UPDATE: 5am London Time:
U.S. Special Counsel Mueller to testify before House panels on July 17: statement https://t.co/F8zH7hU8HZ pic.twitter.com/rTaZhC45xk
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 26, 2019
I am pleased to announce that @HouseJudiciary and House Intel will have Special Counsel Robert Mueller testify in open session on July 17, pursuant to a subpoena issued this evening. https://t.co/wR0CEVqpJC
We look forward to having Mr. Mueller testify, as do all Americans. pic.twitter.com/UEKihMEYXI
— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) June 26, 2019
Read the letter that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff sent to Robert Mueller, accompanying the subpoena 📃👇https://t.co/7grX2dEwO6 pic.twitter.com/S1ii1qXrD1
— NPR (@NPR) June 26, 2019
Schiff told me tonight that it wasn't a friendly subpoena to Mueller, House Judiciary will go first then House Intel, and he says questions won't be limited to the four corners of the report. "That may be his desire but Congress has questions that go beyond the report." pic.twitter.com/RqU7bORTnP
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 26, 2019
Top Senate source tells me several senators in both parties are now talking about bringing Mueller to their side of the Cap soon after he appears before the House. Some Rs want to push him on Russia/probe Qs & some Dems want him to detail Russia interference & obstruction issues.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) June 26, 2019
"If Bob Mueller read from the phone book, there would be value in it and Americans would tune in," says Former FBI Assistant Director Frank Figliuzzi. "If he simply recites passages from his report… Americans might be hearing those passages for the first time." pic.twitter.com/sv1FLY8geS
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 26, 2019
Main points from the redacted 448-page report by US Special Counsel Robert Mueller pic.twitter.com/tRxh9awqbC
— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 26, 2019
The Mueller report made clear that the president obstructed justice multiple times. If he were anyone else, he'd be in handcuffs. Attorney General Barr can try to cover for the president all he wants, but the American people deserve to hear the full truth from Mueller himself.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) June 26, 2019
BREAKING: Attorney General Bill Barr killed seven different investigations started by special counsel Robert Mueller just ten days after he submitted his report. https://t.co/pYKB1pLh4X
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) June 25, 2019
The idea that Mark Meadows plans to wear his Junior G-Man badge for an afternoon and derail Bob Mueller by cross examining him is tonight’s self-own. Mueller won’t break a sweat the entire day — regardless of who questions him. https://t.co/BEHPhodLXZ
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) June 26, 2019
This is the livestream from the conversation about the Mueller Report @FrankFigliuzzi1, Chuck Rosenberg & I participated in this morning at Boston College. Thanks for sharing it @MichaelMcboat, I didn't realize it was available. https://t.co/c0MmozVHLq https://t.co/5le4PpbU10
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) June 26, 2019
Mueller testifying to Congress isn't "Harassment."
You're not even his type. https://t.co/46LEQNGtwJ
— Translate Trump (@TranslateRealDT) June 26, 2019
Earlier: Johnson offers vision of a confused and angry country heading for chaos
Former PM Gordon Brown warns of the 'Battle for Britain' as Boris Johnson 'plays the English card' https://t.co/IvQppF7ihF
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) June 25, 2019
Boris Johnson's premiership could be an 'opportunity for disaster', warns ex-civil service chief https://t.co/RkM0xXofxv
— The Independent (@Independent) June 25, 2019
Boris Johnson admits he needs EU help to avoid hard Border https://t.co/Lw1XAGpPB2 pic.twitter.com/ynkiOcFMjA
— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) June 25, 2019
Thankfully there no other political parties in Northern Ireland and everyone there agrees with the DUP on Brexit so this is cool. https://t.co/EIGdHAjpPB
— Matthew O'Toole (@MatthewOToole2) June 25, 2019
Boris challenges Jeremy Hunt to commit to leaving the EU on Hallowe'en https://t.co/M67VMGmZ67 pic.twitter.com/aLIAO4bjCd
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 25, 2019
"This is just willy waving isn't it… what about the good of the country?"
