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Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress @amprog. Democracy crusader. Former Senate chief of staff, DOJ. Opinions my own, retweets aren’t endorsements.
Nov 10, 2020 7 tweets 2 min read
THREAD.
Republicans & A.G. Bill Barr aren’t merely trying to sow doubt about the election results, Repub. legislators in several states (PA, MI, WI, GA) are laying the predicate to appoint Trump electors. It’s illegal, but they will try. We have to take this seriously. 1/7 Barr just authorized a dangerous DOJ probe into “voting irregularities.” This is designed to help Repub state legislators try to show substantial fraud & somehow try to overthrow the popular vote. 2/7
May 17, 2019 8 tweets 5 min read
FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN U.S. ELECTIONS (thread)
Important new fed. appellate case, reaffirming the law & legal precedent that foreigners should not be able to spend $$ in US elections. Foreign entities increasingly are trying to spend via U.S. companies.
politico.com/story/2019/05/… Here is a link to the 9th Circuit's decision, for all of you who want to dig deeper:
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opin…
Jul 16, 2018 5 tweets 5 min read
DEMOCRACY REFORM
#CultureOfCorruption #ABetterDeal

Powerful @CAPAction event today featuring @NancyPelosi in conversation with @CAPAction CEO @neeratanden.

Leader Pelosi is prioritizing democracy reforms in bold legislative package. Followed by top notch panel with 3 key House reformers: @RepSarbanes @RepTerriSewell @RepJayapal, moderated by @CAPAction EVP @WStachelberg.
They each discussed power of anti-corruption, pro-voter solutions.
Demand change!