“Take Her Out”: Donald Trump’s Role in the Ukraine Scheme Is Reportedly Caught on Tape https://t.co/x55ytNbBVG via @NewYorker
— John Cassidy (@JohnCassidy) January 24, 2020
The story says this recording of Trump & Lev Parnas (who he’s repeatedly said he doesn’t know) talking about taking out Yovanovitch was made by Igor Fruman. Unless it was somehow in Parnas’ cache of materials, this could imply Fruman is also cooperating. https://t.co/S0aBxCyrxx
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 24, 2020
Even setting everything else aside, the idea that a grifting lowlife like Parnas can get this close to the president and use a self-serving lie to get him to take an official action ought to alarm every American. How many other times has this happened? https://t.co/1WmvWekWfg
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) January 24, 2020
NEW: The "Take her out" recording reported today was made by Igor Fruman and shared with Lev Parnas "shortly after it was recorded," according to Parnas's attorney Joseph Bondy.
For @CNN with @eorden and @KaraScannell: https://t.co/4d0N2hRGYX
— Vicky Ward (@VickyPJWard) January 24, 2020
Don't get distracted by Trump's mob-speak about Yovanovich. He's not trying to murder her. Don't miss the actual point: that Parnas has tapes and Trump is caught in the headlights of a *massive* lie on which the pretense of his defense rests. Hammer the GOP Senators with it.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 24, 2020
Well, I’m sure this tape of Trump ordering Parnas to take out the ambassador is going to be the last bombshell to come out in all this.
There’s nothing else out there that’s going to make Republicans regret their votes against new witnesses and new evidence.
Nothing at all.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) January 24, 2020
Lev Parnas turned over an HOUR LONG RECORDING of a conversation with Trump.
1) Senate R’s now need to sweat what’s on it
2) You know there must be more tapes https://t.co/CWOwWLSvhH— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) January 25, 2020
The President "issued an official order forbidding every single person who works for the Executive Branch of our government from giving testimony to the House as part of an impeachment investigation." – @RepZoeLofgren
Are we prepared to turn a blind eye to his obstruction? pic.twitter.com/AhG3kU6dQM
— House Intelligence Committee (@HouseIntel) January 24, 2020
Strong case from @gtconway3d that the real missing witness at the Senate trial is Trump himself. There's no way he'd be able to answer these questions without ripping the lid off his bottomless corruption:https://t.co/OSNbNdP7MF
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 24, 2020
Republican senator tweets video of himself saying Trump never asked Ukraine to investigate Biden, despite video showing Trump doing it https://t.co/EPI37WM7BO
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 24, 2020
Elsewhere in Trumpworld…
.@NPRKelly gave @SecPompeo the chance to stand up for Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.
Then she gave him another chance.
And another.
Then Pompeo ended the interview.
America’s diplomats still can’t understand why the Secretary won’t support them. https://t.co/fW9aO6tNl7
— House Foreign Affairs Committee (@HouseForeign) January 24, 2020
After the interview, @NPRKelly tells @arishapiro, @SecPompeo "shouted at [her] for about the same amount of time as the interview itself had lasted."
"He asked, 'Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?' He used the F-word in that sentence, and many others." https://t.co/krsUH29kL9 pic.twitter.com/bhNIW4pDNl
— David Gura (@davidgura) January 24, 2020
That @NPRKelly kept Pompeo on the record is an example of why It’s almost always a mistake to allow senior administration officials to go off the record. It lets them avoid accountability. https://t.co/64CM98V904
— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@froomkin) January 24, 2020
Lavrov must read this —SecState is ill-tempered, unconvincing, utterly without narrative — and laugh until he cries.
These are some of best in biz; SecState just insults them b/c there is no defense for his dereliction of duty and pursuit of conspiracy. https://t.co/NG1gdJWZgH
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) January 24, 2020
He's not very good at this. https://t.co/SqFwpBT39I
— Jonathan Groves (@grovesprof) January 24, 2020
President Trump posted an image on Twitter of a new insignia for the US Space Force that seems to boldly go where one logo has gone before https://t.co/HKGVSjqDQY
— CNN (@CNN) January 24, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump said ‘unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White House’ as he addressed the anti-abortion 'March for Life' rally in Washington, the first president to do so in the event’s 47-year history https://t.co/EOJMWyZo5w pic.twitter.com/csLauipkB1
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2020
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WORLD
Breaking News: 15 more people died from a coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, pushing the death toll to 41https://t.co/73gMLRlLQt
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 24, 2020
UK Researcher Predicts Over 250,000 People In China Will Have Coronavirus In Ten Days https://t.co/PKR8RROlqa
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 24, 2020
First two coronavirus cases in Europe detected in France, second case of coronavirus confirmed in U.S.
Follow our live updates on the outbreak https://t.co/9t80J5deO8
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 24, 2020
BREAKING: Five people in Australia are being tested for coronavirus
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) January 25, 2020
The Dow and the broader stock market ended deep in the red on Friday as fears over the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus tainted investor sentiment https://t.co/Djrf0pgoAn
— CNN (@CNN) January 24, 2020
China is building a new 1,000-bed hospital in five days to treat victims of the new deadly coronavirus.
Get the latest on the #coronavirus here 👉 https://t.co/j01UaC8ySA pic.twitter.com/Af3YjVciML
— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 24, 2020
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
Brexit: Boris Johnson signs withdrawal agreement in Downing Street https://t.co/1cGVey660g
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) January 24, 2020
Where's the offer? The government says it's reaching out to Remainers. But where's the evidence?
Every decision goes in the opposite direction. They seek approval of the most hardline Leave opinion and discard even the most moderate of Remain demands. https://t.co/VG15URJ1IN— Slough for Europe 🇪🇺🎪 (@SloughForEU) January 24, 2020
Reminder: Barnier not only somehow convinced the United Kingdom to put an EU customs border inside its own territory, but to then celebrate doing so as a triumph of their Prime Minister's negotiating genius.
They are going to teach that shit in schools.https://t.co/P76nrFdNFw
— Dmitry Grozoubinski (@DmitryOpines) January 24, 2020
The UK government is prepared to "trade off" Scotland's fishing industry in #Brexit negotiations to ensure Britain's financial services sector is protected
Well done, Tory voters of North-East Scotland. Well done, indeed.https://t.co/nAvnYbqnJs
— Alan Ferrier (@alanferrier) January 24, 2020
The Toll of Empty Nationalism – The Brexit Bell Ends – my latest @BylineTimes https://t.co/gniZbONPLo
— Otto English (@Otto_English) January 24, 2020
If you were ever in doubt as to why Captain's Corelli's Mandolin was such a pile of poop, behold that mind that shat it out:https://t.co/CamvQZRsHS
— Simon Ubsdell (@SimonUbsdell) January 24, 2020
Just seen this on a Benidorm FB page
"Brexit……… Does anyone know of any parties, celebrations or anything going on or being planned regarding the UK leaving the EU on 31st January anywhere?"
They are fucking deluded— Jackie Swearalot 🇪🇸🇪🇺 (@SwearalotFbpe) January 24, 2020
Finally…
Former Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister and civil rights campaigner Seamus Mallon has died aged 83https://t.co/xG0KHlxXN4
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) January 24, 2020
A statement from John and Pat Hume on the death of their dear friend, Seamus Mallon. pic.twitter.com/yy3zGxyTM6
— SDLP (@SDLPlive) January 24, 2020
Just in: Statement from President Bill Clinton on the death of Seamus Mallon. pic.twitter.com/ef6JbFQ0KI
— Niall Stanage (@NiallStanage) January 24, 2020