SCOOP: Trump's acting attorney general said the president can kill any investigation he wants. And Matt Whitaker claimed Trump could not commit obstruction of justice. https://t.co/EqP73mn06H
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) November 8, 2018
"It looks like this president put Matt Whitaker in this job precisely for the reason that is perfectly obviously to everyone…he expects him to come in and somehow either slow down, curtail or even shut down the (Mueller) investigation"- @matthewamiller w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/LrLUpnHO1f
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) November 8, 2018
Oh, this is going to work out just fine. š”š”š”š”š”š” https://t.co/Vuuc2PcJf9
— Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) November 8, 2018
BREAKING: we @CREWcrew file ethics complaint with DOJ demanding Whitaker recusal. Includes detailed legal analysis: https://t.co/fB7xvSbZ4F
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) November 8, 2018
My critical remarks to the NY Times about Whitakerās unbelievably ignorant statements have nothing at all to do with my legal conclusion that his installation is null and void under the Constitution ā a political stunt by a legally illiterate president. https://t.co/d5HBOhm4XS
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) November 8, 2018
Why did POTUS direct Sessions to resign and appoint Whittaker? The answer is obvious, but still astounding: he switched the AG to limit a special counsel investigation in which he is a subject. Normally, this kind of behavior might itself end a presidency. 1/3
— David Kris (@DavidKris) November 8, 2018
More than 900 protests are popping up nationwide to #ProtectMueller. This video comes from @MarkHelenowski in Times Square. pic.twitter.com/NOwcI8VKwf
— Q. Allan Brocka (@allanbrocka) November 8, 2018
Terrific crowd for the #ProtectMueller #WhitakerMustRecuse rally at the Boston Common and State House! The forced firing of Sessions and appt. of a lackey is unacceptable. Largely dipersping, but band still going! cc @universalhub #mapoli @MoveOn @protctdemocracy @KremlinAnnex pic.twitter.com/n0KGt8P22E
— Leslie š. Brown (@LeslieLKB) November 8, 2018
Absurd Acosta story shows how disinformation bubbles from bots to the White House – Chicago Tribune https://t.co/nkzGP71GwL
— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) November 8, 2018
The @Acosta lie is being pushed by Russian trolls
8,000 tweets in 48 hours.
(Data from Hamilton 68, yesterday) pic.twitter.com/W0qjy5csCN
— RynheartTheReluctant (@TheRynheart) November 8, 2018
I asked @PressSec how the misleading edited video of @Acosta came to her attention, whether she got it from InfoWars personality @PrisonPlanet, and whether she vetted the video herself before posting it. I did not get any answers. https://t.co/wSRlaWHDIu
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) November 8, 2018
Here's what Jim Acosta said on CNN after the White House pulled his press pass https://t.co/VdmGA4yvuJ pic.twitter.com/t82ZwExv1P
— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) November 8, 2018
Words and walkouts arenāt enough. CNN should sue Trump over revoking Acostaās press pass. My column https://t.co/8lvfinBCOI
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) November 8, 2018
Meanwhile…
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) November 8, 2018
Right now @AndrewGillum trails by about 7 votes per precinct, with thousands in Broward & Palm Beach still to count.
Provisionals may be critical. If you voted provisional, call your county supervisor ASAP to confirm your vote counts by 5 PM. Please RT.https://t.co/0RUdHeMcBe
— Kevin Cate (@KevinCate) November 8, 2018
First #AZSen Maricopa dump puts Sinema into the lead. There are a LOT more ballots to count though folks. pic.twitter.com/Wn7MikDFSZ
— Nick Riccardi (@NickRiccardi) November 9, 2018
Sources: Zinke exploring role with Fox News https://t.co/SjRF3ZyXo9
— POLITICO (@politico) November 8, 2018
talking of which
Rupert Murdoch just swung by Mitch McConnellās office. Asked why he was there, or his views about Hannity campaigning with Trump, or about the WH pulling @Acosta press credentials, he declined to comment to @tedbarrettcnn
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 8, 2018
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WORLD
Breaking News: New immigration rules give President Trump the power to deny asylum to virtually any migrant who crosses the southern border illegally https://t.co/ljw6XYLbcB
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 8, 2018
JUST IN: Trump plans to restrict asylum claims at border https://t.co/Igct9fldsj pic.twitter.com/IhPhc67ZMK
— The Hill (@thehill) November 8, 2018
Facebook admits its platform was used to incite the Rohingya Muslim genocide in Myanmar. pic.twitter.com/oL1Icm615i
— CJ Werleman (@cjwerleman) November 8, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Goldman bankers now caught up in the 1MDB scandal had enlisted help from the very top of the firm to make sure they won the sovereign wealth fund business https://t.co/QWpJUsXFID
— Sridhar Natarajan (@sridinats) November 8, 2018
Congratulations to the Observerās @carolecadwalla who tonight has won the Reporters Without Borders L'Esprit de RSF award for her reporting on Cambridge Analytica, data and democracy #RSFAwards2018 #cambridgeanalyticafiles
— The Observer (@ObserverUK) November 8, 2018
The Satanic Temple has officially sued The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina https://t.co/F9X1bM0CMQ
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) November 8, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
Been clear for some time now that the DUPās ultimate red line is irreconcilable with what May is going to agree to. This scoop confirms it. https://t.co/7gMketQ6AP
— Patrick Maguire (@patrickkmaguire) November 8, 2018
The DUP respond in The Times to tonightās letter, warning her not to put a border down the Irish Sea, (as the letter suggests might emerge as an ultimate backstop the U.K. would say must never be used) .
Hereās Arleneās full quote pic.twitter.com/o81v3BfOq6
— Sam Coates Times (@SamCoatesTimes) November 8, 2018
EU heaps pressure on May ahead of crunch Brexit talks with warning over sinking British economy/#Brexit #PeoplesVote https://t.co/Syry5DEsPf
— Matty š¬š§šŖšŗ (@Doozy_45) November 8, 2018
The challenge for May is to make sure that the backstop doesnāt turn out to be worse than no deal at all https://t.co/qx0qbPMJaV
— James Forsyth (@JGForsyth) November 8, 2018
Theresa May fails to block court case that could allow the UK to reverse Brexit https://t.co/G2x3ipbRLU
— Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) November 8, 2018
Dominic Raab: "I hadn't quite understood the full extent of this but… we're particularly reliant on the Dover-Calais crossing"
Labour accuses #Brexit secretary of not knowing "the very basics" after speech on trade
More: https://t.co/sJySjzmx3M
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— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) November 8, 2018
1/2 The Brexit Select Committee went to Dover and saw the large number of lorries coming off the ferries. Last year the port handled 2.6 million lorries. I am surprised therefore that the Secretary of State hadnāt quite understood how important Dover is. https://t.co/QNQLyj5MSP
— Hilary Benn (@hilarybennmp) November 8, 2018
WATCH: @RakeMichael shares on @BBCr4today why businesses across the country are demanding a #PeoplesVote on the #Brexit deal
Join him and write to your MP to demand a #PeoplesVote: https://t.co/AchLkh4a02 pic.twitter.com/xV5BiKhwS1
— People's Vote UK (@peoplesvote_uk) November 8, 2018