Breaking News: On the eve of the House vote to impeach him, President Trump sent a rambling, 6-page letter to Nancy Pelosi denouncing the impeachment inquiry and invoking the Salem witch trials.https://t.co/goNI0rP9PR
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 17, 2019
Trump's anti-impeachment letter to Pelosi is littered with lies, misleading claims and claims lacking key context — on his dealings with Ukraine, on Biden, on impeachment, on his professed accomplishments, on the…Salem witch trials.
A fact check: https://t.co/G4assAm6Aj
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) December 18, 2019
WH lawyers were cut out of the process of drafting Trump’s 6-page letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi about the House impeachment vote, @jonkarl reports. At POTUS direction, the letter was drafted by Leg Affairs Director Eric Ueland, Stephen Miller & counselor to CoS Michael Williams.
— Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) December 17, 2019
WATCH: @chrislhayes on Trump’s “absolutely unhinged, deranged, 6 page, Tweet-like” letter to Pelosi:
“He said, ‘More due process was afforded to those accused in the Salem Witch Trials.’ Fact check: Not true.” #inners pic.twitter.com/gTlnMdETAj
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) December 18, 2019
Pelosi’s response 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/uarHSNEgub
— Greg (@GregAF19) December 17, 2019
Opinion: It is hard to capture how bizarre and frightening Trump’s letter to Pelosi is https://t.co/bD2ZkCG29T
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 17, 2019
President Trump’s “letter” to Speaker Pelosi is a vivid picture of the mind of the man, in real time. It is a reminder that ultimately impeachment is a judgement on whether this man is fit for the presidency.
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) December 18, 2019
Ginsburg shuts down Trump's call for court to end impeachment: "The president is not a lawyer" https://t.co/kO37CJNfDv pic.twitter.com/WknnEwzciq
— The Hill (@thehill) December 18, 2019
There won't be a single GOP vote to impeach. The Senate can't even muster four Republicans to create *the semblance* of a real trial. I took a lot of steam about voting out every single Republican, right down the line. My only regret is that I didn't say it more strongly.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 17, 2019
Mitch McConnell: "I'm not an impartial juror" ahead of the Senate impeachment trial https://t.co/9ZY3cqRDFL pic.twitter.com/kXbVKzZeVW
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 18, 2019
Sen. Chuck Schumer: "It appears leader McConnell after going on Fox News has already made up his mind about the Senate impeachment trial." pic.twitter.com/uKBQgM1Lp8
— The Hill (@thehill) December 18, 2019
The gaslighting isn’t working.
71% of Americans—including 2 out of 3 Republicans—say @realDonaldTrump should let aides testify and #MoscowMitch should permit a fair trial. #ImpeachmentEve #TrumpLetter https://t.co/n8zBlJWuyF
— Richard Hine (@richardhine) December 18, 2019
Photographer @mbenderphoto captured a photo of a 600 square foot banner of Article II Section IV of the Constitution, which marched from Times Square to Union Square with 7,000 people demanding the the impeachment and removal of Donald J. Trump at the March to #ImpeachAndRemove! pic.twitter.com/LHoVZ4R7RM
— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) December 18, 2019
I was thrilled to be in the middle of this. #ImpeachmentEve https://t.co/04DlGweLZA
— Lucy Kaplansky (@lucykaplansky) December 18, 2019
Takes a bit of dedication to march on a cold, wet December night. Lots of people did. https://t.co/HLnMrwfOnR
— John Cassidy (@JohnCassidy) December 18, 2019
.@jordanklepper returns to The Daily Show to finger the pulse of Trump supporters on impeachment. pic.twitter.com/VdZOJzbCkQ
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) December 17, 2019
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
Prime Minister @BorisJohnson said 'even a parrot' could recite his party's message to 'get Brexit done' as he addressed MPs for the first time since the general election in the House of Commons today 🦜
Read more 👉 https://t.co/EfwuFKMJVU pic.twitter.com/WiyEXTY4rK
— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 17, 2019
Boris Johnson sends pound tumbling with Brexit statement https://t.co/idy5DCODly
— The Independent (@Independent) December 17, 2019
The honeymoon is over for Boris Johnson https://t.co/KoY1bb77yK
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) December 17, 2019
Options for the U.K. boil down to “capitulation dressed up as a triumph, or a breakdown,” Nick Witney, a senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, told Foreign Policy. https://t.co/FbC2Tt4Jzs
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) December 18, 2019
And not that anything on the other side really matters now, but…
If you're unsure why so many good people working in the NHS are terribly worried about its future, turn on ITV right now.#TheDirtyWarOnTheNHS pic.twitter.com/UrBMU1yNRK
— Dr. Andrew Meyerson (@andrewmeyerson) December 17, 2019
Terrifying – Pilger is only saying what we in the health sector know, but with horrifying clarity: despite nice words about the NHS, all government actions are taking us ever closer to a damaging US style ‘profit before people’ model, #TheDirtyWarOnTheNHS
— Prof Damien Ridge (@damienridge) December 18, 2019
History will prove Corbyn correct, I expect. The NHS will go and homelessness will go through the roof.
For now he must endure the foul behaviour of the haves, who are being increasingly enabled to take from the have-nots.
He doesn't deserve this. https://t.co/zFD0OYmARr
— Emily B Scialom (@emilybsci1) December 17, 2019
.@MaryCreaghMP, understandably, furious about Corbyn: “He was chatting to a group of young people.. This is the man who has, effectively, enabled a hard Brexit from Johnson, that means those young people will have less right to live, work, study and travel across the EU.” pic.twitter.com/Ojrett2WLA
— Damon Evans (@damocrat) December 17, 2019
.@Keir_Starmer topped a YouGov poll last week of Labour members asked who should succeed @jeremycorbyn (a private unpublished poll). So he is still the candidate to beat in Labour’s leadership contest, appearances to the contrary https://t.co/vP5bVZt4vC
— Robert Peston (@Peston) December 17, 2019
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WORLD
How many Australians need to die before their Government takes the climate crisis seriously? How long will it put the interests of the owners of Big Coal ahead of the lives of present and future Australians?https://t.co/GAqNk7v0l9
— Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) December 17, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of dollars went to groups that try to spread doubt about climate science, a bankruptcy filing reveals. https://t.co/yBeYNeJPcy
— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) December 17, 2019
Goldman Sachs joins other banks in placing more restrictions on fossil fuel investment. Their CEO also voices strong support for putting a price on carbon. This is the new reality that Kenney denies…but which Alberta needs to prepare for. #ableg #cdnpoli https://t.co/baMQAYfdME
— Gil McGowan (@gilmcgowan) December 17, 2019
Experts are scrambling to decode North Korea's cryptic Christmas threat to the US. Now there's a consensus forming on what it could mean. https://t.co/CuUVzhSSY5 | Analysis by Paula Hancocks
— CNN (@CNN) December 15, 2019