At least three current and ex-U.S. officials have made the same startling admission during their depositions: a White House visit for Ukraine's president had been explicitly conditioned on his agreeing to investigations that could help Trump's re-election.https://t.co/BSzGsZn0H7
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 25, 2019
A staffer from the WH, which is supposed to be completely uninvolved in criminal investigations, openly predicting indictments tells you everything you need to know about what's going on at DOJ. https://t.co/Zjz4kamtDD
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) October 25, 2019
Amb Taylor’s prepared testimony makes Barr’s DOJ refusal to investigate a conspicuous criminal conspiracy evidence of Barr’s own corruption. Trump ran a back channel criminal conspiracy to extort Ukraine for his personal political gain. Barr’s DOJ is now aiding and abetting it.
— John Dean (@JohnWDean) October 22, 2019
I wrote this almost a month ago. I’m sharing again because now we have more reason to question whether the people’s #DOJ is now the #TrumpTower of Washington: “Opinion: Impeach William Barr” https://t.co/fheVO9s1yM
— Maya Wiley (@mayawiley) October 25, 2019
This is a real show of force by the IG community and it raises further questions about the independence of William Barr’s DoJ. https://t.co/cVctMnmujA
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) October 25, 2019
What would happen if John Bolton testifies in the impeachment inquiry? @continetti: "Bolton would just be another domino to fall if he were to testify and testify adversely to the president." #MTPDaily
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) October 25, 2019
It’s day 32 of #theinquiry and
1. The first current member of the White House will testify
2. The DOJ announces it’s investigating itself
3. And John Bolton (!!!) is considering talking to house lawmakers https://t.co/PWsdOY4C2v— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) October 25, 2019
"Even in cases of presidential impeachment, a House resolution has never, in fact, been required to begin an impeachment inquiry," Judge Beryl Howell determined, dismissing GOP arguments as unsupported. https://t.co/R47KRGDbd3
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 25, 2019
What a surprising development. And by "surprising" I mean "not at all surprising." https://t.co/FnOjH6UQ5X
— "Tom Nichols" is a scary enough Halloween name (@RadioFreeTom) October 25, 2019
WIRED writes about the Secretary of State’s seven minute interview with me that caused his political life to flash before his eyes. https://t.co/sXpHe3e2Ru
— wsmv Nancy Amons (@WSMVNancyAmons) October 25, 2019
So I guess there *is* an “I” in team https://t.co/fcC63N2hgr
— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) October 25, 2019
EXCL Trump family is “frustrated” at being unable to pursue “foreign investments & opportunities” according to @realDonaldTrump’s seniormost UK executive, who says “everybody in the Trump Org is going to write a book” My @TheScotsman longread. Thread 👇 https://t.co/JxDPWbc3fI
— Martyn McLaughlin (@MartynMcL) October 25, 2019
!! Rudy Giuliani butt-dialed an NBC News reporter — twice — leaving long voicemail messages in which he's heard discussing Joe Biden, business in Bahrain and his need for cash.
"The problem is we need some money," Giuliani says to unidentified man.https://t.co/GTewUkCgSS
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 25, 2019
Even the watergate burglars would have managed not to butt dial a reporter.
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) October 25, 2019
Trump came to South Carolina today. South Carolinians were ready. This is the New South. pic.twitter.com/35a02SG5Cd
— Indivisible Guide (@IndivisibleTeam) October 25, 2019
But, hey…
‘I’ll take a bullet for Trump’ — These Trump rally attendees are as devoted as ever. But as the cameras turn on them, they preach differently than what the president practices pic.twitter.com/0t0QRGs8Ky
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 25, 2019
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WORLD
“All roads lead to Putin.”
As Trump froze military aid to Ukraine, the country was struggling in a bare-bones fight against Russian-backed separatists. https://t.co/GqvRepEEjw
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) October 25, 2019
Elsewhere..
