SPOILER: Het Kabinet-Trump

Het kabinet:
Secretary of State - Mike Pompeo
Secretary of Treasury - Steven Mnuchin
Secretary of Defense - Patrick M. Shanahan (Acting)
Attorney General - William Barr
Secretary of the Interior - David Bernhardt (Acting)
Secretary of Agriculture - Sonny Perdue
Secretary of Commerce - Wilbur Ross
Secretary of Labor - Alexander Acosta
Secretary of Health and Human Services - Alex Azar
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development - Ben Carson
Secretary of Transportation - Elaine Chao
Secretary of Energy - Rick Perry
Secretary of Education - Betsy DeVos
Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Robert Wilkie
Secretary of Homeland Security - Kirstjen Nielsen

Cabinet-level officials:
White House Chief of Staff - Mick Mulvaney (Acting)
Trade Representative - Robert Lighthizer
Director of National Intelligence - Dan Coats
Ambassador to the UN - Jonathan Cohen (Acting)
Director of the Office of Management & Budget - Mick Mulvaney
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency - Gina Haspel
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Andrew R. Wheeler (Acting)
Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Linda McMahon

Andere kopstukken:
Ivanka Trump (Advisor to the President), Jared Kushner (Senior Adviser Strategic Planning), Stephen Miller (Senior Adviser Policy), John Bolton (National Security Adviser), Kellyanne Conway (Counselor), Donald McGahn (White House Counsel), Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Press Secretary), Christopher Wray (Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation), Robert Mueller (Special Counsel), Rod Rosenstein (United States Deputy Attorney General).

Verdwenen of voormalige kopstukken:
Kabinet: Tom Price (HHS), David Shulkin (VA), Rex Tillerson (State)
DOJ/FBI: Sally Yates, James Comey, Preet Bharara, Andrew McCabe
Communicatie WH: Mike Dubke, Sean Spicer, Anthony Scaramucci, Hope Hicks
Adviseurs enzo: Michael Flynn, Herbert McMaster, Reince Priebus, Rob Porter, Gary Cohn, Steve Bannon, John McEntee, General Jim 'Mad Dog' Mattis, Jeff Sessions. John F. Kelly, Ryan Zinke, Nikki Haley, Scott Pruitt

SPOILER: Overzicht van lopende onderzoeken

Timeline of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Timeline of investigations into Trump and Russia (2017)
Timeline of investigations into Trump and Russia (2018)
Timeline of investigations into Trump and Russia (2019)

SPOILER: Hoe werkt een impeachment?

Van Arjen van der Horst (Nieuwsuur-correspondent).

Hoe werkt een impeachmentprocedure?

Een afzettingsprocedure kun je niet zomaar beginnen. Er moet sprake zijn van een serieuze schending van de wet. Artikel II van de Amerikaanse grondwet formuleert het zo:

“The President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

Het Congres fungeert bij een afzettingsprocedure als een soort rechtbank, waarbij het Huis van Afgevaardigden de rol van aanklager heeft en de Senaat de rol van rechtbankjury. Leden van het Congres kunnen een afzettingsprocedure initiëren, maar de aanzet kan in theorie ook van buiten het Congres komen.

De commissie-Justitiële Zaken van het Huis van Afgevaardigden (en in sommige gevallen ook de House Committee on Rules) buigt zich over het verzoek. Veel van het voorwerk en het onderzoek vindt in deze commissie plaats. Als de commissie oordeelt dat Trump de wet heeft overtreden, dan stellen ze de zogeheten Articles of Impeachment op. In wezen is dit de formulering van de aanklacht: wat heeft de president precies fout gedaan? De commissie stuurt een aanbeveling naar het hele Huis van Afgevaardigden.

De procedure bestaat vervolgens uit twee fases.
De eerste is de impeachment zelf. Het Huis van Afgevaardigden moet oordelen of de overtreding van de wet zwaar genoeg is voor afzetting van de president. Een simpele meerderheid voldoet. Nadat het Huis van Afgevaardigden voor impeachment heeft gestemd, selecteert het een aantal ‘managers’. Die fungeren als aanklagers die de zaak presenteren aan de Senaat.
Een impeachment is niet hetzelfde als een afzetting. Alleen de Senaat kan de president daadwerkelijk afzetten.

In de Senaat begint dan ook de tweede fase: trial. De opperrechter van het Supreme Court leidt deze procedure en de senatoren worden beëdigd als juryleden. Zij beslissen uiteindelijk of impeachment ook daadwerkelijk tot afzetting leidt. Voor afzetting is een tweederde meerderheid vereist. Als de Senaat voor afzetting stemt, dan moet de president onmiddellijk aftreden. De uitspraak is niet aanvechtbaar via de rechter. Wel kan de afgezette president in aanmerking komen voor strafrechtelijke vervolging.

In de Amerikaanse geschiedenis is nog nooit een presidentiële afzettingsprocedure met succes afgerond. Wel stemde een meerderheid van het Huis van Afgevaardigden twee keer voor een impeachment van een president (Andrew Johnson in 1868 en Bill Clinton in 1998). Het kwam in beide gevallen niet tot een daadwerkelijke afzetting, omdat er niet genoeg steun was in de Senaat. Tegen Nixon werden tijdens het Watergate-schandaal Articles of Impeachment opgesteld, maar het kwam niet tot een afzetting, omdat Nixon uit eigen beweging aftrad.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 16:18 schreef Monolith het volgende:

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Dan snap je dus niet wat "polls aangeven". Jij doet namelijk geen uitspraken over de peilingen, maar waarheidsclaims op basis van resultaten van peilingen.

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chucktodd twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 15:17:40 My full interview @RepAdamSchiff Schiff on more public hearings: 'Don't foreclose the possibility' https://t.co/IF55KeGkaw reageer retweet

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NBCNews twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 15:49:11 NEW: Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg officially enters 2020 presidential race, ending several weeks of will-he-or-won’t-he speculation about a late entry into the already-crowded Democratic primary. https://t.co/Ry5Lr0o52O reageer retweet

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 16:38 schreef Ulx het volgende:
Mag hij meedoen met de debatten?

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 16:43 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Ziet er niet naar uit vooralsnog.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 16:43 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Ziet er niet naar uit vooralsnog.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 16:49 schreef heywoodu het volgende:

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Wat is de eis om dat wel te mogen dan? Genoeg steun of iets dergelijks?

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A memo released by the DNC on October 25 indicated that the qualification period for the December debate started on October 16, and will end on December 12. To qualify in terms of polling, candidates must reach four percent or more in four polls approved by the DNC. Alternatively, reaching six percent or more in two DNC-approved polls conducted in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, or South Carolina will also be accepted as meeting the polling threshold. To qualify in terms of donors, candidates must receive donations from 200,000 unique donors with 800 unique donors in 20 different states, territories or the District of Columbia.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 16:49 schreef heywoodu het volgende:

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Wat is de eis om dat wel te mogen dan? Genoeg steun of iets dergelijks?

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Each candidate will need to have at least 200,000 individual donors and meet one of two polling requirements, the Democratic National Committee announced late last month. Candidates also must either receive 4% support in four national or early-state approved polls conducted by qualifying pollsters between October 16 and December 12, or at least 6% support in two polls in the four states where early primaries will be held: Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina.

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Op zaterdag 23 november 2019 19:42 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op zaterdag 23-11-2019 om 19:40:01 Breaking via NYT: The secretary of the Navy and the admiral who leads the SEALs have threatened to resign or be fired if plans to expel a commando from the elite unit in a war crimes case are halted by Trump, administration officials said. https://t.co/ieE3BDsTBu reageer retweet

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ZekeJMiller twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 16:45:17 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy has been notified that the White House will not intervene to stop a disciplinary proceeding that could cost a SEAL his position in the elite unit, a senior Navy official said Sunday. https://t.co/h7JxQs4WH9 reageer retweet

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 16:52 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Hoog genoeg gepolled en eisen omtrent aantal donoren enzo. Dit is de eis voor het volgende debat:
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Dit is het laatste geplande debat. Er volgen nog wel meer, maar dat staat nog niet vast allemaal.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 16:59 schreef heywoodu het volgende:

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Dus Bloomberg, met z'n 58 miljard dollar, moet 200.000 donoren vinden om mee te mogen doen. Redelijk apart.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 16:59 schreef heywoodu het volgende:

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Dus Bloomberg, met z'n 58 miljard dollar, moet 200.000 donoren vinden om mee te mogen doen. Redelijk apart.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 17:15 schreef kladderadatsch het volgende:

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Wat wil jij dan, dat hij gewoon een cheque uitschrijft? Als je geen 200.000 voters achter je kunt krijgen heb je ook helemaal niets te zoeken in een presidentsverkiezing.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 17:16 schreef heywoodu het volgende:

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Nou ja, genoeg steun in polls en dergelijken lijkt me belangrijker dan het vinden van X mensen die je kunnen financieren. Als je je campagne maar kunt financieren, en dat kan hij wel.

Dat iemand die 0,3% gemiddeld haalt in de polls niet mee kan doen snap ik ook wel.

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CatieEdmondson twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 16:29:51 Maria Bartiromo asks Nunes "bottom line, were you in Vienna with Shokin?"Nunes says he really wants to answer "all of the questions" but can't right now "because there is criminal activity here," referring to... CNN? reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 23 november 2019 19:26 schreef PaarsBeestje het volgende:

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blakesmustache twitterde op zaterdag 23-11-2019 om 18:31:07 Thread: The Path Forward is ClearThere is only one clear path forward, and that is to continue the impeachment investigations until the case is “ironclad.” Pelosi has said this since January and she’s never strayed from it, nor will she. Follo[spoiler][/spoiler]w me and I will show you. reageer retweet

Interessant draadje met de nodige speculaties maar hij heeft het vaker bij het rechte eind. En ik was zelf inderdaad even vergeten dat er maar liefst 6 commissies de opdracht hebben gekregen om te werken aan Trump's impeachment.

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Thread: The Path Forward is Clear

The Path Forward is Clear
There is only one clear path forward, and that is to continue the impeachment investigations until the case is “ironclad.” Pelosi has said this since January and she’s never strayed from it, nor will she. Follow me and I will show you.

First, as I said above, Pelosi has always said that the Senate will NOT get the case until conviction is guaranteed. Conviction clearly is not yet guaranteed, so the Senate is NOT getting the case yet. Not gonna happen. No chance. Got it?

Sure, you have read that the plan is to hand the case to the Senate by Christmas. Pelosi is saying that because she doesn’t want to appear to be on a “witch hunt” or to be trying to drag this into election season. But Pelosi is intent on waiting until the case is “ironclad.”

First, the Ukraine investigation is not done yet. House Intel is preparing a report on its investigation. Judiciary will not get that report until December. Meanwhile, more Ukraine evidence comes out hourly. The Ukraine investigation is ongoing. But that’s not all.

Remember when the House adopted resolutions for the impeachment proceedings in October? Were those called “The Ukraine Investigation Resolutions”? No, they were called “Directing Certain Committees to Continue Their Ongoing Investigations.” And it was *SIX* committees!

House Intelligence, FinServ, Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, Oversight, and Ways & Means *ALL* were “directed to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist...to impeach Donald John Trump.”

And guess what? That’s exactly what they’ve been doing since January. Nothing has changed. The investigations continue on *all* fronts. Let’s take a look at some of the hottest investigations and where they stand, because you’ll quickly see this is *NOT* just about Ukraine...

Let’s start with Judiciary, because we’ve already gotten word that they are on the verge of opening their own impeachment hearings on obstruction of the Mueller investigation. Judiciary is involved in two lawsuits to get what they need for those hearings, and they will win.

First, DC District Court will rule Monday (11/25) in the McGahn case and will find that Trump’s claim of “absolute immunity” is bogus. Trump will lose and McGahn will have to choose whether to stand in defiance of both a Congressional subpoena and a court order while DOJ appeals.

Second, the DC District Court already has ruled in favor of Judiciary that DOJ must turn over the redacted and withheld Mueller grand jury materials. That’s being appealed, with arguments in mid December. The case may end up at SCOTUS, where Judiciary will prevail.

Note: Not much of Volume II of the Mueller Report on obstruction was redacted, so Judiciary can proceed with a McGahn hearing now. But they’re after more than that: the redacted Volume I materials show that Trump lied to Mueller. And Judiciary is going to get it.

So Judiciary is going to be having hearings on both obstruction of justice and then likely another round of hearings on Trump perjury. That’s going to take a while and likely won’t conclude until, say, February. The Senate won’t get the case before then. No chance.

Next, the Oversight Committee. They won their case to enforce a subpoena against Trump’s accountants (Mazars) to get Trump’s tax records. Trump filed with SCOTUS to “stay” the subpoena. SCOTUS likely ruled on that yesterday (11/22) and we will learn its ruling on Monday.

If SCOTUS denies the stay, Oversight will have Trump’s tax records next week. But even if they grant the stay, Oversight asked for accelerated briefing and Trump agreed to that, so we should expect that case to be resolved by March at the latest. Ultimately, Trump will lose.

Once Oversight gets Trump’s tax records, it quickly will find he’s a tax fraud and a money launderer. Hearings will be announced and will take months. There is no chance the Senate gets the case before this is done. I repeat: NO CHANCE! ZERO. NONE.

Both House Intel and Financial Services also are suing to get Trump’s banking records from Deutsche Bank. That case will be decided any day now and Trump will lose and will have to seek another emergency stay from SCOTUS, which he also will lose.

Note: Depending on how much material comes from Mazars, the House may not even need the Deutsche Bank documents. But if they do find they need them, they will wait to get them before sending the case to the Senate. Guaranteed.

In short, this whole thing is far from over. Trump is fighting a war on all fronts and losing all of them. The Senate won’t get the case until the war is won and the House has everything it needs to guarantee conviction. And they will get it. We will win and Trump will lose.

