Update: 6am Thursday
Giuliani Appears to Veer Off Script. A Furor Follows. https://t.co/W87JJkreDc
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) May 3, 2018
Giuliani is not only mean and nasty and hate-filled, it strikes me he has lost it. His interview with Hannity was/is a disaster that will take weeks to untangle. Rudy has increased Trump’s exposure not protected it. Mueller’s team should be salivating. https://t.co/8pYqCDas5S pic.twitter.com/4LwqZvSogp
— John W. Dean (@JohnWDean) May 3, 2018
My new one @slate: Rudy Giuliani may have just implicated President Trump in serious campaign finance violations: https://t.co/WR0FrqMZ4n via @slate
— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) May 3, 2018
Giuliani tells me he just spoke w / POTUS. Tonight by phone. President "very pleased," Giuliani says. He says they discussed his revelation of the reimbursements long in advance. Does not expect to be fired. Insists his remarks on FNC were approved by Trump. Story TK.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) May 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/newsgirl123456/status/991909987256500225
Retweeted Caroline O. (@RVAwonk):
Here's the moment Rudy Giuliani told Sean Hannity that "they funneled the [$130,000] through a law firm, and the president repaid it.” pic.twitter.com/udms2RUzdq
— Joe Gomez 🇺🇦 (@JoeGomez1) May 3, 2018
4 possible felonies from Rudy Giuliani admission:
1. $130k payment to Stormy was in-kind coordinated contribution above limits
2. Cohen was a straw donor used to cover up true source of contribution
3. False statements on financial disclosures
4. False statements on banking forms https://t.co/KysAF3X4te— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 3, 2018
It's really clever how the Deep State got Rudy Giuliani to show the world that Trump and Cohen lied about the payment to Stormy Daniels. And it used @seanhannity for this operation. Fiendishly smart!
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 3, 2018
This Giuliani interview has got to be one of the worst interviews given by someone connected to Trump… and I don't say that lightly cause there have been a lot of objectively bad ones.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) May 3, 2018
Giuliani: Trump fired Comey because he wouldn't say Trump wasn't target of Russia probe https://t.co/xsCpQZdGWi pic.twitter.com/12JMY3bEl3
— The Hill (@thehill) May 3, 2018
Rudy Giuliani on @POTUS: "This is our best president in my memory." pic.twitter.com/BQ3Zo7ihmv
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 3, 2018
WATCH: Fox News' Ingraham calls out Giuliani for contradicting Trump on Stormy Daniels' payments: "That's a problem" https://t.co/wqL2YDsRBt pic.twitter.com/fmu5ysFJ8W
— The Hill (@thehill) May 3, 2018
'The safety of the world is at stake': Rudy Giuliani cites North Korea in dramatic rebuke of Mueller's effort to interview Trump https://t.co/IKPriztT2O pic.twitter.com/ImnMnODOMZ
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) May 3, 2018
Giuliani says Ivanka is a red line, but Jared is… "disposable."
Hard to tell if this is Giuliani's sense of humor, or if he's signaling that Jared is in trouble. pic.twitter.com/pvKjoaCRqY
— Shelby Holliday (@shelbyholliday) May 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/aidnmclaughlin/status/991861451878027264
"Joining us now, President Trump's special legal adviser Rudy Giuliani…" pic.twitter.com/UubSLzVIwc
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) May 3, 2018
Giuliani, after admitting the president paid off a porn star he had an affair with and covered up, reaches across the desk, clasps Sean Hannity’s arm, thanks him for being a patriot.
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) May 3, 2018
Earlier: West Tyrone ready to vote
West Tyrone goes to the polls to elect a Westminster representative for the third time in as many yearshttps://t.co/SyT2jjlMyB pic.twitter.com/nmm1CEWVty
— The Irish News (@irish_news) May 3, 2018
In tomorrow’s #WestTyrone by-election there will be people voting who have never known an election in NI which did not throw up the DUP and SF as the largest parties.