Jesus. Now Trump is planning to send US tanks and armoured vehicles to Syria to secure its oil fields. Can any Pentagon be expected keep track of Trump's ADHD? https://t.co/BWv6PoUX5h
— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) October 25, 2019
Let me get this straight. We won’t use US troops to defend our allies who were critical to defeating ISIS, but we will use US troops to defend oil against an ISIS that has reappeared because we no longer defend our allies. https://t.co/sREBOIeTcm
— Ivo Daalder (@IvoHDaalder) October 25, 2019
More Russian troops arrive in Syria, marking a shift in the regional balance of power just two weeks after Trump began pulling out U.S. forces https://t.co/SOHyjJLmzS pic.twitter.com/SPOvAuJLQc
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 25, 2019
JUST IN: Trump administration suspends US commercial flights to 9 destinations in Cuba except for Havana https://t.co/KPPQN214nU pic.twitter.com/L15F7qxbnT
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 25, 2019
Hundreds of thousands protest in Santiago de Chile against Piñera's government, neoliberalism and repression. #LaMarchaMasGrandeDeChile pic.twitter.com/wUYqNRw5IG
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) October 25, 2019
ICYMI: Climate-change activist @GretaThunberg rallies in Canada's energy heartland of Alberta pic.twitter.com/sSENu8U791
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 25, 2019
We live in a time when the merely contradicted are claiming persecution so successfully that any debate deemed controversial is immediately shut down. https://t.co/ckN4of0Xeh
— The Listener (@nzlistener) October 24, 2019
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
A newly leaked DexEU document suggests that Boris Johnson and his hedge fund pals plan significant divergence from EU regulatory regimes post-Brexit. How do left wing MPs reconcile themselves to such a prospect? Vote for the deal, lose the election? Curtains for Workers rights. https://t.co/fSG2SdQwq0
— John O’Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) October 25, 2019
"There is a growing fear among EU members that this could all unravel, that you could end up with no-deal and that is causing great nervousness."@adamparsons says "this would be the last extension the UK would get".
Get the latest on #Brexit here 👉 https://t.co/oCCLgVipEX pic.twitter.com/Xrk79KCny9
— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 25, 2019
“In the Élysée, they do believe Boris Johnson, big political hitter, is probably the only individual domestically that can get Brexit over the line,” says Eurasia Group’s Mujtaba Rahman, adding there is a “tremendous amount of Brexit fatigue in France”@Mij_Europe | #Newsnight pic.twitter.com/tQxJC4cwu7
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) October 25, 2019
Having been reportedly briefed by Cambridge Analytica before the Brexit referendum, and then getting their star columnist into the position of prime minister, the backers of the Spectator and owners of the Telegraoh pull out. Wonder why https://t.co/PphlxJ9GeC
— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) October 25, 2019
Just utterly abysmal https://t.co/hqdClhlZXK
— Marina Hyde (@MarinaHyde) October 24, 2019
So, The £50k lobbying Lobby cash Ruth Davidson receives will go to a new company she has just set up for reasons of “tax efficiency” or, as some of us might put it, tax dodging. Good scoop here. https://t.co/iIbFdLyoQI
— Robbie Dinwoodie (@RobbieDinwoodie) October 25, 2019
Heads up not to get too drunk tonight, I’m on LBC at 1am to discuss the unending fucking torture of Brexit and I want you all as sober as I have to be
— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) October 25, 2019
People don't just want Brexit done – they just want the BBC to realise that this Penfold Weeble hybrid doesn't represent the majority of voters.#MarkFrancois #DisingenuousGammonpic.twitter.com/hAumjOhrFV
— Slough for Europe 🇪🇺🎪 (@SloughForEU) October 25, 2019
“Any deal will do… “🎵😀
perfect summary of Boris’s Brexit mess pic.twitter.com/YxRuUBjxVL
— dave ❄️ 🥕 (@davemacladd) October 25, 2019
Negotiating Brexit, a very British tradition which passes down from parent to child pic.twitter.com/iXFNRM5ohQ
— Alfons López Tena #FBPE (@alfonslopeztena) October 25, 2019