Passionate Iranian American attorney. Rule of Law and Justice for all. L4GG. STEMinist. Honorary Jedi. She/her. ☠️
Jan 26, 2020 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
According to unpublished manuscript of Bolton’s book, “Trump told his national security adviser in Aug. that he wanted to continue freezing $391m in security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped w/ investigations into Democrats including the Bidens.” /1
.@senatemajldr in 1999: "I think that the US Senate has a clear choice today...Do we want to retain [Clinton] in office, or do we want to retain our honor, our principle, & our moral authority? For me...I choose honor."
1. “[I]mpeachment is best regarded as a process,not an outcome. It’s the constitutional mechanism for investigating [if] an executive-branch officer is fit to serve. It requires his accusers to lay out their evidence in public...”@YAppelbaum #NeedToImpeach 2. “Mueller has now delivered 10 credible allegations of obstructive behavior...The public deserves a chance to examine the evidence...& his supporters & opponents alike deserve the clarity that only convening impeachment hearings can now provide.”
"[Chávez,Putin & Erdogan] stoked widespread discontent to undermine institutional constraints on their power, sideline opposition, & weaken civil society [w/ small/subtle changes that] make it hard for supporters of democracy to stop."
"B/c they incrementally dismantle democratic Inst.'n & norms, no single dramatic change triggers widespread mobilization of opposition..often, [leaders] frame vocal critics as destabilizing provocateurs, fragmenting resistance & rendering it ineffective."