Collins cast deciding vote to let Trump take money from military families for his wall https://t.co/uBMBZY84N1— Robert holgate (@415holgate) September 19, 2019
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Mark Zuckerberg met with Trump during D.C. trip
Mark Zuckerberg met with Trump during D.C. trip https://t.co/hnh69f4IaI— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 19, 2019
Lawyers for Andrew McCabe have asserted that the D.C. U.S. attorney’s office is refusing to say whether a grand jury declined to indict McCabe and complained of inappropriate media leaks they claimed could only have come from the Justice Department.
Lawyers for Andrew McCabe have asserted that the D.C. U.S. attorney’s office is refusing to say whether a grand jury declined to indict McCabe and complained of inappropriate media leaks they claimed could only have come from the Justice Department. https://t.co/4RduOUZHsZ— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 19, 2019
McConnell changes position and backs $250 million for election security
Hmmm, I wonder what has changed in the past couple of dayshttps://t.co/T0PEgoCu6u— David Priess (@DavidPriess) September 19, 2019
Oh, and Trump's attorneys suck so profoundly that they inadvertently disclosed that the case is criminal - and the conflate a president's business with the president himself.
Guys, you don't suppose that any of Trump's properties were used to traffic in money from Russian oligarchs and out to finance ISIS and al-Qaeda to fund Russia's war in Syria, do you? pic.twitter.com/bGgODdOoEB— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) September 19, 2019
"When we fight, we win." Trump Administration ends its effort to force kids receiving life-saving medical care to stop treatment and get out of the country. USCIS will reinstate the policy. Statement from Rep. Ayanna Pressley
"When we fight, we win."— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) September 19, 2019
Trump Administration ends its effort to force kids receiving life-saving medical care to stop treatment and get out of the country.
USCIS will reinstate the policy.
Statement from Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA): pic.twitter.com/LObUGA411v
Whistleblower’s Complaint Is Said to Involve Multiple Acts by Trump: The complaint goes beyond a commitment that President Trump was said to have made to a world leader.
Whistleblower’s Complaint Is Said to Involve Multiple Acts by Trump:— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 19, 2019
The complaint goes beyond a commitment that President Trump was said to have made to a world leader. https://t.co/mJhOop31AA
Tillerson says Trump had to be told he'd "been played" on occasions when Netanyahu used "misinformation" to persuade U.S.
Tillerson says Trump had to be told he'd "been played" on occasions when Netanyahu used "misinformation" to persuade U.S.https://t.co/YyXSCeeW1A— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) September 19, 2019
Breaking via NYT: A potentially explosive complaint by a whistle-blower in the intelligence community said to involve President Trump was related to a series of actions that goes beyond any single discussion with a foreign leader, according to interviews.
Breaking via NYT: A potentially explosive complaint by a whistle-blower in the intelligence community said to involve President Trump was related to a series of actions that goes beyond any single discussion with a foreign leader, according to interviews. https://t.co/H5RUvnG4GZ— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 19, 2019
The House Intelligence Committee has released letters related to the whistleblower complaint. Inspector General's letter to HPSCI: Inspector General's follow up: @RepAdamSchiff's letter to Acting DNI:
The House Intelligence Committee has released letters related to the whistleblower complaint.— House Intelligence Committee (@HouseIntel) September 19, 2019
Inspector General's letter to HPSCI: https://t.co/y5Ctmiox7c
Inspector General's follow up: https://t.co/bTv0638MhL@RepAdamSchiff's letter to Acting DNI: https://t.co/qFf0yCunBG
NYT: "Whistle-Blower’s Complaint Is Said to Involve Multiple Acts by Trump"
NYT: "Whistle-Blower’s Complaint Is Said to Involve Multiple Acts by Trump"https://t.co/ygVCxoj5Eg— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) September 19, 2019
House comm chairs say will scrutinise July 25 call btw Trump & Zelensky during which Trump allegedly told Z to reopen Biden investigation
House comm chairs say will scrutinise July 25 call btw Trump & Zelensky during which Trump allegedly told Z to reopen Biden investigation 2/— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) September 19, 2019
Hah, I "predicted" that yesterday...https://t.co/n0kdmaHkog— Andres Freund (Pol) (@AndresFreundPol) September 19, 2019
2,000 Russian troops training with new tanks along border to Norway
2,000 Russian troops training with new tanks along border to Norway https://t.co/Gevay8uQrD— Nordic News (@Nordic_News) September 19, 2019
Trump appointee Darrell Issa’s confirmation hearing held up because he couldn’t pass the background check: report
Trump appointee Darrell Issa’s confirmation hearing held up because he couldn’t pass the background check: report | Raw Story https://t.co/kmoZkoL0Ye— Karol Cummins (@karolcummins) September 19, 2019
Nothing screams GUILTY like trying to sue a prosecutor.
Nothing screams GUILTY like trying to sue a prosecutor. https://t.co/WS93TeU76t— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) September 19, 2019
NEW: The court has released several new filings in Trump's lawsuit against Manhattan D.A. Vance, including the proposed injunction and Vance's subpoenas.
NEW: The court has released several new filings in Trump's lawsuit against Manhattan D.A. Vance, including the proposed injunction and Vance's subpoenas.— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) September 19, 2019
Docs: https://t.co/MRV107APip
cc: @CourthouseNews pic.twitter.com/DqQhQfB237
What is Bill Barr doing in the whistle-blower story? The law, as I understand it, doesn’t say that the AG should be consulted beforeDNI turns the information over to congress.
What is Bill Barr doing in the whistle-blower story? The law, as I understand it, doesn’t say that the AG should be consulted beforeDNI turns the information over to congress.— Elizabeth Drew (@ElizabethDrewOH) September 19, 2019
From @PamelaBrownCNN @evanperez @Kevinliptakcnn and @mkraju: WH & Justice Dept have advised nation's top intel agency that the whistleblower's complaint is outside intelligence activities as covered by laws governing intel whistleblowers, per 3 sources familiar with the matter
From @PamelaBrownCNN @evanperez @Kevinliptakcnn and @mkraju: WH & Justice Dept have advised nation's top intel agency that the whistleblower's complaint is outside intelligence activities as covered by laws governing intel whistleblowers, per 3 sources familiar with the matter— lisa mirando (@LisaMirandoCNN) September 19, 2019
Thread: SCHIFF: “We are exploring with the House General Counsel what our options are.” He says if they go to court, he’s hopeful they’ll get quick action because judge will see the urgency of the matter.
Rep. SPEIER tells us the IG has refused to answer questions about the substance of the whistleblower complaint and members are troubled by the “violation of the law” in refusing to share it with the committee— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 19, 2019
SCHIFF: “We do not have the complaint. We do not know whether the press reports are accurate or inaccurate.”
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MORE SCHIFF: DOJ is not sharing opinion about why it recommended withholding the whistleblower complaint. But he says it means entire whistleblower framework is jeopardized.
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SCHIFF: “There is no privilege that covers whether the White House is involved in trying to stifle a whistleblower complaint.”
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SCHIFF: The IG is trying to follow the law and is not being authorized by DNI and DOJ to share complaint with Congress. “Someone is trying to manipulate the system” to keep complaint from Congress.
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SCHIFF: “We are exploring with the House General Counsel what our options are.” He says if they go to court, he’s hopeful they’ll get quick action because judge will see the urgency of the matter.
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SCHIFF says Congress could use power of purse to exert leverage over DNI.
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