My personal belief is there won’t be a Senate trial. The result will be obvious and Trump will be forced out, cut a deal, or pull a Hitler and die by suicide. (I know I’m the only one who believes Trump is capable of suicide, so don’t bother telling me I’m wrong.) /end

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JuliaDavisNews twitterde op vrijdag 22-11-2019 om 20:55:50 Trump has spoken with Putin about allegations of Ukrainian interference. https://t.co/JIcTsPHCfd reageer retweet

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ABCPolitics twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 19:06:08 Secretary of the U.S. Navy says he doesn't consider a tweet by Trump an order and would need a formal order to stop a review of a sailor who could lose his status as a Navy SEAL https://t.co/uXYgYZPgLw reageer retweet

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 17:26 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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CatieEdmondson twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 16:29:51 Maria Bartiromo asks Nunes "bottom line, were you in Vienna with Shokin?"Nunes says he really wants to answer "all of the questions" but can't right now "because there is criminal activity here," referring to... CNN? reageer retweet

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 13:45 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Kortom als bijgewerkte samenvatting:

Mulvaney verklaarde in een persconferentie dat onderzoek naar de DNC een overweging was bij de ingehouden steun^*. Sondland getuigde dat Giuliani aangaf dat een bezoek aan het Witte Huis conditioneel was voor een mededeling dat een onderzoek gestart zou worden en dat Trump bij herhaling aangaf met Giuliani op dit dossier te moeten werken. Verder weten we vanuit het telefoongesprek tussen Trump en Zelensky dat Trump op de hoogte was wat er gevraagd werd, hij vroeg het nota bene zelf en vanuit de getuigenis van Holmes dat hij had vernomen dat de inhouding van steun op order van Trump gebeurde.

^* Later voegde hij hier aan toe dat dit voor officieel onderzoek was waar de DOJ mee bezig was door Durham, waar begin december het rapport van verwacht wordt. Dit lijkt me, om redenen zoals eerder betoogd, nonsens.

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 22:00:01 A confidential W.H. review of Trump's decision to place a hold on aid to Ukraine has turned up hundreds of documents that reveal extensive efforts to generate an after-the-fact justification for the decision and a debate over whether the delay was legal. https://t.co/c0PJTuP7ld reageer retweet

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A confidential White House review of President Trump’s decision to place a hold on military aid to Ukraine has turned up hundreds of documents that reveal extensive efforts to generate an after-the-fact justification for the decision and a debate over whether the delay was legal, according to three people familiar with the records.

The research by the White House Counsel’s Office, which was triggered by a congressional impeachment inquiry announced in September, includes early August email exchanges between acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and White House budget officials seeking to provide an explanation for withholding the funds after President Trump had already ordered a hold in mid-July on the nearly $400 million in security assistance, according to the three people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal White House deliberations.

One person briefed on the records examination said White House lawyers are expressing concern that the review has turned up some unflattering exchanges and facts that could at a minimum embarrass the president. It’s unclear if the Mulvaney discussions or other records pose any legal problems for Trump in the impeachment inquiry, but some fear they could pose political problems if revealed publicly.

White House review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump’s decision to block Ukraine military aid

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 13:45 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Ah ja, ik moet mezelf corrigeren. Hij heeft verklaard dat een bezoek aan het witte huis conditioneel was voor een publiek statement dat er onderzoek zou plaats vinden (punt 4 van zijn openings statement van het publiek verhoor). Er spelen twee verschillende quid pro quos.

Edit: Nog een tweede correctie. Waar ik Hill zei bedoelde ik Holmes. ("the order to freeze aid came from the president and had been conveyed to OMB by Mr. Mulvaney, with no further explanation").

Kortom als bijgewerkte samenvatting:

Mulvaney verklaarde in een persconferentie dat onderzoek naar de DNC een overweging was bij de ingehouden steun^*. Sondland getuigde dat Giuliani aangaf dat een bezoek aan het Witte Huis conditioneel was voor een mededeling dat een onderzoek gestart zou worden en dat Trump bij herhaling aangaf met Giuliani op dit dossier te moeten werken. Verder weten we vanuit het telefoongesprek tussen Trump en Zelensky dat Trump op de hoogte was wat er gevraagd werd, hij vroeg het nota bene zelf en vanuit de getuigenis van Holmes dat hij had vernomen dat de inhouding van steun op order van Trump gebeurde.

^* Later voegde hij hier aan toe dat dit voor officieel onderzoek was waar de DOJ mee bezig was door Durham, waar begin december het rapport van verwacht wordt. Dit lijkt me, om redenen zoals eerder betoogd, nonsens.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 22:08 schreef kladderadatsch het volgende:

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Nou lijkt me duidelijk, dit is bewijs van een cover-up.

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By the way, there was a report that we were worried that if we didn’t pay out the money, it would be illegal. Okay. It would be unlawful. That is one of those things that has that little shred of truth in it that makes it look a lot worse than it really is. We were concerned about over at OMB about an impoundment, and I know I’ve just put half of you folks to bed, but Budget Control Impoundment Act of 1974 says if Congress appropriates money, you have to spend it. Okay. At least that’s how it’s interpreted by some folks. And we knew that that money either had to go out the door by the end of September or we had to have a really, really good reason not to do it. And that was the legality of the issue.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 22:47 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:

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Derde correctie: Het Morowitz report komt begin December. Het Durham onderzoek is nog bezig, gaat verder waar het Horowitz onderzoek ophoud, en is een veel breder/uitgebreider onderzoek naar het handelen van de inlichtingendiensten en de oorsprong van het Trump-Russia onderzoek. Het Morowitz report dat in December komt gaat enkel over de FISA applicatie.

En wat bedoel je met "later voegde hij hier aan toe" ?. Het gaat om 1 en dezelfde persconferentie en serie van vragen en antwoorden dat weet je toch neem ik aan ?

Maar goed. Ik vraag me af of je nog een zaak kan maken als enkel de meeting in ruil voor de mededeling overblijft. Lijkt mij niet te kwalificeren als bribery daar een meeting geen item of value is lijkt mij. Tevens is die mededeling er nooit gekomen en heeft er gewoon een meeting plaatsgevonden, weliswaar niet in the White House maar wel in NY. Dus als dat de zaak moet worden waar je een president voor wil afzetten dan vraag ik me af hoeveel steun je daarvoor van het volk kan verwachten (in het senaat zal het sowieso kansloos zijn). Ik denk een heel stuk minder als wanneer je wel hard kan maken dat de steun ingehouden is in ruil voor het heropenen van onderzoeken maar Burisma. En vooralsnog is dat nog niet gelukt.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 23:10 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Je doelt denk ik op Horowitz, niet Morowitz In mijn beleving ging dat om hetzelfde onderzoek, maar dat blijkt inderdaad niet zo te zijn, hoewel er wel samenhang tussen zit. Doet verder niet echt wat af aan wat er staat natuurlijk, maar dat was idd inaccuraat.

Met voegde er later aan toe bedoelde ik dat het later in de persconferentie erbij kwam toen journalisten door vroegen.

Die meeting is wel waardevol voor Oekraine uiteraard, maar belangrijker is een aankondiging van een neponderzoek door een ander staatshoofd proberen te fabriceren wat in mijn ogen echt not done is. Dat het niet door is gegaan komt alleen maar doordat ze betrapt werden. Poging tot omkoping is ook omkoping.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 19:10 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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ABCPolitics twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 19:06:08 Secretary of the U.S. Navy says he doesn't consider a tweet by Trump an order and would need a formal order to stop a review of a sailor who could lose his status as a Navy SEAL https://t.co/uXYgYZPgLw reageer retweet

​Taylor: Trump felt "wronged" by Ukrainians and felt they "owed" him

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William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, said Wednesday that President Trump felt "wronged" by Ukrainians over the 2016 election, and believed they "owed" him investigations into the Bidens and Burisma. Taylor said he came to believe this following a discussion with the U.S.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 23:47 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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En dan nu: Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy

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House Intelligence Committee in possession of video, audio recordings from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas

The House Intelligence Committee is in possession of audio and video recordings and photographs provided to the committee by Lev Parnas, an associate of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, who reportedly played a key role in assisting him in his efforts to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and Ukraine, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.

The material submitted to the committee includes audio, video and photos that include Giuliani and Trump. It was unclear what the content depicts and the committees only began accessing the material last week.

"We have subpoenaed Mr. Parnas and Mr. [Igor] Fruman for their records. We would like them to fully comply with those subpoenas," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff told CNN Sunday, with a committee spokesperson adding they would not elaborate beyond the chairman's comments.

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An attorney for Parnas, Joseph A. Bondy, also declined to comment, directing ABC News to a statement released earlier in the day Sunday reading in part, "Mr. Parnas has vociferously and publicly asserted his wish to comply with his previously issued subpoena and to provide the House Intelligence Committee with truthful and important information that is in furtherance of justice, not to obstruct it."

The statement goes on to say, "His evidence and potential testimony is non-partisan, and not intended to be part of a battle between the left and the right, but rather an aid in the determination by our government of what is in the best interests of our nation."

Sources tell ABC News the tapes were provided as part of that congressional subpoena issued to Parnas, and the former Giuliani ally also provided a number of documents both in English and Ukrainian to the committee in two separate productions, sources told ABC News.

However, some of the material sought by congressional investigators is already in possession of federal investigators within the Southern District of New York and thus held up from being turned over, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Parnas' associate, Fruman, has not cooperated with the committee.

Parnas, a Ukraine-born, American businessman, was subpoenaed last month by House committees at the same time as Fruman. The two men had previously announced through their attorney at the time that they would not be complying with the subpoena.

Separate from the House impeachment probe, Parnas and Fruman were arrested earlier this fall at the Dulles International Airport just outside of Washington, with one-way international tickets, and charged in a criminal campaign finance case in the Southern District of New York. Accused of allegedly circumventing campaign finance laws against straw donations and foreign contributions, Parnas and Fruman pleaded not guilty.

According to the indictment, Parnas sought then-Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch’s ouster earlier this year along with his efforts to get Ukrainian officials to investigate the president’s political rival, matters that have repeatedly emerged in the House impeachment inquiry.

Giuliani’s relationship with Parnas and Fruman is the subject of a criminal investigation in the Southern District of New York, that case will have its next court date early next month.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 00:08 schreef AnneX het volgende:
Huh?
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BREAKING NEWS
The defense secretary ordered the resignation of the Navy's top civilian leader over his handling of a SEAL commando's war crimes case.
Sunday, November 24, 2019 5:52 PM EST
Mark T. Esper declared that he lost confidence in Richard V. Spencer, the Navy secretary, for diverging from President Trump over his treatment of Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher....”

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Excuus...ik lees terug en zie het hierboven ook staan.

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“ WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy has been notified that the White House will not intervene to stop a disciplinary proceeding that could cost a SEAL his position in the elite unit, a senior Navy official said Sunday.”
https://mobile.twitter.co(...)/1198701995940552705

En nu snap ik het niet meer.

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jaketapper twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 00:24:37 Outgoing Secretary of the Navy Spencer’s acknowledgment-of-termination letter says that he “cannot in good conscience” obey an order he believes “violates the sacred oath“ he took & that he and POTUS disagree on the “key principle of good order and discipline” https://t.co/EZ8YPM7M0L reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 01:28 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:
LOL
De Defense Secretary ontslaat de Navy Chief omdat deze een voorstel deed aan het Witte Huis zonder hem in te lichten. En dan voert hij dat voorstel van de Navy Chief uit...

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Spencer kept Esper out of the loop on the proposal, which contradicted the Navy secretary’s public position that a board to potentially kick Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher out of the SEALs should proceed despite Trump’s opposition. But Esper has also ordered that Gallagher remain a SEAL.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 01:47 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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Het was een goed besluit maar je moet het niet achter mijn rug om doen terwijl ik publiekelijk had laten weten dat het proces gewoon door zou gaan! Zoiets?
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Op maandag 25 november 2019 02:28 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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Het resultaat is alvast hetzelfde, Spencer beloofde dat als het WH niet inmengde, hij zou zorgen dat Gallagher op pensioen zou kunnen gaan als "Navy seal" (hoe hij dat van plan was te regelen is niet duidelijk), Esper zegt dat al de heisa het onmogelijk heeft gemaakt om een review board onpartijdig te laten oordelen, en hij laat Gallagher als Navy Seal op pensioen gaan.

En Spencer moet vertrekken omdat zijn "geheime" voorstel in tegenspraak was met het standpunt dat hij in het publiek verdedigde. (formeel gezien heeft Spencer ook de Chain Of Command niet gerespecteerd, hij ging rechtstreeks naar het WH ipv naar z'n directe overste).

BTW, volgens de WaPo was Trump's tweet "The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin, this case was handled very badly from the beginning. Get back to business!" verstuurd nadat het WH het voorstel van Spencer had ontvangen.

Eddie Gallagher on his case: 'This is about ego and retaliation'

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JenGriffinFNC twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 05:05:02 Make no mistake, most military officials at Pentagon and in Navy wince at Gallagher getting a pass. Per Ignatius: In firing Richard Spencer, Trump recklessly crosses another line - The Washington Post https://t.co/dLveg1Kmhb reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 00:06 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
audio, video and photos that include Giuliani and Trump

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Giuliani associate wants to testify that Nunes aides hid Ukraine meetings on Biden dirt from Schiff

The lawyer for an indicted business associate of Rudy Giuliani said his client is prepared to testify under oath that aides to Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, scrapped a trip to Ukraine this year when they realized it would mean notifying Democratic Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff.

Lev Parnas would tell Congress that the purpose of the planned trip was to interview two Ukrainian prosecutors who claim to have evidence that could help President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, Parnas’ attorney, Joseph Bondy, told CNBC. Nunes is one of Trump’s most outspoken defenders in Congress. Giuliani is one of the president’s personal lawyers.

But when Nunes’ staff realized that going to Ukraine themselves would mean alerting Schiff to their plans, they instead asked Parnas to set up the meetings for them over phone and Skype, which he did, according to Bondy.

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CourtneyHagle twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 18:29:12 Fox & Friends preview an interview with Rick Perry, where he says that Trump is "the chosen one" and "sent by God to do great things"Pete Hegseth: "God has used imperfect people forever," but what Trump "has withstood is unlike what really any other mortal could understand" https://t.co/ITDAErMJiN reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 06:31 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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CourtneyHagle twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 18:29:12 Fox & Friends preview an interview with Rick Perry, where he says that Trump is "the chosen one" and "sent by God to do great things"Pete Hegseth: "God has used imperfect people forever," but what Trump "has withstood is unlike what really any other mortal could understand" https://t.co/ITDAErMJiN reageer retweet

Dafuq ?