1/4
— Ian James Parsley (@ianjamesparsley) May 2, 2018
LT will be 'live' at the West Tyrone count tomorrow night (3/5), and will bring you an Tally-Exit poll projection soon after the polls close at 10pm. Watch-Follow LT Twitter/Facebook for all updates, & latest info. +Its an NI 1st: 1st by-election of a parliament and its a NI one! pic.twitter.com/h4osYmgFu8
— LucidTalk (@LucidTalk) May 2, 2018
DUP slams Sinn Fein candidate Órfhlaith Begley for 'failing to condemn' McElduff Kingsmill video ahead of west Tyrone by-election https://t.co/b4JWnh6nJx pic.twitter.com/QECDpXFlvu
— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) May 2, 2018
Disgraceful to see Cllr Chris Smyth subject to online abuse and a death threat. Absolutely no justification for such disgusting and inflammatory rhetoric against someone willing to put his head above the parapet. https://t.co/ePVh4YKklh
— Cllr Stephen Donnelly (@SteveDonnelly95) May 1, 2018
Apparently the UUP are delivering a leaflet in West Tyrone saying why they didn't want to stand.
Wonder why anyone would want to vote for them after that.— David Ford ex-MLA (@DavidFordxMLA) May 2, 2018
3rd May is polling day in West Tyrone. It’s your chance to make a change and elect an MP that will vote against Brexit.
You can make change happen – so tomorrow come out and vote for the strongest voice to protect us against #Brexit vote for Daniel McCrossan #McCrossan4MP pic.twitter.com/pLEgcLUV4S
— The SDLP (@SDLPlive) May 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/nornirishfella/status/990142555869335552
https://twitter.com/john_loughran/status/991782348466376704
I have decided at the last minute to take semi-human form and stand in tomorrow's West Tyrone by-election to give a voice to the Irish Border in the UK Parliament. Vote @BorderIrish for MP. pic.twitter.com/IFWPZnFUPZ
— The Irish Border (@BorderIrish) May 2, 2018
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BUSINESS
https://twitter.com/nickconfessore/status/991753426756390912
Cambridge Analytica and SCL group cannot be allowed to delete their data history by closing. The investigations into their work are vital
— Damian Collins (@DamianCollins) May 2, 2018
Cambridge Analytica and SCL folks are moving over to a new entity called #Emerdata
Robert and Rebekah Mercer, Alexander Nix, and… Erik Prince (Betsy DeVos' brother, Blackwater mercenary, Seychelles mtg participant) – ALL involved
— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath) May 2, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
JUST IN: Rudy Giuliani tells the Washington Post President Trump's interview could be "max 2-3 hours," with a "narrow set of questions" pic.twitter.com/JytGhp0TIc
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 2, 2018
Michael Caputo, just interviewed by Bob Mueller’s team, told me: “It’s clear they are still really focused on Russia collusion. … They know more about the Trump campaign than anyone who ever worked there.” He didn’t want to discuss specifics
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 2, 2018
#BREAKING: Trump hiring Clinton impeachment lawyer to legal team, replacing Ty Cobb: report https://t.co/z9ux1beTzR pic.twitter.com/40QKrbn49w
— The Hill (@thehill) May 2, 2018
NEW: White House attorney Ty Cobb set to retire from the White House at end of the month, he confirms to @ABC. pic.twitter.com/9Q1f4IHxsU
— ABC News (@ABC) May 2, 2018
Another legal team departure looming for Trump. WH counsel Don McGahn appears to be on his way out in the coming months, sources tell @Arianedevogue and me.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/benjaminwittes/status/991719757329117189
I’ve now lived through two completely unrelated Ty Cobb retirements. The latter was infinitely more hilarious than the former. Nice mustache, pal.
— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) May 2, 2018
"It's been an honor to serve the country", says Trump's lawyer Ty Cobb. Serve the country?!?!? https://t.co/lcBYNSgClF
— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) May 2, 2018
So VP Pence called disgraced (and Trump pardoned) AZ sheriff Arpaio a "champion" of the "rule of law"?!!? That's sort of like calling Kanye West a "scholar" of "antebellum history."
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) May 2, 2018
The collective yawn of the media to the revelation that Trump may have faked his medical records especially after he made Clinton's health an issue is the latest reminder that he gets to play by different rules than any other politician.
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) May 2, 2018
President Trump either weighs 239 pounds — or he doesn’t. The latest Trumpworld controversy, this time a medical mystery shrouded in secrecy. @LennyMBernstein and I report. https://t.co/Zi0fShhFQz
— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) May 2, 2018
Don Jr. and Eric Trump have spent at least $260,000 in taxpayer money on business travel for the Trump Organization. Donald Trump stands to profit personally from these trips. pic.twitter.com/6v0f784206
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 2, 2018
Summer Zervos is subpoenaing 'The Apprentice' recordings to try to prove that Trump "defamed [Zervos] by calling her a liar," NYT reports. https://t.co/kv8CqB7db9
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 2, 2018
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WORLD
Can Europe save the Iran nuclear deal? It’s a high priority in London, Paris and Berlin today. Ideas from @CrisisGroup. https://t.co/SNQMQOu4ZJ
— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) May 2, 2018
Nothing is certain about Trump’s trade policy other than the uncertainty https://t.co/SHBZNtRGs6
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 2, 2018
The Basque separatist group ETA is disbanding. It killed over 800 people in Spain during one of the longest terrorist campaigns in modern Europe. https://t.co/UaLT7RolT1
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 2, 2018
Tragic, senseless, and evil…at least 86 killed in double suicide bombing at Nigerian mosque https://t.co/ClaPUPxqFP
— Shafik Mandhai (@ShafikFM) May 2, 2018
– 93% of murdered journalists are local reporters.
– 40% reported receiving threats.
– In 9 out of 10 cases, the killers go free.
– Full justice achieved in only 4% of total murder cases.#PressFreedom #WorldPressFreedomDay
More: https://t.co/Ppr4Xyvu2O pic.twitter.com/yfRdE971M3— Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) May 2, 2018
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN
https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/991921199566516224
Amendment on NI/IRL border passed in the Lords.
Cross-party amendment put forward by Lord Patten called for the Govt to respect the 1988 Agreement by having no checks at all between IRL & NI.
Backed by 309 peers to 242. https://t.co/tZtfn48k7y— Katy Hayward (@hayward_katy) May 2, 2018
A tale of two Englands? John Curtice on what the 2016 Brexit vote could tell us about tomorrow’s local elections #newsnight pic.twitter.com/HQlSxYjsVE
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) May 2, 2018
EU-wide information system that could be lost after Brexit used by UK 539 million times every year, police say https://t.co/tVeM9D3S2I#StopBrexit #FBPE
— Julie Lawrence 3.5% 🇪🇺 #RejoinEU 🇺🇦🌱 🎪 💙 (@juliehinukeu) May 2, 2018
Are countries really 'queuing up for trade deals' with Brexit Britain? https://t.co/QW8hcTeuSX pic.twitter.com/h1s5Nwuznm
— The Independent (@Independent) May 2, 2018
Lord Patten says Brexit policy 'clueless and delinquent' https://t.co/vnBwiZtWB7
— Mark Devenport (@markdevenport) May 2, 2018
Siddiq: "We are 331 days until UK becomes a third country … and the government can’t decide between two options already rejected by the other side.. It is farcical. The Brexit war cabinet is more like a warring cabinet… They have no plan and no clue" https://t.co/b9mCXpVHUX
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) May 2, 2018
Really hope Liverpool go on to win the Champions League. It will show that good things happen to those who put their head above the parapet against Brexit – Jurgen verdient zu gewinnen
— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) May 2, 2018