship" began around 2018. Image The Menendez indictment says he -- the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee -- "provided sensitive U.S. Government information" to Egypt. Image
Sep 8, 2023 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
The grand jury recommended an indictment of former senator David Perdue (R-Ga.). Image It also recommended charging Lindsey Graham Image
Sep 7, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
"Is [Biden] someone you are proud to have as president?"

37% of Dems say no.

As do 70% of independents. Image Also, 50% of Dems and 77% of indies say Biden does not have "the stamina and sharpness to serve effectively as president."

(CNN poll: ) documentcloud.org/documents/2394…
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Sep 5, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Rudy Giuliani's stunning fall from grace, in one chart

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Image After 9/11, Democrats viewed Giuliani favorably 74-10. They now view him unfavorably 77-3.

Even Republicans aren't particularly enamored, at 37% favorable, 24% unfavorable.

Overall: 16% fav, 51% unfav.

washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…
Jul 15, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Former CIA director James Woolsey has said he was offered the CIA director job in the Trump administration back in 2016.

A new indictment says that a man who matches Woolsey’s description was the subject of a Chinese influence operation at this time. washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/… Woolsey is not named in the Gal Luft indictment -- nor is the "former senior U.S. government official" accused of wrongdoing -- but several details directly match him, including direct quotes.

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