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nycjim twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 14:51:52 Donald Trump has taken to “working” from his private quarters in the White House rather than the Oval Office because he distrusts the staff around him. https://t.co/TbogjsPREs https://t.co/CyFvdjLSem reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 06:40 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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nycjim twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 14:51:52 Donald Trump has taken to “working” from his private quarters in the White House rather than the Oval Office because he distrusts the staff around him. https://t.co/TbogjsPREs https://t.co/CyFvdjLSem reageer retweet

Of is het omdat Trump doodziek is? Hij moest met spoed naar het ziekenhuis. Hij verschijnt amper meer in het openbaar. Nu moet hij bedrust hebben.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 06:31 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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CourtneyHagle twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 18:29:12 Fox & Friends preview an interview with Rick Perry, where he says that Trump is "the chosen one" and "sent by God to do great things"Pete Hegseth: "God has used imperfect people forever," but what Trump "has withstood is unlike what really any other mortal could understand" https://t.co/ITDAErMJiN reageer retweet

Dafuq ?

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 06:50 schreef Ulx het volgende:
Hij is 73, veel te dik en leeft ongezond, heeft een baan die hij niet aankan, hij is volledig paranoïde, kan bij verlaten van het WH de gevangenis in gaan.... Dat je dan lichamelijke klachten van de stress krijgt is niet onlogisch. Ik denk dat hij ziek is.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 06:50 schreef Ulx het volgende:
Hij is 73, veel te dik en leeft ongezond, heeft een baan die hij niet aankan, hij is volledig paranoïde, kan bij verlaten van het WH de gevangenis in gaan.... Dat je dan lichamelijke klachten van de stress krijgt is niet onlogisch. Ik denk dat hij ziek is.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 07:51 schreef MangoTree het volgende:

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Ik geloof geen letter van wat je post, best knap.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 07:56 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Hij is slank?

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 07:56 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Hij is slank?

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 03:54 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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Goddamn. Dat laat nog steeds de mogelijkheid open dat Trump enkel in de foto's is...

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 08:17 schreef MangoTree het volgende:
Blijf lekker de leugens pushen, genoeg animo voor hier.

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thehill twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 04:17:05 NEW: Democrats pledge sharp turn in US ties with Saudi Arabia https://t.co/iaHQLjnJ2A https://t.co/KPNOvyjvUu reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 08:19 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Trump is niet te dik? Hij heeft een goddelijk lichaam?

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 08:31 schreef MangoTree het volgende:

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Nee, ik had het over jouw geloofwaardigheid, weet je best.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 08:31 schreef MangoTree het volgende:

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Nee, ik had het over jouw geloofwaardigheid, weet je best.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 08:43 schreef TheVulture het volgende:
Wat zijn al die frontrunners in de presidentstrijd toch oud, Warren de jongste met 70

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 08:17 schreef MangoTree het volgende:
Blijf lekker de leugens pushen, genoeg animo voor hier.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 09:15 schreef DuizendGezichten het volgende:

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Als je je ergert, blijf dan weg. Maar nee, dat kan dan weer niet. Want agenda.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 09:10 schreef Arcee het volgende:

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Daarom, maar niet alleen daarom: Buttigieg.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 09:35 schreef klappernootopreis het volgende:

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Hij zou best wel een belangrijke speler kunnen worden. Hij heeft kennis van zaken,staat niet snel zonder antwoord en lijkt me eerlijker dan de rest van het veld.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 09:38 schreef TheVulture het volgende:

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Ik lees net dat zijn homoseksualiteit een probleem is voor de zwarte stemmer in Amerika... op zijn zachtst gezegd ironisch dat een groep die zelf kampt met racisme dan een kandidaat weigert om zijn seksuele voorkeur

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 09:38 schreef TheVulture het volgende:

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Ik lees net dat zijn homoseksualiteit een probleem is voor de zwarte stemmer in Amerika... op zijn zachtst gezegd ironisch dat een groep die zelf kampt met racisme dan een kandidaat weigert om zijn seksuele voorkeur

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 08:43 schreef TheVulture het volgende:
Wat zijn al die frontrunners in de presidentstrijd toch oud, Warren de jongste met 70

Dikke kans dat als het Biden, Sanders, Bloomberg wordt of Trump blijft dat we een staatsbegrafenis krijgen

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As far back as October 2018, a former U.S. attorney acting on behalf of Ukrainian interests tried to get federal law enforcement to bite on bogus political dirt about the Bidens and on whether Paul Manafort’s notorious Black Ledger was a forgery.

Bud Cummins, a former U.S. attorney in Arkansas, emailed the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York relaying a request for a meeting on the same topics into which President Trump would later demand Ukraine conduct investigations.

TPM has been investigating Cummins’ role in attempting to serve as an intermediary between certain Ukrainian interests and federal law enforcement. Cummins’ involvement has not been previously reported. However, Rudy Giuliani sent a letter on Saturday to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-SC) claiming that a former U.S. attorney was ready to provide emails and memoranda about an attempt to get the FBI to investigate Biden and the list of Manafort bribes, called the Black Ledger.

Cummins confirmed to TPM Sunday morning that Giuliani’s letter was referring to him.

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The meeting proposed by Cummins would have been between Ukraine's then-prosecutor general, Yuriy Lutsenko, and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman. Lutsenko waged a campaign to push out Marie Yovanovitch, the then-U.S. ambassador in Kyiv, in part by spreading the same allegations that he had sent to Cummins. Lutsenko has emerged as the figure who also channeled dirt to Giuliani as it made its way into the U.S. media ecosystem.

The email proposing the meeting, which Cummins said he sent on Oct. 4, 2018, laid out allegations about Hunter Biden and his work for Burisma, and that the Black Ledger was falsified, Cummins told TPM in a phone interview.

Cummins said that he received the information about Hunter Biden and Manafort from two intermediaries of Lutsenko in September 2018.

"The information I gave to them was a request to meet with Lutsenko," Cummins said, adding that he had a brief phone call with Berman and sent three follow-up emails after the information was sent.

Speaking over the phone Sunday morning, Cummins expressed to TPM a mixture of dismay that Berman broke off contact and mild embarrassment at having dealt with Ukrainians whose motivations he admitted he did not understand. Cummins added that when he sent the email to Berman he "wasn't advocating for the legitimacy of any of this."

"At the time, I didn't know a whole lot about Ukraine. I didn't make any real attempt to vet this." He added "I didn't care, that wasn't my job" in a discussion of what may have been motivating Lutsenko.

Lutsenko and a spokesperson for Lutsenko didn't immediately return requests for comment. Berman's office declined to comment.

Cummins told TPM that he had tried to signal to Berman that he was not vouching for the credibility of the allegations themselves. He said that he suggested to Berman that Lutsenko could "delegate some investigators to meet with some line [prosecutors] in his office," referring to Berman.

Cummins called the lack of response from the Manhattan federal prosecutor a "breathtaking double standard," given how the Mueller investigation "targeted" President Trump.

A former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Cummins was one the federal prosecutors fired by the George W. Bush administration during the U.S. attorneys scandal. A New York Times editorial at the time described Cummins as "one of the most distinguished lawyers in Arkansas" who is "respected by Republicans and Democrats alike." Cummins was pushed out of office in favor of a deputy to Karl Rove.

In 2016, Cummins served as chair of Donald Trump's campaign in Arkansas, then as a Trump whip at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. He went on to serve on the Trump administration transition team.

Cummins said that he believed that "mistrust of the FBI" was what led the Ukrainians to seek a back channel to the Justice Department. He said that his Ukrainian interlocutors -- who he declined to name -- apparently went to him because they believed the "FBI in Ukraine had either wittingly or unwittingly become the pawns of the ambassador and secretary of state and vice president, and they cannot be trusted."

Cummins declined to say if his actions were related to work for any particular client. Public records show he previously registered as a lobbyist for former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko.

Cummins likened the request to being approached by a woman who had had her purse stolen in Central Park, and then taking her to a police officer. "I was trying to report a crime," he said.

Giuliani claimed in his letter to Graham that while Marie Yovanovitch was ambassador to Ukraine, "visas were denied to many who possessed evidence of Democrat, embassy and Biden corruption. Some witnesses went even so far as to hire a lawyer and as far back as October 2018, presented the United States Attorney's office with their information about Ukrainian falsified information to affect the 2016 election and the exercise of influence by Joe Biden, in exchange for payments to Hunter Biden and Devon Archer. This lawyer was suspiciously never contacted again."

"Now," Giuliani continued in his letter to Graham, "he is willing to share with you memoranda and e-mail. I would add that he also is a well respected former United States Attorney."

Cummins told TPM he spoke to Giuliani by phone in the last few days, and that while he is not prepared to approach Congress on his own he would comply with any subpoena issued by the Senate.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 10:11 schreef kladderadatsch het volgende:
Bud Cummins Tried To Interest US Law Enforcement In Ukraine Dirt On Bidens In 2018
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Wil iedereen die niet betrokken is bij dit OekraÏne schandaal even zijn hand opsteken..?

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 10:27 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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Mja, de FBI contacteren ivm vermeende misdrijven is niet verboden, en het doen op vraag van buitenlanders valt waarschijnlijk niet onder de Foreign Agents wetgeving (verplichte registratie).

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 08:43 schreef TheVulture het volgende:
Wat zijn al die frontrunners in de presidentstrijd toch oud, Warren de jongste met 70

Dikke kans dat als het Biden, Sanders, Bloomberg wordt of Trump blijft dat we een staatsbegrafenis krijgen

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 10:35 schreef VoMy het volgende:

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Genant he, al die bejaarden bij de Democraten. Buttigieg en Harris zijn wel jonger, maar die zijn dan ook geen frontrunners.

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ShaneGoldmacher twitterde op zondag 24-11-2019 om 21:46:12 Just for a sense of scale, people who watch NBC's local news this week in Los Angeles from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. will see NINE Michael Bloomberg ads — every day.If someone watched just the 5 p.m. newscast all week — they would see 20 ads that are each one minute long. https://t.co/s7BU9O5p1W reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 10:35 schreef VoMy het volgende:

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Genant he, al die bejaarden bij de Democraten.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 11:42 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Die bejaarde bij de GOP is een stuk gênanter dan alle oudjes van de Dems bij elkaar.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 12:34 schreef VoMy het volgende:
George Clinton

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 12:42 schreef kladderadatsch het volgende:

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Dat moet voor mijn tijd zijn geweest. [ afbeelding ]

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 06:50 schreef Ulx het volgende:
Hij is 73, veel te dik en leeft ongezond, heeft een baan die hij niet aankan, hij is volledig paranoïde, kan bij verlaten van het WH de gevangenis in gaan.... Dat je dan lichamelijke klachten van de stress krijgt is niet onlogisch. Ik denk dat hij ziek is.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 13:57 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:
Was deze gallup poll al gemeld?

The 2020 Front-Runners Aren’t As Well-Liked As Past Contenders

https://fivethirtyeight.c(...)-as-past-contenders/

https://news.gallup.com/p(...)ding-contenders.aspx

Biden, Sanders en Warren hebben een hogere net favorability dan Trump en Hillary op dit moment in de race voor 2016 (in de laatste 4 maanden voor begin van het verkiezingsjaar), maar lager dan Romney voor 2012, Giuiliani, John Edwards, John McCain, Obama, Hillary voor 2008, en Al Gore en George Bush voor 2000.

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RWPUSA twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 14:09:51 No more presidential foundations whether legal (Clinton) or illegal (Trump).Americans are sick of money in politics. reageer retweet

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paulmcleary twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 16:35:42 Breaking: Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirms to reporters that President Trump ordered him to allow Eddie Gallagher to keep his Trident pin reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 16:19 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:
Nieuwe YouGov poll, nov. 20-22 (tussen haakjes de vorige YouGov poll, nov. 17-19):

Do you favor or oppose the U.S. House of Representatives impeaching President Trump?
totaal: Yes 46% (45%) No 38% (40%)
independents: Yes 40% (35%), No 34% (40%)

https://projects.fivethir(...)olls/?ex_cid=rrpromo

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 17:11 schreef DrParsifal het volgende:

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Wat een vreemde vraag voor een Yes/No antwoord .

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aawayne twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 17:46:09 NEWS: Another U.S. win for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: at his request, Trump asked Treasury/Justice to examine the impact of sanctions against a Turkish bank accused of fraud and money laundering. https://t.co/uVdPxfPwHL reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 18:13 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Trump, het loopjongetje van dictators

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aawayne twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 17:46:09 NEWS: Another U.S. win for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: at his request, Trump asked Treasury/Justice to examine the impact of sanctions against a Turkish bank accused of fraud and money laundering. https://t.co/uVdPxfPwHL reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 17:11 schreef DrParsifal het volgende:

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Wat een vreemde vraag voor een Yes/No antwoord .

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 20:17 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:

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Het wordt versimpeld weergegeven op 538 vandaar. volledige vraag is ook wat uitgebreider:

Do you favor or oppose the U.S. House of Representatives impeaching President Trump? If impeached, President Trump would have a trial in the U.S. Senate where Senators would listen to evidence and decided whether or not to remove President Trump from office.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 20:24 schreef heywoodu het volgende:

Dan is het nog precies net zo onduidelijk

"Je mag er één kiezen, wil je een frikandel of een kroket?"

"Ja."

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 17:43 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
Misschien om duidelijk het onderscheid te maken tussen impeachment en afzetting?

Verder maar een enkele poll, dus ach.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 20:24 schreef heywoodu het volgende:

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Dan is het nog precies net zo onduidelijk

"Je mag er één kiezen, wil je een frikandel of een kroket?"

"Ja."

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LindseyGrahamSC twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 17:27:47 I love Joe Biden as a person but we are not going to give a pass to what is obviously a conflict of interest. I believe Hunter Biden’s association on the Burisma board doesn’t pass the smell test. If a Republican was in the same position, they’d certainly be investigated! reageer retweet

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RWPUSA twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 20:22:49 Let's go.The evidence in this case is more compelling than for any impeachment in history.More than for Nixon. And far more than for Andrew Johnson and Clinton.Donald Trump could be impeached by Christmas--Here's how https://t.co/4JO6RAxmnT reageer retweet

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The House impeachment inquiry entered a new phase this week as the first in a series of public hearings were held with witnesses, following prior testimonies held behind closed doors in the Capitol's basement.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was the latest witness to appear before cameras. She was questioned by lawmakers in a committee room today, two days after the State Department official George Kent and the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine Bill Taylor gave testimony to representatives.

Another raft of witnesses is also due to appear at public hearings next week—including U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland and Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council staffer.

The impeachment inquiry was launched by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on September 24 after the details of a whistleblower's complaint about a now-infamous phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were made public. A chart below, from Statista, shows where the American public falls on the issue of impeachment.



