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kpete's JournalJudge has rejected all of Flynn's arguments about FBI misleading him into pleading guilty to lying.
Rut roh, Mike Flynn.
Judge has rejected all of Michael Flynn's arguments about FBI misleading him into pleading guilty to lying.
https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/status/1206662575129288704
https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1206662281263751168
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Rut roh, Sidney Powell.
https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1206666253609426947
SULLIVAN says he "summarily disposes" of claims Trump was tricked into a perjury trap by FBI agents.
https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1206666148852518912
MORE:
Judge Rejects Flynn’s Deep State Theories And Gets Sentencing Back On Track
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/flynn-sentencing-deep-state-theories-rejected
The quote below from Giuliani is a stunning admission.
“I believed that I needed Yovanovitch out of the way,” he said. “She was going to make the investigations difficult for everybody.”MORE:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/12/23/the-ukrainian-prosecutor-behind-trumps-impeachment
https://twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/1206633407914106881
Dan Rather: A friendly reminder to some of my colleague in the press:
A friendly reminder to some of my colleagues in the press: when doing stories on "average voters,” let's seek to have that phrase accurately represent the increasingly urban and diverse reality of the America of 2019 and not only the people you find in country diners.
https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1206396093774229505
DeNiro: Potus is supposed to set an example to do the right thing. Not be a nasty little bitch.
“The president is supposed to set an example of trying to do the right thing. Not be a nasty little bitch. Because that’s what he is. He’s a petulant little punk. There’s not one thing that I see in him or his family, not any redeeming qualities. They’re out on the take. It’s like a gangster family.”
— Robert DeNiro, in the New York Times.
https://politicalwire.com/2019/12/15/bonus-quote-of-the-day-1246/
Rep Carolyn Maloney-Confirms that after next wks historic impeachment vote-this is NOT over in House
(re: Trump) "This doesn't mean that we aren't CONTINUING investigating other allegations in other committees."
VIDEO:
https://twitter.com/morethanmySLE/status/1205987287298908160
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Spin THIS Trumpsters: Fox poll finds that 54% of Americans believe Trump should be impeached
Brand new Fox poll finds that 54% of Americans believe Trump should be impeached. 41% say no.
https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1206221767016112128
Rand Paul claims Trump is anti-corruption-so Tapper listed all of Trump's convicted associates
VIDEO:
https://twitter.com/PoliticusSarah/status/1206216449053876227
NYT editorial board calls for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump abused the power of his office by strong-arming Ukraine, a vulnerable ally, holding up hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid until it agreed to help him influence the 2020 election by digging up dirt on a political rival.When caught in the act, he rejected the very idea that a president could be required by Congress to explain and justify his actions, showing “unprecedented, categorical and indiscriminate defiance” in the face of multiple subpoenas. He made it impossible for Congress to carry out fully its constitutionally mandated oversight role, and, in doing so, he violated the separation of powers, a safeguard of the American republic.
To quote from the articles, “President Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law.”
The case now moves to the full House of Representatives, which on Wednesday will decide, for just the third time in the nation’s history, whether to impeach a president.
To resist the pull of partisanship, Republicans and Democrats alike ought to ask themselves the same question: Would they put up with a Democratic president using the power of the White House this way? Then they should consider the facts, the architecture and aspirations of the Constitution and the call of history. In that light, there can be only one responsible judgment: to cast a vote to impeach, to send a message not only to this president but to future ones.
The rest:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/14/opinion/sunday/trump-impeachment.html
https://twitter.com/BCAppelbaum/status/1205920116715802624
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