Emma Barnett asks Boris supporter Andrew Mitchell why he has written to Jeremy Hunt asking him to match his October 31st Brexit deadline#newsnight | @Emmabarnett pic.twitter.com/6RczQJeJSo
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) June 25, 2019
How appropriate that a national shitshow which began with a lie on an actual real-life bus should disintegrate with a lie about a made-up imaginary bus. Made of cardboard. A BUS MADE OF CARDBOARD. https://t.co/d44hSsVOxn
— Remainiacs Podcast (@RemainiacsCast) June 25, 2019
SIMON McCOY – NATIONAL TREASURE
CHAPTER 482
On Boris Johnson’s painting buses. @BBCSimonMcCoy pic.twitter.com/EMV1kQ9ALp
— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) June 25, 2019
I now believe Boris Johnson has worn the same socks on 3 of the last 4 days pic.twitter.com/qrBjT32aPd
— John Stevens (@johnestevens) June 25, 2019
A spokesman for Boris Johnson denies he has been wearing the same pair of socks since Saturday and insists he has "multiple" pairs
— John Stevens (@johnestevens) June 25, 2019
Boris Johnson, in 2013, explaining what he does when he’s losing an argument. pic.twitter.com/HPDusKeM9R
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) June 25, 2019
oh, and, in case you thought that was all a f*cking comedy show…
Corbyn accused of more 'muddle and confusion' as Labour fails again to agree shift on second Brexit referendum https://t.co/TpLuv46061
— Alastair PEOPLE’S VOTE Campbell (@campbellclaret) June 25, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
Acting border chief expected to resign after outrage over kids https://t.co/nqQ8R7yh5p
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) June 25, 2019
However, month spent on a shutdown, a useless wall, threatening Mexico, slashing aid to Central American countries, threatening raids on noncriminals and to ship asylum seekers to cities could have been spent solving the real problem https://t.co/1qm0y8ASqr
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) June 25, 2019
Seems like Trump wants to do anything to avoid discovery in the census case. One might reasonably wonder why. https://t.co/yACARh3SS1
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) June 25, 2019
If the Supreme Court does what the Trump administration just asked, it will have become no more than a branch of the Trump administration. https://t.co/dY3xDH2e6q
— Slate (@Slate) June 25, 2019
Judge says Democrats can begin collecting Trump financial records in emoluments suit – CNNPolitics https://t.co/fhDOv2aiuV
— julie (@nohumanillegal) June 25, 2019
Why do Dems keep winning in court? Because the legal arguments of @realDonaldTrump suck. He will keep losing in court and keep losing power. He will ironically have shrunk the Presidency.#TuesdayMotivation https://t.co/AiPUPsYZek
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 25, 2019
I wonder how this manifests politically and/or electorallyhttps://t.co/MywfqLBMSv
— Barry Ritholtz (@ritholtz) June 25, 2019
Stephanie Grisham, the new White House press secretary, brings a combative style to the job. @emilyaheil and me on Trump’s new spokesperson: https://t.co/HTMes4YaLT
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) June 25, 2019
Trump dismissed a rape allegation by saying that E. Jean Carroll, his accuser, is “not my type.” That he equates rape to sexual desire shows a complete lack of understanding that rape is an act of violence.https://t.co/xjIRH67JlE pic.twitter.com/FAFtW0ewVC
— Ann Telnaes (@AnnTelnaes) June 25, 2019
What an incredible thing to actually sayhttps://t.co/q70oaOJADV
— Sam Stein (@samstein) June 25, 2019
Trump's State Department Chief of Protocol is resigning due to an IG investigation looking into "accusations of intimidating staff and carrying a whip in the office"https://t.co/DyTWBF360r
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) June 25, 2019
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WORLD
Iran is not looking for war with America: Iran president https://t.co/e8gpEcvJ7x pic.twitter.com/VS1PRBDpFi
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 25, 2019
but..
BREAKING: Iran's President Rouhani mocks President Trump, says the White House is "afflicted by mental retardation."
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 25, 2019
"You're not going to need an exit strategy. I don't need exit strategies," President Trump says when asked if he has an exit strategy if war breaks out with Iran https://t.co/QmC9Fk6D7O pic.twitter.com/cqVbVzmO9e
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 25, 2019
Trump: "I'm all for Iran…I have tremendous numbers of Iranian friends. They're great people. They're from Iran. They're wonderful people. It's too bad this is happening."
If this weren't so scary it would be comical. pic.twitter.com/vQn5h0KjLW
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) June 25, 2019
McConnell opens door to vote on Iran war authorization https://t.co/yoRwLuKpk7 pic.twitter.com/NaJnSZWShY
— The Hill (@thehill) June 25, 2019
Elsewhere…
China to stop all imports of 'meat products' from Canada on Wednesday: media report https://t.co/SeSiUxwxsP pic.twitter.com/TkVEhnU29r
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 25, 2019
🚨2nd-largest #Ebola epidemic has killed >1,500 & is spreading toward large population centers.
John Bolton *eliminated* the position of global health security on the National Security Council.🤬
It’s not “if” it’s WHEN these deadly viruses threaten US‼️https://t.co/7owkI5NpDu
— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) June 25, 2019
Climate apartheid, the next phase of borders https://t.co/d9RJUdv6XN
— Reece Jones (@reecejhawaii) June 25, 2019
It's two days before the Democratic debates in Miami where climate change is likely to be a big topic and as if on cue, there's a 17,000 acre wildfire in the Everglades pic.twitter.com/Ng2GYMYGaZ
— Brian L Kahn (@blkahn) June 24, 2019
But it’s not all doom and gloom… there’s character assassination too…
This is possibly the most devastating obituary I have ever read. And it rings true. https://t.co/YHqx2e765q
— Ben Judah (@b_judah) June 25, 2019