Trump is alleged to have withheld military aid to Ukraine in an effort to pressure the country into opening an investigation into his political opponent Joe Biden.

As the impeachment process against the president ramped up following the announcement of public depositions last week, the appetite for impeachment among Democrats did not appear to wane.

Shortly after the impeachment inquiry was set in motion, Democrats were reported to be aiming for a Thanksgiving vote on articles of impeachment.

But The Hill reported last Friday that the Democrat majority in the House was seeking to wrap up impeachment before the Christmas holidays with a December vote.

Here is how the House could end up impeaching President Trump by Christmas.

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Could the House vote to impeach Trump by Thanksgiving?
Democrats had once planned to be voting on articles of impeachment before the Thanksgiving holiday, as reported by both The New York Times and ABC News.

But the likelihood of the House voting to impeach Trump by November 28, with several public hearings being held near the Capitol in the interim, is next to none.

The passage of impeachment articles before Christmas, however, is a far more probable outcome.

How could the House impeach Trump by Christmas?
Once the public impeachment hearings have come to a close—potentially before the Thanksgiving break—representatives will return to the Capitol, where the House Judiciary Committee will consider the available evidence and draft articles of impeachment to be brought against President Trump.

But first the President or his counsel will have the opportunity to respond to evidence and present their case. They will also have the power to request further testimony and evidence for the Judiciary Committee's consideration, according to the House Rules Committee.

If the Judiciary Committee does adopt articles of impeachment, they will be put to a vote in the House.

Will the House vote for impeachment?
While it is not impossible that the Democrat-led House will decide not to impeach the president, it is incredibly difficult to imagine that scenario playing out in reality.

Democratic leadership has put its weight behind impeachment, and managed to pass its resolution formalizing the inquiry process by a clear majority of 232 votes in favor to 196 against at the end of October.

Barring a massive change in the political landscape, you should expect the House to vote for Trump's impeachment.

What happens next?
If the House votes to impeach President Trump, then he will face a trial in the Republican-held Senate. After the trial, senators will vote on whether or not to convict the commander-in-chief and remove him from office.

Although GOP senators have had their differences with Trump of late, namely over his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Kurdish-controlled Syria, there appears to be little appetite for his impeachment, let alone his conviction and removal from office.

A two-thirds majority of votes in the Senate is required for a president to be convicted and removed from office. In this case, that outcome is highly unlikely.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:05 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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LindseyGrahamSC twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 17:27:47 I love Joe Biden as a person but we are not going to give a pass to what is obviously a conflict of interest. I believe Hunter Biden’s association on the Burisma board doesn’t pass the smell test. If a Republican was in the same position, they’d certainly be investigated! reageer retweet

De bullshitter.

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 21:15:49 A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Department of Defense and the Office of Management and Budget to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for records relating to the Trump admin's freeze on security aid to Ukraine. https://t.co/3cKqpcbDqR reageer retweet

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A federal judge on Monday issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Department of Defense and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for records relating to the Trump administration's freeze on security aid to Ukraine.

Why it matters: Allegations that Trump froze nearly $400 million congressionally-approved military aid in order to pressure Ukraine to carry out investigations into his political rivals are at the heart of the impeachment inquiry.

Details: The 211 pages of records include communications between the Pentagon, the Pentagon's comptroller and OMB.

The judge ordered the release of half of the documents by Dec. 12 and the rest by Dec. 20.
The decision comes after the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit journalism organization, sued the department for the records.
What they're saying:

"Currently, the United States House of Representatives is in the process of conducting impeachment proceedings concerning the same subject matter as the documents requested by Plaintiff.. As such, the requested documents are sought in order to inform the public on a matter of extreme national concern. Only an informed electorate can develop its opinions and persuasively petition its elected officials to act in ways which further the aims of those opinions."

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:21 schreef Kansenjongere het volgende:

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Maar als het gaat regenen houdt die eierschil hem wel droog.

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 21:20:45 Breaking via WSJ: Subpoenas issued to people with ties to Rudy Giuliani and his associates indicate a broad federal investigation into possible money laundering, obstruction of justice and campaign-finance violations, according to people familiar. https://t.co/Tbx19GHYyI reageer retweet

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Subpoenas issued to people with ties to President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and his associates indicate a broad federal investigation into possible money laundering, obstruction of justice and campaign-finance violations, and suggest that prosecutors are looking closely at the work of Mr. Giuliani himself, according to people familiar with the matter.

In recent weeks, prosecutors have sent subpoenas and other requests to potential witnesses seeking records and information related to Mr. Giuliani and two of his associates, according to the people. The investigation, led by the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has already led to campaign-finance charges against the associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman.

The subpoenas offer the clearest indication yet that federal prosecutors are examining Mr. Giuliani’s consulting work. Among the entities named in the subpoenas are Giuliani Partners, a security-consulting firm founded by Mr. Giuliani in 2002 that had multiple foreign clients, including a city in Ukraine. The subpoenas also sought information on a company co-founded by Mr. Parnas that paid Mr. Giuliani for business and legal advice.

Mr. Giuliani said in an interview that he hadn’t been contacted by prosecutors and has denied wrongdoing.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:29 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 21:20:45 Breaking via WSJ: Subpoenas issued to people with ties to Rudy Giuliani and his associates indicate a broad federal investigation into possible money laundering, obstruction of justice and campaign-finance violations, according to people familiar. https://t.co/Tbx19GHYyI reageer retweet

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Subpoenas described to @WSJ listed more than half a dozen potential charges under consideration:
- obstruction of justice
- money laundering
- conspiracy to defraud the U.S.
- making false statements
- FARA violations
- donating foreign $
- donating in another person’s name

https://twitter.com/rebeccaballhaus/status/1199059268516876288

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rebeccaballhaus twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 21:17:10 Giuliani tells @WSJ he hasn't been contacted by investigators. “There’s obviously a concerted effort to spread as many lies about me as possible, to destroy my reputation so that I’m not credible when I continue to reveal all of the massive evidence of criminality by the Bidens.” https://t.co/7h1YF2TtRf reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:05 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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LindseyGrahamSC twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 17:27:47 I love Joe Biden as a person but we are not going to give a pass to what is obviously a conflict of interest. I believe Hunter Biden’s association on the Burisma board doesn’t pass the smell test. If a Republican was in the same position, they’d certainly be investigated! reageer retweet

De bullshitter.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:48 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Wat Giuliani te zeggen had:

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rebeccaballhaus twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 21:17:10 Giuliani tells @:WSJ he hasn't been contacted by investigators. “There’s obviously a concerted effort to spread as many lies about me as possible, to destroy my reputation so that I’m not credible when I continue to reveal all of the massive evidence of criminality by the Bidens.” https://t.co/7h1YF2TtRf reageer retweet

Sterke verdediging wel. Ik kan niks fout gedaan hebben, want de deep state werkt tegen me, want Biden!!

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:25 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 21:15:49 A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Department of Defense and the Office of Management and Budget to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for records relating to the Trump admin's freeze on security aid to Ukraine. https://t.co/3cKqpcbDqR reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:54 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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Heb zo'n gevoel dat het Witte Huis zich niet zo makkelijk gewonnen geeft.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:54 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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Heb zo'n gevoel dat het Witte Huis zich niet zo makkelijk gewonnen geeft.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:57 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Kan. Maar bij een soortgelijke zaak tegen de State Department gaven ze zich gewonnen en zijn ze begonnen met het overhandigen van de documenten waar onlangs over gerapporteerd werd.

Ook weer een stuk bewijs dat de obstructie van deze regering ongekend is. Random Amerikanen mogen via een FOIA verzoek wel de stukken krijgen, maar Congress niet.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 22:04 schreef Montov het volgende:
Welke personen rondom Giuliani worden nu precies aangeklaagd? En waarom Giuliani (nog) niet?

Chris Wallace confronts top Republican for repeating Russian lie

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Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy was asked a simple question by Fox News' Chris Wallace on Sunday: "Who do you believe was responsible for hacking the [Democratic National Committee] and Clinton campaign computers, their emails. Was it Russia or Ukraine?"

Here's what Kennedy said in response: "I don't know. Nor do you. Nor do any of us."

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dsamuelsohn twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 23:55:19 BREAKING: A federal judge on Monday ordered Don McGahn must testify to Congress about his time as the Trump WH's top lawyer, a ruling that will add pressure on other Trump officials tied to the impeachment probe. Decision here: https://t.co/6FeuuCrO5g https://t.co/sQ0PubTxqW reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 23:57 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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dsamuelsohn twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 23:55:19 BREAKING: A federal judge on Monday ordered Don McGahn must testify to Congress about his time as the Trump WH's top lawyer, a ruling that will add pressure on other Trump officials tied to the impeachment probe. Decision here: https://t.co/6FeuuCrO5g https://t.co/sQ0PubTxqW reageer retweet

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rgoodlaw twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 00:22:49 "Blatant defiance of Congress' centuries-old power...is an affront to the mechanism for curbing abuses of power that the Framers carefully crafted for our protection, and, thereby, recalcitrant witnesses actually undermine the broader interests of the People of the United States" reageer retweet

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rgoodlaw twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 00:23:17 "It is hard to imagine a more significant wound than such alleged interference with Congress' ability to detect and deter abuses of power within the Executive branch for the protection of the People of the United States." reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 00:55:12 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's ruling: "Today, this Court adds that this conclusion is inescapable precisely because compulsory appearance by dint of a subpoena is a legal construct, not a political one, and per the Constitution, no one is above the law." reageer retweet

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GeoffRBennett twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 00:30:14 The Justice Department says it will appeal the McGahn ruling and will seek a stay to block its enforcement, NBC's Pete Williams reports. https://t.co/2Lu3Xq3G94 reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 01:05:01 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's ruling: "Stated simply, the primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded American history is that Presidents are not kings ... This means that they do not have subjects, bound by loyalty or blood, whose destiny they are entitled to control." reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 01:15:00 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's ruling: "Indeed, absolute testimonial immunity for senior-level White House aides appears to be a fiction that has been fastidiously maintained over time through the force of sheer repetition in OLC opinions." reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 01:45:04 Chairman Schiff: "With today's ruling, the courts have made it absolutely clear – first with Harriet Miers and now with Don McGahn – that absolute immunity is not a legitimate basis by which to prohibit senior White House officials from testifying before Congress." reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 01:50:09 Schiff: "The witnesses who have defied Congress at the behest of the president will have to decide whether their duty is to the country or to a president who believes that he is above the law. We would encourage witnesses to demonstrate the same courage" as Hill, Vindman, Taylor. reageer retweet

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If Donald Trump gets his wish, he’ll soon take the three convicted or accused war criminals he spared from consequence on the road as special guests in his reelection campaign, according to two sources who have heard Trump discuss their potential roles for the 2020 effort.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 02:14 schreef kladderadatsch het volgende:
Voor wie nog twijfels heeft:
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Trump Tells Allies He Wants Absolved War Criminals to Campaign for Him

Nah, deze man is echt compleet gestoord.

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kyledcheney twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 00:45:40 OUCH: Jackson calls DOJ position on this Orwellian (the 'Animal Farm' variety, not '1984') https://t.co/H9mXDlr9Bv reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 23:18 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
De wereld volgens John Kennedy

Chris Wallace confronts top Republican for repeating Russian lie

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GOP senator backtracks on Ukraine: 'I was wrong'

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NikkiMcR twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 02:20:58 Tucker: "Why do I care what is going on in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia? I'm serious. Why shouldn't I root for Russia? Which by the way I am." https://t.co/OQopoxPYD9 reageer retweet

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thehill twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 05:23:50 "I'm curious why wasn't it done a long time ago? And also, I guess the answer to that is because now I'm president, we get things done."President Trump signs the Woman's Suffrage Centennial Coin Act. https://t.co/jkcOCzQyNa reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 06:26 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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thehill twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 05:23:50 "I'm curious why wasn't it done a long time ago? And also, I guess the answer to that is because now I'm president, we get things done."President Trump signs the Woman's Suffrage Centennial Coin Act. https://t.co/jkcOCzQyNa reageer retweet

Kan iemand hem uitleggen dat....och laat ook maar. Te dom om te poepen.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 06:26 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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thehill twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 05:23:50 "I'm curious why wasn't it done a long time ago? And also, I guess the answer to that is because now I'm president, we get things done."President Trump signs the Woman's Suffrage Centennial Coin Act. https://t.co/jkcOCzQyNa reageer retweet

Kan iemand hem uitleggen dat....och laat ook maar. Te dom om te poepen.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 02:14 schreef kladderadatsch het volgende:
Voor wie nog twijfels heeft:
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Trump Tells Allies He Wants Absolved War Criminals to Campaign for Him

Nah, deze man is echt compleet gestoord.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 08:39 schreef la_perle_rouge het volgende:

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Trump denkt heel sterk in "voor-wat-hoort-wat",

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 08:39 schreef la_perle_rouge het volgende:

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Trump denkt heel sterk in "voor-wat-hoort-wat", hij wilde toch ook dat Asap Rocky zijn feestjes kwam opvrolijken?

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 06:26 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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thehill twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 05:23:50 "I'm curious why wasn't it done a long time ago? And also, I guess the answer to that is because now I'm president, we get things done."President Trump signs the Woman's Suffrage Centennial Coin Act. https://t.co/jkcOCzQyNa reageer retweet

Kan iemand hem uitleggen dat....och laat ook maar. Te dom om te poepen.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 09:37 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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En dat terwijl volgens Sarah Sanders meer leest dan wie dan ook die ze kent. Al zegt dat mogelijk meer over de mensen met wie zij zich omringt.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 08:45 schreef klappernootopreis het volgende:

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Omdat anders geen andere artiest wil komen opdraven. Want zijn ze geen Trump supporter, dan vind hij ze ineens niet meer leuk.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 09:44 schreef klappernootopreis het volgende:

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Je gelooft toch echt niet wat die Sanders voor onzin uit kraamt?

