The top US election security official told lawmakers that Russia is taking steps to interfere in the 2020 election to help Trump win, a source says https://t.co/OOeRUNNezj pic.twitter.com/JKqXllm6A4
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 20, 2020
Republicans keep blocking election security bills in the Senate, and now we know why:
They’d rather let Putin win than stand up to President Trump.https://t.co/9BFguIhn11
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 20, 2020
Trump appears to have ousted the acting director of national intelligence for warning that Russia is trying to interfere in the 2020 election. And then tapped a partisan loyalist to replace him.
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) February 20, 2020
“They are doing it again and I don't know if we have the tools to stop it.”
— Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), in a phone interview that had been scheduled to discuss the impending Nevada Democratic caucus. https://t.co/77xJNwM2sL
— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 20, 2020
While pundits squabble over who won the #DemocraticDebate@realDonaldTrump is compromising the safety of America-Again
“Any individual nominated for..Director of National Intelligence SHALL HAVE EXTENSIVE NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERIENCE”
50 US Code 3023#thursdaymorning#DemCast https://t.co/6uANJcuE9Y
— Adam Cohen Lawyers for Good Government #DemCast (@axidentaliberal) February 20, 2020
and…
@SenKamalaHarris breaks down how and why Russia targeted African Americans in its election interference scheme by leveraging American anti-Black racism against our democracy. #ReclaimYourVote #META2020 pic.twitter.com/T1MxfpLChG
— Janai Nelson (@JNelsonLDF) February 20, 2020
Meanwhile…
Judge Amy Berman Jackson: "Any suggestion that the prosecutors in this case did anything untoward or unethical is incorrect." https://t.co/wGJTpbUxjU
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 20, 2020
If President Trump pardons Roger Stone, it'll be a green light to Trump’s accomplices to keep breaking the law & covering up for him
If any Republican actually cares about preserving rule of law—they'll take their head out of the sand & stand up to Trumphttps://t.co/rRj5H2wg5d
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 20, 2020
Roger Stone was one of six Trump advisers convicted in cases stemming from the investigation by the special counsel https://t.co/cfjjD5sRhN
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) February 20, 2020
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Elsewhere in Trumpworld…
The ninth Democratic debate was the most-watched ever, drawing 19.7 million viewers. https://t.co/IfTTYlac2k
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 20, 2020
Sure, last night’s #DemocraticDebate was messy. That’s democracy. Guess what else was messy? The 2016 GOP debates. Now, @tedcruz has @realDonaldTrump ahead of his wife and kids in his trust. We’re going to be fine.
— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) February 20, 2020
No one brought up that Mueller testified in July that
"Russians are interfering with elections "as we sit here"" https://t.co/6bVbLCU3fS— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) February 21, 2020
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WORLD
German police treating shootings in Hanau as terror attacks, with evidence that suspect was right-wing extremist https://t.co/9lrZBjjidU
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) February 20, 2020
Coronavirus-infected Americans flown home against CDC’s advice https://t.co/0ys7mgDrx1
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 20, 2020
Bummer: "In South Korea, Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin told residents to stay indoors after 90 people who worshipped at one church showed symptoms and dozens of new cases were confirmed. The church had been attended by a 61-year-old woman who tested positive" https://t.co/uYMEi0gt1Q
— Matt Pearce 🦅 (@mattdpearce) February 21, 2020
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
This is brilliant and devastating on the increasingly authoritarian nature of Boris Johnson’s Government by the former head of Margaret Thatcher’s policy unit. Being widely discussed by worried Tory grandees. https://t.co/1ufCmSeLcB
— Rachel Sylvester (@RSylvesterTimes) February 20, 2020
This should be an enormous story. Brexit means we are losing data rights and protections. Outside of the EU we have even less ability to stand up to global corporations. https://t.co/ddVJlHNbrA
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) February 20, 2020
"The Dutch government has lured 140 companies to the Netherlands since the Brexit referendum in 2016, The Times has learnt." They've created 4,200 new jobs. And there are over 400 more firms considering following suit!
Winning never grows tiring, does it? https://t.co/e0zb2KBj8H
— Edwin Hayward 🦄 🗡, 🇬🇧 🔜 🇪🇺 (@uk_domain_names) February 20, 2020
Let's do it. Let's completely close the borders. Supermarkets would run out of food, petrol stations would run out of petrol. But at least this woman would be stopped from ever going on holiday again and might learn something. Or doesn't she think she'd be affected? https://t.co/FW4oCj9RPr
— Otto English (@Otto_English) February 20, 2020
“Yes, I know you’ve lived in Sunderland all your life and spent 20 years working on the production line at Nissan, but the Brexit you voted for gives you the choice of fruit picking in Kent or being a care home auxiliary in Worthing.”
— Keith Burge (@carryonkeith) February 20, 2020
The Overnight Note 