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Jan 31, 2020 11 tweets 5 min read
White House claim: There is no evidence of Trump's corrupt intent.

Reality: President Trump directed this scheme with corrupt intent, with one corrupt objective: to use foreign assistance to cheat in his 2020 reelection bid. Here are 10 reasons we know: #TruthMatters 1⃣ The President cared only about the announcement of the investigations, not that they were actually completed.

Ambassador Sondland's testimony makes this clear. #TruthMatters

Jan 28, 2020 4 tweets 3 min read
White House claim: Abuse of power is not impeachable.

Reality: The Framers made clear that it is.

Hamilton: impeachment is for “those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men, or in other words, from the abuse or violation of some public trust.” #TruthMatters In fact, the Republican's own witness, Professor Jonathan Turley, agreed that abuse of power is an impeachable offense:

"[I]t is possible to establish a case for impeachment based on a non-criminal allegation of abuse of power." #TruthMatters