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 06:26 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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thehill twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 05:23:50 "I'm curious why wasn't it done a long time ago? And also, I guess the answer to that is because now I'm president, we get things done."President Trump signs the Woman's Suffrage Centennial Coin Act. https://t.co/jkcOCzQyNa reageer retweet

Kan iemand hem uitleggen dat....och laat ook maar. Te dom om te poepen.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 09:46 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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Ik maakte een gebbetje, beste jongen.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 06:26 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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thehill twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 05:23:50 "I'm curious why wasn't it done a long time ago? And also, I guess the answer to that is because now I'm president, we get things done."President Trump signs the Woman's Suffrage Centennial Coin Act. https://t.co/jkcOCzQyNa reageer retweet

Kan iemand hem uitleggen dat....och laat ook maar. Te dom om te poepen.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 06:26 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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thehill twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 05:23:50 "I'm curious why wasn't it done a long time ago? And also, I guess the answer to that is because now I'm president, we get things done."President Trump signs the Woman's Suffrage Centennial Coin Act. https://t.co/jkcOCzQyNa reageer retweet

Kan iemand hem uitleggen dat....och laat ook maar. Te dom om te poepen.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 02:14 schreef kladderadatsch het volgende:
Voor wie nog twijfels heeft:
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Trump Tells Allies He Wants Absolved War Criminals to Campaign for Him

Nah, deze man is echt compleet gestoord.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 10:25 schreef AnneX het volgende:

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En dan stemmen alle seals, matrozen en soldaten op de Commander in Chief?
wordt verwacht...🇺🇸

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 10:28 schreef xpompompomx het volgende:

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Het zou me niet verbazen als dit verhaal de opmaat wordt naar een zuivering in de hogere regionen van defensie. Stalin zou trots zijn geweest.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 10:34 schreef klappernootopreis het volgende:
https://www.politico.com/(...)s-judge-rules-073622

McGahn mag ook komen opdraven.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 10:25 schreef AnneX het volgende:

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En dan stemmen alle seals, matrozen en soldaten op de Commander in Chief?
wordt verwacht...🇺🇸

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 11:44 schreef ATuin-hek het volgende:

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Ze gaan daartegen in beroep, dacht ik.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 12:03 schreef klappernootopreis het volgende:

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Volgens mij heeft de rechter daar nu een stokje voor gestoken.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 12:07 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Nee toch? Is trouwens gisteravond ook al voorbij gekomen.

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Op zondag 24 november 2019 17:00 schreef Ulx het volgende:
Wat een loser die Trump. Hij kan niet eens zijn leger onder controle houden. Zwak.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 06:26 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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thehill twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 05:23:50 "I'm curious why wasn't it done a long time ago? And also, I guess the answer to that is because now I'm president, we get things done."President Trump signs the Woman's Suffrage Centennial Coin Act. https://t.co/jkcOCzQyNa reageer retweet

Kan iemand hem uitleggen dat....och laat ook maar. Te dom om te poepen.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 12:33 schreef speknek het volgende:

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Dit is toch gewoon pure dementie? En de Republikeinen willen een dement persoon op hun ticket voor de komende vier jaar zetten.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 20:48 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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Als het niet was gestegen had ik m'n hoed opgegeten. Je wist gewoon dat de Sondland hearing effect zou hebben op independents.

Blijkt dus, van de 14 YouGov polls sinds begin oktober haalt deze het hoogste percentage "Yes", laagste percentage "No" (voor independents). Een verschil van +6 procentpunten, het gemiddelde van de 13 andere polls was -1.7.

Maar het is slechts een momentopname idd.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 12:33 schreef speknek het volgende:

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Dit is toch gewoon pure dementie? En de Republikeinen willen een dement persoon op hun ticket voor de komende vier jaar zetten.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 06:20 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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NikkiMcR twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 02:20:58 Tucker: "Why do I care what is going on in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia? I'm serious. Why shouldn't I root for Russia? Which by the way I am." https://t.co/OQopoxPYD9 reageer retweet

Natuurlijk is Carlson voor Poetin.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper declared that President Donald Trump ordered him to stop a disciplinary review of a Navy SEAL accused of battlefield misconduct, an intervention that raised questions about America’s commitment to international standards for battlefield ethics.

Esper’s comments Monday were the latest twist in the case of Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, which led to a conflict between Trump and armed services leaders over military discipline. The dispute peaked over the weekend with the firing of Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer.

Gallagher was acquitted of murder in the stabbing death of an Islamic State militant captive but convicted by a military jury of posing with the corpse while in Iraq in 2017.

Esper initially favored allowing the Navy to proceed with a peer-review board which could have resulted in Gallagher losing his SEAL status, but he said he was obliged to follow Trump’s order. Still, Esper also directed the Pentagon’s legal office to review how service members are educated in the laws of armed conflict and trained to wartime behavioral standards.

“I can control what I can control,” Esper told reporters when asked whether Trump sent the right message to U.S. troops by intervening to stop the Gallagher review. “The president is the commander in chief. He has every right, authority and privilege to do what he wants to do.”

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In yet another twist to the Gallagher saga, Esper also made an extraordinary accusation against Spencer.

Esper said Spencer had gone behind his back last week to propose a secret deal with the White House in which Spencer would fix the outcome of the Gallagher review. Esper said this was a violation of the military chain of command and said Spencer acknowledged his misstep.

Through a Navy spokesman, Spencer declined requests for comment on Esper’s allegation. However, in a letter to Trump on Sunday he said he could not in good conscience follow an order that he believed would undermine the principle of good order and discipline in the military — suggesting he had been ordered to stop the peer-review process for Gallagher.

Trump began to get involved in the Gallagher case in the spring after Bernard Kerik, a former business partner to his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, became an advocate for the family and made appearances in conservative media.

The SEAL also changed his defense team to include Marc Mukasey, a lawyer for the Trump real estate company.

The president has tweeted in support of Gallagher, praising the sailor’s service and saying the case was “handled very badly from the beginning.”

Earlier this month, Trump restored Gallagher’s rank, which had been reduced in his military jury conviction.

Trump also pardoned two soldiers — a former Army special forces soldier set to stand trial next year in the killing of a suspected Afghan bombmaker in 2010 and an Army officer who had been convicted of murder for ordering his soldiers to fire on three unarmed Afghan men in 2012, killing two.

Beyond the Spencer firing, the Gallagher case has raised questions about the appropriate role of a U.S. president in matters of military justice. Esper said Trump had a constitutional right to intervene, but others worry that such actions undermine the credibility of American claims to be a leader in ethical and lawful behavior on the battlefield.

“What concerns me the most is the chilling effect this will have on special forces’ willingness to report when they see illegal behavior,” James Stavridis, a retired Navy admiral, said in an email to The Associated Press. “That is tragic because in the end what separates us from our opponents on the battlefield is our willingness to follow the rule of law.”

Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee and an Army veteran, accused Trump of “inappropriate involvement” in the military justice system.

“The White House’s handling of this matter erodes the basic command structure of the military and the basic function of the Uniform Code of Military Justice,” Reed said.

Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, said Trump’s action undercut the military.

“We want to be a standard for the world in terms of rule of law,” he said. “I’m concerned that it undermines our own military; it undermines our standing in the world.”

Trump has said Gallagher was treated unfairly by the Navy.

“I think what I’m doing is sticking up for our armed forces,” he said Monday. “There’s never been a president who is going to stick up for them and has like I have.”

Last week Trump tweeted that Gallagher must be allowed to retire as a SEAL, regardless of the Navy’s intention to review his standing in the elite force. Esper’s comments Monday revealed that on Sunday Trump had given the defense secretary a direct order to make this happen.

Even before receiving that order, however, Esper had decided the Gallagher process should be stopped. He said his rationale was that, “given the events of the last few days,” it was no longer possible for Gallagher to get a fair shake.

“As professional as they are,” he said of the Navy review board members, “no matter what they would decide, they would be criticized from many sides, which would further drag this issue on, dividing the institution. I want the SEALs and the Navy to move beyond this now, fully focused on their warfighting mission.”

In announcing Sunday that he had dismissed Spencer, Esper said he acted after learning of Spencer’s secret plan to “guarantee” in advance the outcome of the review board that was to convene next week.

Spencer had “proposed a deal whereby if the president allowed the Navy to handle the case, he would guarantee that Eddie Gallagher would be restored to rank, allowed to retain his Trident and permitted to retire,” Esper said Monday.

This was “completely contrary” to what Esper and the rest of the Pentagon leadership had agreed to, he said, and contrary to Spencer’s public position that the Navy disciplinary process should be allowed to play out with no interference.

Esper said he had previously advocated for allowing the Navy review to go forward. But when Trump gave him a “verbal instruction” to stop the process, he did so.

Esper did not say explicitly that he disagreed with Trump’s order.

Once Trump gave the order, Esper said he responded, “Roger. I got it.”

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NickMiroff twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 05:08:35 NEW Jared Kushner is now in charge of building Trump’s border wall, promising to deliver on his father-in-law’s ambitious construction goals by bringing a “private sector mentality” to a project he thinks lacked focus and urgency. With ⁦@jdawsey1⁩ https://t.co/F7WLq6F5Ga reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 13:33 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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Vind dit trouwens erg bijzonder. Inmiddels is onomstotelijk vastgesteld dat de Russen de Amerikaanse verkiezingen hebben proberen te beïnvloeden (en daar ook deels in zijn geslaagd). Daarnaast is Rusland Oekraïne binnengevallen (zonder dat de grote buurman werd geprovoceerd) en hebben de Ruski's een vliegtuig neergeschoten waar ook Amerikanen in zaten.

En Carlson is 'rooting' voor Poetin? Oke.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 13:53 schreef kladderadatsch het volgende:
Jared 'wonderboy' Kushner heeft er ook weer een baantje bij

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NickMiroff twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 05:08:35 NEW Jared Kushner is now in charge of building Trump’s border wall, promising to deliver on his father-in-law’s ambitious construction goals by bringing a “private sector mentality” to a project he thinks lacked focus and urgency. With ⁦@:jdawsey1⁩ https://t.co/F7WLq6F5Ga reageer retweet

Jared Kushner's new assignment: Overseeing the construction of Trump's border wall

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 14:02 schreef Ludachrist het volgende:

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Nu er vrede in het Midden-Oosten is heeft hij zijn handen vrij.

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PoliticsWolf twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 23:06:32 Just as I expected, Kentucky Republicans are now plotting to strip Democratic Gov.-elect Andy Beshear of certain executive powers after he defeated GOP Gov. Matt Bevin this month. Republicans simply refuse to respect Dems' legitimacy to govern https://t.co/gQlGY8GCmb reageer retweet

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – State Senate leaders are backing a bill that would limit the governor’s power to name a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet secretary, essentially shifting that role to a citizen board nominated by influential business and government groups.

The newly created board would develop the first draft of the state’s two-year road budget and base it on an “objective scoring system.” The governor’s administration now creates the plan sent to legislators.

Among other duties, the nine-member Kentucky Transportation Board would compile a list of candidates for Transportation Secretary, then send the names to the governor. He or she would choose from that list.

The bill also would make the Transportation Secretary subject to Senate confirmation – the only cabinet leader in a governor’s administration with that requirement.

The measure is sponsored by three Republicans in the GOP-controlled legislature – Sen. Jimmy Higdon; vice chair of the Senate Transportation Committee; committee chair Sen. Ernie Harris; and Senate President Robert Stivers. It was prefiled on Nov. 5, the day Democratic Gov.-elect Andy Beshear defeated incumbent Republican Gov. Matt Bevin.

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Higdon said the timing was coincidental. “It’s not directed at (anyone),” he said. “We had no idea who the governor would be when that was filed.”

Instead, he said the proposal is an effort to insulate the state's transportation spending process from the politics that for years have held sway over road projects. It's modelled after a similar approach in Virginia, where an independent board oversees transportation projects, he added.

A governor still would have some influence over the Kentucky board’s makeup. But first, the Kentucky Association of Counties, the Kentucky League of Cities and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce would nominate one person from each of the state’s six Congressional districts as potential members, as well as three at-large candidates.

The governor then would appoint the nine members from the list of candidates, with no more than five board members of the same political party. Louisville’s Congressional district would have one member; the bill would also require that one of the at-large members represent an area with more than 50,000 people.

The Senate would ultimately confirm the board members.

To qualify as a member, citizens would need five years of experience in “transportation, construction, finance, law, environmental issues, management, or engineering,” the bill says. No one with a financial interest in any Transportation Cabinet contract could serve on the board.

The board would prioritize projects for the two key documents that govern how Kentucky spends transportation dollars: The two-year road construction budget and a six-year plan meant to gauge priorities in the years ahead.

Higdon said that system would effectively mirror a Transportation Cabinet program called SHIFT, which uses a formula to rank projects that based on factors that include safety, congestion and economic development. There are 17 Louisville-area projects on the list for lawmakers to consider when they start meeting in January.

“Everybody has input into SHIFT,” Higdon said. “It starts at the local level and makes its way up to the Department of Transportation and over to the General Assembly. The bill puts SHIFT into statute. It etches that into stone now.”

Louisville transportation advocate Jackie Cobb said the bill gives “exceptional amount of power” to the three lobbying organizations. All three were among the top 10 spenders seeking to influence Kentucky lawmakers during the first half of the year, according to the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission.

Among other concerns, Cobb questioned whether the proposed board would have adequate representation from urban areas. And she noted that the criteria the board would use to rank projects “glaringly omits environmental impact.”

“That -- on its own -- should make this legislation disqualifying,” she said in an email.

The board would determine the qualifications for Transportation Secretary, oversee the search for candidates and choose three to send to the governor. The governor then could select one of those candidates, or ask the board to submit three new people from which to choose.

Higdon said that approach is similar to how the Kentucky Economic Development Partnership board selects the secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. However, the governor also serves on the board that recommends candidates for that office.

“We’ve tried to take some of the politics out of those positions by having an independent board that hires and fires,” he said.

But the proposed bill raises questions about the legislature’s potential role in confirming a position like a cabinet secretary, regardless of which party controls the governor’s mansion, said Sen. Morgan McGarvey, a Louisville Democrat and Senate Minority Floor Leader.

“The cabinet secretaries are part of the executive branch, and they report to the executive branch and not the legislative branch,” McGarvey said.

The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has pushed for a state gas-tax increase and additional transportation funding. Ashli Watts, the chamber’s president and CEO, said she believes the Senate bill would couple well with broader infrastructure legislation.

“We appreciate being at the table and having a voice in infrastructure, which is critical to any kind of business or economic development,” she said.

