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Feb 5, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
@hugolowell "It is unclear how many records were lost or permanently destroyed through Trump’s ripping routine, as well as what consequences, if any, he might face. Hundreds of documents, if not more, were likely torn up, those familiar with the practice say." washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…@hugolowell A sr. Trump WH official said staffers frequently put docs into “burn bags” to be destroyed, rather than preserving them, & would decide themselves what should be saved. When the Jan. 6 committee asked for docs related to Trump’s efforts to pressure Pence, some no longer existed.
Feb 3, 2022 • 9 tweets • 7 min read
London police officers routinely made jokes about rape and disabled people and exchanged racist messages. The same ones who protected @BorisJohnson & his #DowningStreet 24-hour party people when others couldn't say goodbye to their dying loved ones. nytimes.com/2022/02/01/wor…@BorisJohnson@metpoliceuk "said in a statement that the actions of the police officers in central London that the report detailed do 'not represent the values' of the force."
