A push by House Democrats to impeach Donald Trump by Christmas reflects urgent political pressures but also a deeper driving force: a belief that they have got the impeachment goods on him.https://t.co/nEs9nrsW5e
— Jon Cooper đșđž (@joncoopertweets) November 8, 2019
Trump's right. We'll all be sayin' "Merry Christmas" this year.https://t.co/zwR06VoMHP
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) November 8, 2019
Increasingly, I think, this is the argument they will settle on: they didn't pull off the heist, so no harm no foul. https://t.co/PeFYXeCXy3
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 8, 2019
Get a court order.
Make him show up.
Impeach @realDonaldTrump for â among other things âobstruction of Congress.Mick Mulvaney won't show up for impeachment probe testimony, despite subpoena https://t.co/9K0TowausE via @nbcnews
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) November 8, 2019
âAbsolute immunityâ?!
What LEGAL fresh hell is this??
*There is no law that says that absolute immunity is conferred to Presidential advisers to block them from appearing pursuant to a Congressional subpoena.* https://t.co/rQHFtOcveE
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) November 8, 2019
Sen. John Kennedy: "[Speaker Pelosi] is going to elevate partisan impeachment to the new normal so that when we have a new president, and we will have a Democratic president some day, many Republicans are going to feel obligated to impeach the Democratic president." pic.twitter.com/ud1JnFvjty
— The Hill (@thehill) November 8, 2019
"Pull out the stops once again, and for the sake of the nation, throw away the schedule," writes the luminary of public broadcast journalism. "Who wins? Democracyâand viewers like you."
Tell Congress to #ImpeachTrump here: https://t.co/MqMFGyXc5thttps://t.co/GDz7ljkQAb
— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) November 8, 2019
"You really shaped my behavior … a lot of my behavior was shaped by the fake news and by the other side" — Trump blames the media for his behavior pic.twitter.com/ea29KNvFDN
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 8, 2019
Um, among other relevant insanities, May Day does not celebrate the end of any war. Nope. Its origin is elsewhere. https://t.co/gMv2aJtavZ
— David Simon (@AoDespair) November 8, 2019
Stephen King, a man of many words, wrote a unique tweet demanding Congress impeach Trump
"Everybody knows Trump is as crooked as a broken nose and as dumb as a fencepost … Get him the f–k out of there.â
George Conway, Kellyanne's husband, tweeted backhttps://t.co/0LE7oLOpg4
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) November 8, 2019
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
"Russian agents were… acquiring British citizenship to funnel cash to political parties." https://t.co/CLi2oVUQVZ https://t.co/tpuUyrGhto
— Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) November 8, 2019
"A video posted this week by the Conservative Party contains a misleading edit of an interview with a senior Labour Party figure. The video was altered to show the official failing to answer a question about Brexit, when, in fact, he responded quickly."https://t.co/Y0Nhre0QJN
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) November 8, 2019
Important comment from @DPuttnam. Johnson withholding the Russia Intelligence Report because of what it says about interference in the 2016 Referendum. The public should see it. https://t.co/D1JdhHMwEC
— Paul Callaghan (@PMCallaghan) November 8, 2019
âIt is⊠for no good reason that the PM has sought to frustrate the committee.â
The SNPâs Ian Blackford, formerly of the Intelligence and Security Committee, says âthereâs no reasonâ why the report into Russian activity couldnât have been released#Newsnight | @IBlackfordSNP pic.twitter.com/K4ljWR3hIA
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) November 8, 2019
Boris Johnson must be furious at Boris Johnson for saying thereâll be no forms from NI to GB as part of the deal which was negotiated by Boris Johnson. pic.twitter.com/RyyaklEIEz
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) November 8, 2019
My bit on the first two-and-a-half, state-of-it-all days of this election campaign https://t.co/BjiZRtVZBD
— Marina Hyde (@MarinaHyde) November 8, 2019
Expert pollster says Nigel Farage's Brexit Party won't win a single seat https://t.co/0jDZqqyGmu
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) November 8, 2019
oh, and…
Moodyâs lowers UK credit outlook to negative on Brexit âparalysisâ https://t.co/J0IG8Uc0MN
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) November 8, 2019
Moodyâs changes outlook on UK government debt to negative – stays at Aa2
âUKâs Institutional capacity and commitment to fiscal discipline has weakenedâ… âBrexit the catalyst for this erosion…significant weakening of indicators for Government effectiveness and Rule of Lawâ pic.twitter.com/efXU6hPDAa
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) November 8, 2019
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WORLD
His words would be more credible if @SecPompeo challenged his own presidentâs statements to the contrary and his continuing focus on Ukraine, rather than Russia, as behind 2016 election interference https://t.co/uAzuOIUlyJ
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 8, 2019
Billionairesâ wealth fell by 4.3% globally to $8.5 trillion last year, a UBS/PwC report finds, with a sharp decline in Greater China, including Hong Kong, and the Asia-Pacific region more broadly https://t.co/oij08v3oh2 pic.twitter.com/hXXWT3Xr3g
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 8, 2019
Scientists have developed a fake rhino horn using horsehair, in a bid to create "credible fakes". The goal is to flood the market with the imposter and reduce demand for the real material pic.twitter.com/eYdpJwGcRu
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) November 8, 2019
This is amazing… how would you ever stop playing fetch with it? âHoney, Iâm gonna miss dinner, Iâm playing fetch with a beluga whale. pic.twitter.com/b5BKT39P3o
— Ryan Mellenthin (@ThatsSoRyan85) November 8, 2019
007: alerte en #NorvĂšge. Le beluga surnommĂ© Hvladimir et suspectĂ© en avril dernier dâĂȘtre un espion des militaires russes ( ĂĄ cause dâune camera sur sa tete made in St Petersbourg) a disparu du port de Hammerfest et il nâa pas pu le faire seul… https://t.co/fIHenWRz6m
— Lena Lutaud (@LenaLutaud) July 20, 2019
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries rejected the idea of sending Hvaldimir to the Beluga Whale Sanctuary in Iceland claiming it was too costly to transport him & that he was making some effort to feed himself. The government still talks about sending him to a European aquarium https://t.co/YiDHtLLPSS
— Quad Finn (@Quad_Finn) November 8, 2019
Wait until the first brain injury lawsuit against a school district. The insurance companies will drop all the policies and not return calls. pic.twitter.com/hQFcRwPp0I
— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) November 8, 2019
The Overnight Note 