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RVAwonk twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 11:22:54 Holy hell. Kentucky’s Republican Gov. Matt Bevin just pardoned a man convicted in 2001 of raping his 6 year-old stepdaughter. The man was found guilty of 3 counts of sodomy in the first degree and 2 counts of sexual abuse in the first degree. Bevin commuted his life sentence. https://t.co/2Ylesjq2gO reageer retweet

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RVAwonk twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 11:28:23 A reminder that Bevin was the same guy who condemned schoolteachers in the state for going on strike last year, saying it would lead to unattended students getting sexually assaulted. https://t.co/YtUSaMu8kQ reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 13:53 schreef kladderadatsch het volgende:
Jared 'wonderboy' Kushner heeft er ook weer een baantje bij

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 06:07 schreef livelink het volgende:

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GOP senator backtracks on Ukraine: 'I was wrong'

Hij zegt nu dat hij de vraag niet goed had begrepen.

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 16:43:19 The D.C. Wolves and Fake News Media are reading far too much into people being forced by Courts to testify before Congress. I am fighting for future Presidents and the Office of the President. Other than that, I would actually like people to testify. Don McGahn’s respected.... reageer retweet

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 16:43:26 ...lawyer has already stated that I did nothing wrong. John Bolton is a patriot and may know that I held back the money from Ukraine because it is considered a corrupt country, & I wanted to know why nearby European countries weren’t putting up money also. Likewise, I would.... reageer retweet

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 16:43:27 ...love to have Mike Pompeo, Rick Perry, Mick Mulvaney and many others testify about the phony Impeachment Hoax. It is a Democrat Scam that is going nowhere but, future Presidents should in no way be compromised. What has happened to me should never happen to another President! reageer retweet

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rgoodlaw twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 15:45:07 I just published (with @violagienger) this comprehensive Timeline on #Nunes and his alleged efforts to get dirt on Joe Biden."Timeline: Rep. Devin Nunes and Ukraine Disinformation Efforts"Let me also highlight one important finding....https://t.co/6LmTrXrwnY reageer retweet

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Rep. Devin Nunes (R.-Ca) and his top aide, Derek Harvey, have allegedly been working in part with Rudy Giuliani and his associates, including indicted businessman Lev Parnas, to get dirt from Ukraine on Joe Biden and to pursue other discredited conspiracy theories that would benefit President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign, according to a series of news reports in recent days (CNN, NBC, Washington Post, CNBC, and Daily Beast). The information largely comes from two of Parnas’s lawyers, Joseph Bondy and Ed MacMahon, who say their client is prepared to provide testimony under penalty of law to Congress. Representative Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee conducting the probe, says he will decide whether to call Parnas based on a review of what Bondy says are thousands of pages of records Parnas has provided to the panel under subpoena.

Because of Parnas’s interest in securing a potential immunity deal with Congress, it is important to consider his lawyers’ statements to the press in that context, as Marcy Wheeler has cautioned.

The following Timeline will be updated as new information becomes available. Please contact us if there are items, favorable or unfavorable to Rep. Nunes, that you believe should be added to the Clearinghouse.

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rgoodlaw twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 15:47:20 @violagienger One potentially BIG finding:On Thursday, March 28, two phone calls are added to Pompeo’s calendar:a 20-minute call with Giuliani on Friday, March 29a 20-minute call with Nunes on Monday, April 1March 28 is same day Giuliani said he handed his Ukraine packet to Pompeo. https://t.co/0FS8WE7eH1 reageer retweet

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rgoodlaw twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 16:13:28 @violagienger Records showing Nunes-Giuliani calls with Pompeo were due to @weareoversight's successful #FOIA litigationThe Timeline relies on great reporting by CNN’s @VickyPJWard Daily Beast’s @woodruffbets Washington Post’s @PostRoz @ColbyItkowitz CNBC’s @christinawilkie NBC’s @kwelkernbc reageer retweet

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John_Hudson twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 17:26:18 Pompeo just backed up Trump's request for Ukraine to investigate the discredited Ukraine DNC server conspiracy: "Anytime there is information that indicates that any country has messed with American elections we not only have a right but a duty to make sure we chase that down" reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 17:44 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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John_Hudson twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 17:26:18 Pompeo just backed up Trump's request for Ukraine to investigate the discredited Ukraine DNC server conspiracy: "Anytime there is information that indicates that any country has messed with American elections we not only have a right but a duty to make sure we chase that down" reageer retweet

Het 'Oekraine anti-Trump inmenging'-narratief wordt nu heel erg gepusht door de Republikeinen. Een duidelijke tactiek om de invloed van de (anti-Clinton) Russische inmenging te bagatelliseren.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 18:19 schreef Chivaz het volgende:
Wat is het argument om niets te doen tegen vermoedelijke inmenging vanuit Oekraïne?

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 18:40 schreef Fir3fly het volgende:

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Wacht even, dus Rusland heeft niets gedaan maar Oekraïne wel ?

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 18:19 schreef Chivaz het volgende:
Muh Russia heeft niet veel opgeleverd. Het was grotendeels een grote samenzweringstheorie.
Wat is het argument om niets te doen tegen vermoedelijke inmenging vanuit Oekraïne?

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 18:40 schreef Fir3fly het volgende:

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Wacht even, dus Rusland heeft niets gedaan maar Oekraïne wel ?

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 12:33 schreef speknek het volgende:

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Dit is toch gewoon pure dementie? En de Republikeinen willen een dement persoon op hun ticket voor de komende vier jaar zetten.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 18:19 schreef Chivaz het volgende:
Muh Russia heeft niet veel opgeleverd. Het was grotendeels een grote samenzweringstheorie.
Wat is het argument om niets te doen tegen vermoedelijke inmenging vanuit Oekraïne?

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 18:42 schreef xpompompomx het volgende:

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Nog altijd meer dan muh emails, mih Benghazi, muh Uranium one en ga zo maar door.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 18:52 schreef Kansenjongere het volgende:

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Gaf Fiona Hill niet het antwoord op die vraag tijdens haar hearing toen ze de republikeinen opriep te stoppen met leugens om politiek gewin die enkel Rusland in de kaart spelen?

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 18:58 schreef Chivaz het volgende:

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Ja en?

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 18:56 schreef Chivaz het volgende:

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Muh Whataboutism.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 13:33 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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Vind dit trouwens erg bijzonder. Inmiddels is onomstotelijk vastgesteld dat de Russen de Amerikaanse verkiezingen hebben proberen te beïnvloeden (en daar ook deels in zijn geslaagd). Daarnaast is Rusland Oekraïne binnengevallen (zonder dat de grote buurman werd geprovoceerd) en hebben de Ruski's een vliegtuig neergeschoten waar ook Amerikanen in zaten.

En Carlson is 'rooting' voor Poetin? Oke.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 18:52 schreef Kansenjongere het volgende:

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Gaf Fiona Hill niet het antwoord op die vraag tijdens haar hearing toen ze de republikeinen opriep te stoppen met leugens om politiek gewin die enkel Rusland in de kaart spelen?

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 18:52 schreef Kansenjongere het volgende:

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Gaf Fiona Hill niet het antwoord op die vraag tijdens haar hearing toen ze de republikeinen opriep te stoppen met leugens om politiek gewin die enkel Rusland in de kaart spelen?

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 20:41 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:

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Dat had betrekking tot de DNC hack. Niet tot de black ledger

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thehill twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 19:38:43 #BREAKING: New docs show White House ordered hold on Ukraine aid same day Trump talked with Zelensky https://t.co/0y8P59bFxl https://t.co/HLZGc8p3MH reageer retweet

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ABCPolitics twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 20:53:21 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler on the Dec. 4 impeachment hearing: "The President has a choice to make: he can take this opportunity to be represented in the impeachment hearings, or he can stop complaining about the process." https://t.co/joQqKdu9of https://t.co/itjA0Dl55Y reageer retweet

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Should be impeached and removed via
@CNN
polling:

Clinton, 1998:
29% impeach
67% don't impeach

Bush, 2006:
30% impeach
69% don't impeach

Obama, 2014:
29% impeach
70% don't impeach

Trump, 2019:
50% impeach
43% don't impeach

https://mobile.twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1199329061539106816

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 23:02 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Ook echt 29% voor een Obama impeachment in 2014. Wat heeft Obama gedaan waarom zij dat wilden?! Dat moet haast wel de echte harde ondergrens zijn voor Trumps approval.

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rgoodlaw twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 21:20:52 As #ImpeachmentInquiry moves to Judiciary Committee, time to focus on analysis by former White House Counsel, Neil Eggleston:A powerful mechanism in Judiciary Committee rules for suspending protections for President if he withholds docs and witnesses.https://t.co/lgF4O5yf82 reageer retweet

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The House of Representatives adopted a resolution today to guide their continuing impeachment inquiry. That resolution sets out basic procedures governing, for example, how witnesses will be called and questioned as well as how written materials will be obtained. An important part of that resolution deserves special attention. The provision is not just a significant inclusion but a wise one, as well. It may, at some point in the process, become a game changer.

The House Resolution incorporates by reference procedures adopted by the Judiciary Committee that will be entered into the Congressional Record. Those procedures are contained in an accompanying document, which has this key language:

“Should the President unlawfully refuse to make witnesses available for testimony to, or to produce documents requested by, the investigative committees . . . in furtherance of the investigations described in the first section of [this resolution], the chair shall have the discretion to impose appropriate remedies, including by denying specific requests by the President or his counsel under these procedures to call or question witnesses.”

This is, in effect, a discretionary measure that would keep President Donald Trump’s lawyers from participating in the impeachment process if the Trump White House continues to refuse to produce documents and bar witnesses from testifying. The provision is smart, important, and possibly even alters the current balance of power between Congress and the White House. This provision recognizes that the White House should not be permitted to participate in the process only on its own terms. If the White House wants to participate in full, then it has an obligation to respond to legitimate requests for witnesses and documents from the House.

To understand the value of this provision, it is important to recognize the limitations and drawbacks of the other responses that the House has available to it, at least in theory, to address noncompliance by the Trump White House in the face of the impeachment inquiry. What are those other options?

SPOILER

First, the House could hold in civil contempt those who, after being subpoenaed, fail to testify or provide materials. Such a finding is then enforced in the courts. Here, the courts simply will not move fast enough to resolve the legal issues and facilitate the impeachment process. We have already seen the White House use the courts repeatedly to slow down a number of investigations by the House and others, like New York authorities, seeking to review President Trump’s conduct.

Second, the House could punish President Trump himself by making obstruction of the House’s impeachment inquiry a separate charge of impeachment. Chairman Adam Schiff has referenced that possibility. Such a course is completely worth taking if the recalcitrance continues. That option, however, does not carry much independent force. There is good reason to think the House will include obstruction charges anyway due to a variety of other actions the White House has already taken including the intimidation of the whistleblower and other witnesses. What’s more, the Senate is unlikely to convict the President of the obstruction charge unless it also convicts of the more serious abuse of office charge. For these reasons, this path will not cause the White House to reconsider its refusal to cooperate because the more important battle will be over whether he abused his office by pressuring a foreign government to benefit him personally by investigating a political opponent.

Third, the House could refer individuals who refuse to provide documents or testify in response to subpoenas for criminal contempt prosecutions. That path should undoubtedly be pursued, perhaps at the same time that the House votes on articles of impeachment. This path puts the responsibility squarely on the individual who is refusing in the face of a subpoena to comply. The punishment will not be on the White House or on President Trump but on the individual who is refusing. This course can be enormously effective, particularly against Administration lawyers who need to worry about losing their bar licenses. Other individuals may care about the damage to their personal and professional reputations having been found in criminal contempt by Congress. Under the statutory scheme, such criminal contempt findings are referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution. President Trump’s own Justice Department of course will not prosecute any criminal contempt findings referred by the Democrat-led House. Subpoenaed witnesses must remember, however, that there might be a very different Justice Department making prosecution decisions starting in January 2021 if President Trump is not re-elected. The statute of limitations will not have run.

This fact is what makes White House Counsel Pat Cipollone’s letter to the House of a few weeks ago so unwise and ultimately ineffective. A witness can resist a Congressional subpoena only if the witness has a valid privilege against testifying. Mr. Cipollone’s claim that the process is unfair so the White House will not make witnesses available is a public relations statement, but does not amount to a legal privilege. That is the reason that numerous current and former government officials have complied with their subpoenas and testified as required by the law. Witnesses, including numerous current government officials, began testifying before the House Intelligence Committee within days of Mr. Cipollone’s letter.

While some witnesses have testified, many have not, and numerous document requests to the White House and the Office of Management and Budget have not been answered. Punishing the White House’s noncompliance with nonparticipation in this impeachment inquiry itself makes good sense. Sanctions such as what the draft resolution contemplates are quite common in civil litigation where one side abuses the discovery process. Their impact is immediate, which makes their deterrent effect powerful.

Republicans will surely complain if House makes good on this provision’s threat; but the Trump Administration has the ability to get out from under this constraint if it simply provides appropriate witnesses and documents to allow the House get to the bottom of the issues it is investigating in the course of fulfilling its constitutionally authorized role to consider impeachment. Adding this provision to the House resolution and the accompanying judiciary Committee procedures document was wise, and the House Judiciary Chair should not hesitate to use it.

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rgoodlaw twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 23:16:25 Here's a copy of Judiciary Committee letter to the White House. Note it also includes as an an appendix the procedures in my prior tweet.https://t.co/I9NBEhSLj7 reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 19:28 schreef heywoodu het volgende:

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Verder lezen en kijken, het was 'uiteraard een grapje'.

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NikkiMcR twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 03:24:25 After having clearly been tipped off that his comment is recieving backlash, Tucker ends the show with an “of course i’m joking” https://t.co/narVvRsqfq reageer retweet

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AndrewDesiderio twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 22:52:36 JUST IN: The final deposition transcripts are here.Mark Sandy: https://t.co/t424cZpww6Philip Reeker: https://t.co/IXmE0SQHat reageer retweet

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rgoodlaw twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 00:25:00 Mark #Sandy deposition reveals attorney at OMB resigned due in part to concern that hold on Ukraine aid violated Impoundment Act.Makes complete sense.The attorney was correct.Read former OMB official @SamBerger_DC’s analysis from this afternoon:https://t.co/9WGWB0VYna reageer retweet

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As the House impeachment inquiry continues to uncover substantial evidence of Trump’s abuses of power, one thing has become clear: President Donald Trump illegally withheld military aid to Ukraine.

No one from the Trump administration has been able to point to any legal authority that allowed Trump to withhold the funding for the length of time and in the manner that he did. Even Trump’s defenders in the House, who have speciously claimed that the president had reasons for holding the aid other than pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rivals, have not provided justifications that are legal. Instead, they’ve offered justifications that are more politically palatable. Moreover, Trump’s own White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) was told that his actions were illegal, and appears to have tacitly acknowledged that fact, but continued to hold up the funding anyway.

The illegality of the funding hold is important to the impeachment inquiry, as it adds further weight to the case that Trump abused his authority as president to pressure Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 U.S. election.

It shows that the Trump White House created an irregular budgetary process to match its irregular foreign policy process with respect to Ukraine. The illegality of the hold also undermines the claim that Trump was concerned about Ukrainian corruption, since he was willing to break U.S. law to keep the money frozen. Finally, it shows that it was not policy or legal concerns that led to the money being released, but rather the fear of getting caught.

While this violation of budgetary laws is not the most significant attack on the rule of law related to Trump’s Ukrainian extortion campaign, it is an important part of the broader case for impeachment.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 00:25 schreef AnneX het volgende:
“ There it is ... the “it wasn’t me” defense.

Trump Denies Sending Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine for Biden Probe”

https://mobile.twitter.com/bradmossesq/status/1199466688019881985
en
https://www.bloomberg.com(...)tter_impression=true

Welterusten.

Nabrander: “ Bring the "insurance" cause Giuliani just got Michael Cohen'd..”
https://mobile.twitter.com/olganyc1211/status/1199468511602585605

Ow, écht...de een is nog beter dan de vorige...
Allemaal standup comedians, die amerikanen.
“ Let’s all just recognize the reality:
@:realDonaldTrump
barely knows
@:RudyGiuliani
and would not be able to distinguish him from a coffee boy. I mean, there are so many lawyers around, how is the president supposed to recognize each and every one of them, right?”...

https://mobile.twitter.com/bradmossesq/status/1199470762563973120

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 18:19 schreef Chivaz het volgende:
Muh Russia heeft niet veel opgeleverd. Het was grotendeels een grote samenzweringstheorie.
Wat is het argument om niets te doen tegen vermoedelijke inmenging vanuit Oekraïne?

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 01:41 schreef Tijger_m het volgende:

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Russische inmenging in de verkiezingen is bewezen, lieverd.

Oekrainse inmenging is alleen maar propaganda en leugens zonder enig bewijs van Trump aanhangers.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 02:03 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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Ja zoals ik Cuomo hoorde opmerken: een paar anti-Trump artikeltjes van Oekraiense politici staat echt in geen verhouding met de DNC-hack en het grote schaal verspreiden van misinformatie.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 02:48 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Sws mensen die ineens helemaal gaan voor een Oekraine-onderzoek en het Rusland-onderzoek een hoax/ samenzweringstheorie noemen hebben het toch echt niet begrepen of willen dat niet.

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 20:49 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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thehill twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 19:38:43 #BREAKING: New docs show White House ordered hold on Ukraine aid same day Trump talked with Zelensky https://t.co/0y8P59bFxl https://t.co/HLZGc8p3MH reageer retweet

Whoah

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President Trump had already been briefed on a whistle-blower’s complaint about his dealings with Ukraine when he unfroze military aid for the country in September, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Lawyers from the White House counsel’s office told Mr. Trump in late August about the complaint, explaining that they were trying to determine whether they were legally required to give it to Congress, the people said.

The revelation could shed light on Mr. Trump’s thinking at two critical points under scrutiny by impeachment investigators: his decision in early September to release $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine and his denial to a key ambassador around the same time that there was a “quid pro quo” with Kyiv. Mr. Trump used the phrase before it had entered the public lexicon in the Ukraine affair.

Mr. Trump faced bipartisan pressure from Congress when he released the aid. But the new timing detail shows that he was also aware at the time that the whistle-blower had accused him of wrongdoing in withholding the aid and in his broader campaign to pressure Ukraine’s new president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to conduct investigations that could benefit Mr. Trump’s re-election chances.

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MichaelCBender twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 05:05:04 Trump knew about the whistleblower complaint before lifting the hold on $391m in aid to Ukraine. Matching the earlier report from the NYT crew: https://t.co/FNzvFXhK3c reageer retweet

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Two officials at the White House Office of Management and Budget recently resigned in part over concerns about the holdup on Ukraine aid, a career employee of the agency told impeachment investigators, according to a transcript of his testimony released Tuesday.

Mark Sandy, the only OMB official to testify in the impeachment inquiry, did not name the employees in question. He said one worked in the OMB legal division and described that person as having a “dissenting opinion” about how the security assistance to Ukraine could be held up in light of the Impoundment Control Act, which limits the ability of the executive branch to change spending decisions made by Congress.

Sandy, the agency’s deputy associate director for national security programs, testified on Nov. 16, and his remarks revealed some of the White House’s internal maneuverings relating to blocking the aid. Other White House officials, including Sandy’s superiors at the budget office who are political appointees, have defied congressional subpoenas to participate in the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.

Sandy was asked specifically about whether the official who worked in the OMB’s legal office quit “at least in part because of their concerns or frustrations about the hold on Ukraine security assistance.” Sandy replied, “Yes, in terms of that process, in part.”

He said the other official, who resigned in September, “expressed some frustrations about not understanding the reason for the hold.”

The release of Sandy’s testimony came as House Democrats on Tuesday took steps forward in their impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s actions, with the judiciary panel scheduling its first hearing for Dec. 4 and the budget panel releasing a report alleging that the White House broke the law when it withheld money from Ukraine.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 04:46 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
NOVEMBER 2019: Asked what Giuliani was doing in Ukraine, Trump said: “You have to ask that to Rudy.”

APRIL 2018: Asked why Michael Cohen paid off Stormy Daniels, Trump said: “You’ll have to ask Michael.”

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Op dinsdag 26 november 2019 06:26 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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thehill twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 05:23:50 "I'm curious why wasn't it done a long time ago? And also, I guess the answer to that is because now I'm president, we get things done."President Trump signs the Woman's Suffrage Centennial Coin Act. https://t.co/jkcOCzQyNa reageer retweet

Kan iemand hem uitleggen dat....och laat ook maar. Te dom om te poepen.

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After working his way through the prepared remarks, Trump interjected with his own riff. “They’ve been working on this for years and years,” he said, suddenly wondering, “And I’m curious, why wasn’t it done a long time ago, and also — well, I guess the answer to that is because now I’m president, and we get things done. We get a lot of things done that nobody else got done.”

The task of explaining to Trump that “centennial” means “100th anniversary” fell to Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn. Blackburn gently recounted that the bill worked its way through both chambers of Congress. As is usually the case with symbolic bills observing now-uncontroversial events, this one met with no opposition whatsoever. “We passed it out of the Senate with every single senator voting for it in June,” she noted, at which point Trump — apparently unfamiliar with the common practice of unanimous votes for these kinds of things — interjected, “Wow.” She proceeded to note that “August 18th, 1920 is when the 19th Amendment was ratified.”

Mystery solved! They’re observing the women’s suffrage centennial now because next year is the centennial. That is how time works.

Even after this clear accounting, Trump nonetheless was still confused. “So why wasn’t this done a long time ago — years ago?,” he asked again.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 09:20 schreef AnneX het volgende:
Foutje van een staffer:
..” The Texas GOP mistakenly sent their 2020 plans to Democrats last night in embarrassing detail, including a target list of districts they're focusing negative ads on and warning of Trump's unpopularity with moderates.”...

https://mobile.twitter.com/politidope/status/1199431957098246144

Quote: “ The Texas Republican Party mistakenly sent a document laying out their upcoming 2020 primary and general election plans to Democrats Monday evening, including a target list of 12 statehouse districts they are focusing negative ads on ahead of next year's elections. In a move The Dallas Morning News described as the party's latest "bizarre political blunder," the internal strategy email offered advice on how to counter the "narrative driven by Democrats" about the GOP's lack of diversity as well as a timeline for a rollout of websites which will bash specific Democratic opponents.”

https://www.newsweek.com/(...)tter_impression=true

Wie zei hier “ té dom om te poepen”.
(alhoewel er vast wel sneaky ways en leakers zijn, nu out in the open)

Inmiddels de comments gelezen: 3 x is scheepsrecht blijkbaar.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 06:48 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:
Timeline: Rep. Devin Nunes and Ukraine Disinformation Efforts
(contacten tussen oa Giuliani, Nunes, Parnas, Fruman, Solomon, Lutsenko, Shokin, Firtash, Toensing, diGenova...)

_{Just Security is based at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University School of Law. Steve Vladeck, a law professor at American University and a contributing editor to Lawfare; and Ryan Goodman, a law professor and co-chair of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University School of Law, are co-editors-in-chief of the blog.}

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 09:41 schreef icecreamfarmer_NL het volgende:

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Maar hoe doe je zoiets verkeerd? Leken de emailadressen op elkaar?

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 09:50 schreef vipergts het volgende:

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Dat hebben ze niet verkeerd gedaan. Dit is een zet in het spel om de democraten op het verkeerde been te zetten.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 08:44 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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http://nymag.com/intellig(...)erved-years-ago.html

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 10:09 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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Ik kan er met mijn verstand niet bij dat complete volksstammen enthousiast worden van zo'n imbeciel als regeringsleider. Er valt voldoende aan te merken op onze eigen Mark Rutte, maar hij is tenminste geen ongelezen, ongeïnformeerde volidioot.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 09:46 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Dat Solomon daar onderdeel van uit heeft gemaakt had ik nog niet zo scherp op de radar. Blijkt maar weer eens dat Solomon niet bepaald de onafhankelijke onderzoeksjournalist is die sommigen denken dat hij is. Heeft hij geschreven over wat er zoal besproken is?

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The group, according to Bondy,  included Giuliani, Parnas, the journalist Solomon, and the married attorneys Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing. Parnas said that Harvey would occasionally be present as well, and that it was Parnas' understanding that Harvey was Nunes' proxy, Bondy said. 
Solomon confirmed the meetings to CNN but said that calling the group a team was a bit of a mischaracterization. Solomon said that connectivity happened more organically, and that his role was only as a journalist reporting a story. 
Solomon also said that Di Genova and Toensing, his lawyers, introduced him to Parnas as a facilitator and interpreter in early March. "Parnas was very helpful to me in getting Ukraine officials on the record," Solomon told CNN. "I only gradually realized Lev was working for other people, including Rudy Giuliani."
Solomon insists he was only reporting on a story as it unfolded, "Any suggestion that I was involved in any campaign to pressure Ukraine or the United States government to take any actions is categorically false," Solomon said.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 10:16 schreef xpompompomx het volgende:

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Het lijkt me ook niet onaannemelijk dat de types die, hier in NL, zo met Trump dwepen helemaal buiten zinnen zouden zijn als een Rutte, of nog beter een Klaver, zich Trumpiaans zou gedragen in Den Haag. Misschien zijn ze wel bang dat als ze Trump afvallen ze dan misschien ook wel Baudet en Wildersje zouden afvallen.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 10:18 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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De verklaring is nog vele malen eenvoudiger. Nederlandse Trump-fans hebben zichzelf en hun omgeving in 2016 wijsgemaakt dat Trump de beste president ooit wordt in de geschiedenis van de VS. Het is nogal pijnlijk om toe te moeten geven dat je de plank volledig missloeg.

Chuck Norris' dire warning for America - 2012

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“No reasonable person would believe that Devin Nunes’ cow actually has a Twitter account, or that the hyperbole, satire and cow-related jokes it posts are serious facts,” reads the filing in Virginia’s Henrico County Circuit Court. “It is self-evident that cows are domesticated livestock animals and do not have the intelligence, language, or opposable digits needed to operate a Twitter account. Defendant ‘Devin Nunes’ Mom’ likewise posts satirical patronizing, nagging, mothering comments which ostensibly treat Mr. Nunes as a misbehaving child.”
https://www.sacbee.com/ne(...)rticle237802609.html

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 10:49 schreef Tweek het volgende:

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Het zijn gewoon mensen die zich zelf zien in het beeld dat van Trump is geschept. Succesvol, zegt wat hij denkt etc. Dat ga je niet afvallen, want dan val je jezelf af, dan moet je toegeven dat je er naast zat en de problemen die je hebt door jezelf komen. Liever een ander de schuld geven.

Van die mensen die Chuck Norris nog steeds geweldig vinden, omdat hij een stoere meme was.

Chuck Norris' dire warning for America - 2012

Dan krijg je mensen die geloven in 1000 years of darkness als een democraat de macht heeft en homo's mogen trouwen.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 11:03 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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Terwijl het beeld van 'succesvolle ondernemer Trump' ook niet meer is dan een televisie-personage, een illusie. Natuurlijk heeft de beste man een hoop geld en in zekere zin is hij een kei in 'branding', maar het is een waardeloze ondernemer. Het is bijna wonderbaarlijk hoeveel mislukkingen Trump op z'n naam heeft staan.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 10:18 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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De verklaring is nog vele malen eenvoudiger. Nederlandse Trump-fans hebben zichzelf en hun omgeving in 2016 wijsgemaakt dat Trump de beste president ooit wordt in de geschiedenis van de VS. Het is nogal pijnlijk om toe te moeten geven dat je de plank volledig missloeg.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 10:57 schreef Em31 het volgende:

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Godsamme

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Acyn twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 01:49:36 Again the confused President thinks he won against Obama in a campaign https://t.co/hQVSGXFxXt reageer retweet

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larryelder twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 06:43:02 WARNING!2 new polls show black likely voter support for Trump at 34%, higher than the 21% in a 2018 NAACP poll. Democrats are going berserk! Expect more dem/leftwing media/academia/Hollywood condemnation of black conservatives whose growing influence pose an existential threat. reageer retweet

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 12:50 schreef Ludachrist het volgende:
Ik zie dat de nieuwsredactie het concept 'onderbouwing' ook meeneemt naar het forum, dat is fijn.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 12:39 schreef Floris_Stempel het volgende:

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larryelder twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 06:43:02 WARNING!2 new polls show black likely voter support for Trump at 34%, higher than the 21% in a 2018 NAACP poll. Democrats are going berserk! Expect more dem/leftwing media/academia/Hollywood condemnation of black conservatives whose growing influence pose an existential threat. reageer retweet

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FrankLuntz twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 02:35:52 One week before the 2018 elections, Rasmussen had President Trump’s support among black Americans at 40%.According to exit polls, only 8% of black voters nationwide voted for Republican candidates. https://t.co/3eFnB2dHXd https://t.co/wrgBX5aU1H reageer retweet

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 13:01 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
Laatste Quinnipiac poll heeft Trumps approval op 10% onder zwarten.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 13:08 schreef Ludachrist het volgende:

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Republicans are going berserk!!

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 13:24 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Vies mad die repubs jonguh

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 13:01 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
Laatste Quinnipiac poll heeft Trumps approval op 10% onder zwarten.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 14:15 schreef Monolith het volgende:

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Het zou me ook niets verbazen als we hier weer zo'n situatie hebben waarbij in een steekproef een subgroep zwaar ondervertegenwoordigd is wat dan weer middels weging wordt opgelost. De vorige keer was er toch een peiling waarin één persoon de support onder zwarte Amerikanen met tientallen procenten kon beïnvloeden?

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 09:46 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Dat Solomon daar onderdeel van uit heeft gemaakt had ik nog niet zo scherp op de radar. Blijkt maar weer eens dat Solomon niet bepaald de onafhankelijke onderzoeksjournalist is die sommigen denken dat hij is. Heeft hij geschreven over wat er zoal besproken is?

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 12:39 schreef Floris_Stempel het volgende:

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larryelder twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 06:43:02 WARNING!2 new polls show black likely voter support for Trump at 34%, higher than the 21% in a 2018 NAACP poll. Democrats are going berserk! Expect more dem/leftwing media/academia/Hollywood condemnation of black conservatives whose growing influence pose an existential threat. reageer retweet

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iancarty123 twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 01:48:49 Poll: Young people think Trump is racist, dishonest, 'mentally unfit for office' https://t.co/IRLhrKkiAM reageer retweet

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 16:19 schreef speknek het volgende:
Ik geloof het wel hoor, je ziet de laatste tijd een behoorlijke toename van zwarten die Trump steunen.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 16:19 schreef speknek het volgende:
Ik geloof het wel hoor, je ziet de laatste tijd een behoorlijke toename van zwarten die Trump steunen.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 16:27 schreef heywoodu het volgende:

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Die zwarten rechts in het midden die met een -blik hun kant op lijken te kijken.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 16:26 schreef heywoodu het volgende:

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Niks mis mee, wederom bedankt.

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 16:54:39 https://t.co/11nzKwOCtU reageer retweet

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 17:40 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 16:54:39 https://t.co/11nzKwOCtU reageer retweet

Sneu

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Texas chemical plant explosion injures 3 and causes 'extensive damage' to Port Neches

A powerful explosion rocked an East Texas chemical plant early Wednesday, causing "extensive damage" to homes and businesses and prompting evacuation and shelter-in-place orders for miles around.

Officials at the TPC Group plant in Port Neches said three employees were injured but did not detail the injuries. All employees were accounted for, the company said.

"There's extensive damage throughout the city," Police Chief Paul Lemoine said. "Please stay off the roads anywhere near the refineries. Obey all the barricades that are in place. We are doing everything we can to keep everyone safe and informed."

The explosion blew out windows from homes and created a chemical plume that blew over neighborhoods miles away. Port Neches resident Roger Wallace said the explosion blew out the front window of his townhouse and tore an interior door off its hinges.

The Nederland Fire Department in Jefferson County called for evacuations within a half mile of the plant.

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EPA rolls back regulations written after fatal 2013 explosion in West, Texas

The Trump administration on Thursday reversed a series of chemical safety regulations created in response to a 2013 explosion in West, Texas that killed 15, injured more than 200 and flattened much of the farming community south of Dallas.

Under the new rule, companies will not have to do third-party audits or a root-cause analysis after an incident. They also will not have to provide the public access to information about what type of chemicals are stored in these facilities either.

Among the reasons cited by the Environmental Protection Agency for the rule reversal were potential security risks in disclosing chemical plant inventories and facility locations to the public, the economic cost for companies to follow the rules, and reducing “unnecessary regulations.”

“Accident prevention is a top priority of the EPA and this rule promotes improved coordination between chemical facilities and emergency responders, reduces unnecessary regulatory burdens, and addresses security risks” arising from past changes to risk management rules, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a written statement.

The agency estimate the changes would save “Americans roughly $88 million per year,” by rescinding all accident prevention program provisions.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 17:52 schreef heywoodu het volgende:

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Ik ben nu best benieuwd naar die gordel, waar ze die vandaan gejat hebben zeg maar. Ziet er wel mooi klassiek uit

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 17:52 schreef heywoodu het volgende:

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Ik ben nu best benieuwd naar die gordel, waar ze die vandaan gejat hebben zeg maar. Ziet er wel mooi klassiek uit

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 19:04 schreef AnneX het volgende:
Rudy Guliani: GREED. Greed greed.greed Greed ..greed greeD

“... Breaking News: Rudy Giuliani privately pursued contracts with Ukrainian officials even as he was urging their government to investigate President Trump's rivals.”...
NYT

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 16:19 schreef speknek het volgende:
Ik geloof het wel hoor, je ziet de laatste tijd een behoorlijke toename van zwarten die Trump steunen.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 19:23 schreef Lord-Ronddraai het volgende:

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Denken die mensen dat ze zwart zijn? Wel raar dat zoiets wel geaccepteerd wordt door Trump supporters als je over trans mannen of vrouwen begint is dat een ziekte maar trans zwarte zijn kan gewoon?

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 19:30 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Denk dat hun achternaam Black is?

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 20:30 schreef Lord-Ronddraai het volgende:

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Doet denken aan de southpark van afgelopen week dan waar de Whites klaagden dat niemand aan hun denkt

Chappelle's Show - The Niggar Family - Uncensored

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 20:45:01 Breaking via NYT: The Justice Department's inspector general found no evidence that the FBI attempted to place undercover agents or informants inside Trump's campaign in 2016, people familiar with a draft of the inspector general’s report said.https://t.co/KeHdhwwIn9 reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 20:55:58 "Mr. Horowitz will also undercut another claim by Trump allies -- that the Russian intermediary who promised dirt to Mr. Papadopoulos, a Maltese professor named Joseph Mifsud, was an F.B.I. informant." https://t.co/Myl4zwj89S reageer retweet

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 20:53 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 20:45:01 Breaking via NYT: The Justice Department's inspector general found no evidence that the FBI attempted to place undercover agents or informants inside Trump's campaign in 2016, people familiar with a draft of the inspector general’s report said.https://t.co/KeHdhwwIn9 reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 20:55:58 "Mr. Horowitz will also undercut another claim by Trump allies -- that the Russian intermediary who promised dirt to Mr. Papadopoulos, a Maltese professor named Joseph Mifsud, was an F.B.I. informant." https://t.co/Myl4zwj89S reageer retweet

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ScottMStedman twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 15:16:00 In case you missed the breaking news from late last night: A former Deutsche Bank executive who signed off on Trump loans hanged himself in Malibu last week: https://t.co/TrTWWlWLa4 reageer retweet

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 21:36 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Ziet er naar uit dat de residente Trumpfans zich genoodzaakt zullen zien de realiteit onder ogen te komen kleine zaken enorm uit te vergroten.

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Op woensdag 27 november 2019 22:36 schreef Fir3fly het volgende:

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Ik ga er van uit dat er ergens in dat rapport wel iets zal staan dat makkelijk verdraaid kan worden naar 'FBI is anti-Trump'.

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LisPower1 twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 16:04:02 This story is WILDICE created a fake university, then: - enticed foreign-born students to attend- charged them money - arrested them- deported them Students had come legally on student visas, but since the school was fake the visas weren't valid https://t.co/N39KWZTFV0 reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 06:40 schreef heywoodu het volgende:
Lekker hoor.

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LisPower1 twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 16:04:02 This story is WILDICE created a fake university, then: - enticed foreign-born students to attend- charged them money - arrested them- deported them Students had come legally on student visas, but since the school was fake the visas weren't valid https://t.co/N39KWZTFV0 reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 08:20 schreef trein2000 het volgende:
Sondland beschuldigd van ‘sexual misconsuct’? Dat is vast geen opzetje wat een maffiapraktijken

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 08:21 schreef Refragmental het volgende:

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Hij heeft de democraten waarschijnlijk niet gegeven wat ze wilden.

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EddieDonovan twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 23:35:14 Democratic Socialist MICHAEL BLOOMBERG speaks: “Higher taxes should have a higher impact on their behavior. When we raise taxes on the poor, it’s good because then the poor will live longer because they can’t afford as many things that kill them.” https://t.co/IuyoHeMBC5 reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 08:22 schreef trein2000 het volgende:

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WHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHHAHAH.

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 08:26 schreef Refragmental het volgende:
Een bron zou trouwens ook handig zijn:

-Ja maar niet die-

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 08:23 schreef Refragmental het volgende:

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EddieDonovan twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 23:35:14 Democratic Socialist MICHAEL BLOOMBERG speaks: “Higher taxes should have a higher impact on their behavior. When we raise taxes on the poor, it’s good because then the poor will live longer because they can’t afford as many things that kill them.” https://t.co/IuyoHeMBC5 reageer retweet

Tax the poor!!!

Mijn voorspelling. Deze billionaire oude blanke man zal hier op schouders worden gedragen.

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 08:21 schreef Refragmental het volgende:

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Hij heeft de democraten waarschijnlijk niet gegeven wat ze wilden.

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 08:32 schreef trein2000 het volgende:

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https://t.co/wxZvZiCpOu?amp=1

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propublica twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 14:30:02 Documents show the president’s company reported different numbers — higher ones to lenders, lower ones to tax officials — for Trump’s signature building. Last month, ProPublica revealed a similar pattern in two other Trump buildings. https://t.co/tFNiHTGbou reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 08:20 schreef trein2000 het volgende:
Sondland beschuldigd van ‘sexual misconsuct’? Dat is vast geen opzetje wat een maffiapraktijken

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 08:20 schreef trein2000 het volgende:
Sondland beschuldigd van ‘sexual misconsuct’? Dat is vast geen opzetje wat een maffiapraktijken

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 09:15 schreef xpompompomx het volgende:

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Zonder dergelijke beschuldigingen had Trump hem nooit aangenomen natuurlijk.

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 08:23 schreef Refragmental het volgende:

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EddieDonovan twitterde op woensdag 27-11-2019 om 23:35:14 Democratic Socialist MICHAEL BLOOMBERG speaks: “Higher taxes should have a higher impact on their behavior. When we raise taxes on the poor, it’s good because then the poor will live longer because they can’t afford as many things that kill them.” https://t.co/IuyoHeMBC5 reageer retweet

Tax the poor!!!

Mijn voorspelling. Deze billionaire oude blanke man zal hier op schouders worden gedragen.

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 08:41 schreef Barbusse het volgende:

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Serieuze vraag; krijg jij betaald om dingen uit context te rukken?

Also; als je zonder schaamte iemand quote die Bloomberg een socialist noemt, ben je je bewust van het feit dat je jezelf als een volkomen randdebiel portretteerd?

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 09:25 schreef Ulx het volgende:
Trump kende hem helegaar nie!

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 09:27 schreef Chivaz het volgende:
https://pagesix.com/2019/(...)ustler-club-sources/

Hunter Biden heeft optimaal genoten van zijn Burisma geld. Strippers inhuren en vervolgens een loopjongen sturen om een nieuwe dildo.
En al dat alles in de tijd dat hij aan het daten was met de weduwe van zijn overleden broer.
Wat een zieke kerel is het ook, je kunt jezelf afvragen hoe geloofwaardig zo’n persoon is.
Zo’n ontspoorde zoon die zonder competenties een topfunctie kan bekleden bij Burisma heeft waarschijnlijk nog meer zaken die gevoelig kunnen liggen voor Biden.
In hoeverre maakt dat Joe Biden geschikt als president?
Wie weet wat de Oekraïners voor fotos of beeldmateriaal van Hunter Biden in bezit hebben.

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 09:32 schreef xpompompomx het volgende:

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Wauw, die Logica

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 09:27 schreef Chivaz het volgende:
https://pagesix.com/2019/(...)ustler-club-sources/

Hunter Biden heeft optimaal genoten van zijn Burisma geld. Strippers inhuren en vervolgens een loopjongen sturen om een nieuwe dildo.
En al dat alles in de tijd dat hij aan het daten was met de weduwe van zijn overleden broer.
Wat een zieke kerel is het ook, je kunt jezelf afvragen hoe geloofwaardig zo’n persoon is.
Zo’n ontspoorde zoon die zonder competenties een topfunctie kan bekleden bij Burisma heeft waarschijnlijk nog meer zaken die gevoelig kunnen liggen voor Biden.
In hoeverre maakt dat Joe Biden geschikt als president?
Wie weet wat de Oekraïners voor fotos of beeldmateriaal van Hunter Biden in bezit hebben.

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 09:26 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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Je moet politici niet op handen dragen, Refragmental, ongeacht wie hij of zij is.

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 09:27 schreef Chivaz het volgende:
https://pagesix.com/2019/(...)ustler-club-sources/

Hunter Biden heeft optimaal genoten van zijn Burisma geld. Strippers inhuren en vervolgens een loopjongen sturen om een nieuwe dildo.
En al dat alles in de tijd dat hij aan het daten was met de weduwe van zijn overleden broer.
Wat een zieke kerel is het ook, je kunt jezelf afvragen hoe geloofwaardig zo’n persoon is.
Zo’n ontspoorde zoon die zonder competenties een topfunctie kan bekleden bij Burisma heeft waarschijnlijk nog meer zaken die gevoelig kunnen liggen voor Biden.
In hoeverre maakt dat Joe Biden geschikt als president?
Wie weet wat de Oekraïners voor fotos of beeldmateriaal van Hunter Biden in bezit hebben.

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 09:32 schreef xpompompomx het volgende:

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Wauw, die Logica

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 09:36 schreef Ludachrist het volgende:

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Ik zie dat alle domrechtse tactieken die de Telegraaf bij Halsema hanteerden ook prima te gebruiken zijn als je heel erg begaan bent bij de Amerikaanse president.

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 09:38 schreef Chivaz het volgende:

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Ik had zo een opinieschrijver kunnen zijn bij rawstory of Huffingtonpost.

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Op donderdag 28 november 2019 09:38 schreef Chivaz het volgende:

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Ik had zo een opinieschrijver kunnen zijn bij rawstory of Huffingtonpost.