Dear Press: Former POTUS and current GOP, are openly aligned with Russia… it’s publicly known information… needs to be reported on…
#InvestigativeJournalism
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Strange experience... pretty clear a lot of people don't want to be added to any list... I've been added to a few, not all bad... but I was just added to a list, that I ended up following... "Democracy Soldiers"... actually kind of an honor to be added...
@ReporterCioffi
@AOC
For republicans wanting to jump on the “unity” bandwagon… we’re looking for unity among law abiding, patriotic Americans… not amnesty for seditious traitors… there’s a difference…
@Amy_Siskind
I think they're counting on Trumpism to take over the country... and they're concerned that the momentum is against them... I've felt for some time... on reason a lot of GOP fight to protect Trump... they're hiding their own skeletons... and/or... compromised... prolly both...
@SteveSchmidtSES
@ProjectLincoln
McConnell has singlehandedly done more to undermine democracy in the U.S. than anyone... even under Obama... eight years... he acted like he "owns" the Senate & the Courts... Trump is authoritarian, and McConnell supports his authoritarianism... undemocratic... un-American...
@lapatina_
Honestly, I've felt for several years... it's nonsense for Russia to be a permanent member of the
@UN
Security Council... w/veto power... they're not compatible with United Nations... Russia is an aggressor nation... by design... they should have no permanent status... No Veto...
@lapatina_
No one has to wait for Russia to use chemical weapons to declare war crimes… the invasion itself… and everything that’s followed has been a series of war crimes… at some point… this is a war for all democratic countries… we need all the support we can get to Ukraine...
@ReporterCioffi
@AOC
Republicans keep playing this down… Jim Cavanaugh said on
@msnbc
... if the attackers had gotten inside… they would’ve started cutting throats and bashing heads… if it wasn’t dangerous… why didn’t Pence and other republicans… go out and tell the crowd to go home…
@StephenKing
@MRothmanPetArt
Trump was impeached twice… each impeachment was completely justified… the second was for 1/6… in each case the elected GOP dishonored their oaths… if they’d honored their oaths… Trump would’ve been removed… Milley wouldn’t have had to bother… GOP don't honor their oaths...
@duty2warn
Trump came into office under investigation for colluding w/ Russia… 10 days into office he fired Sally Yates for cautioning the WH about Flynn… months later he fired the FBI director… he’s done all he can to dismantle DOJ/FBI, intelligence and defense… he’s a Russian asset…
@BaddCompani
I've felt all along, that although he was POTUS... he had to have had some help in accessing certain info... especially in a way that wasn't in front of others... I've always considered that Nunes was never far off... blows me away, that he as chair of House Intel...
@mehdirhasan
@hillcrester
The impeachment case was overwhelming… presentation was top-notch… the defense, as in the first impeachment, was a conglomeration of bullshit… this was the crime of the century… impeachment, instead of trial… political jury nullification… GOP… undemocratic… un-American…
@SteveSchmidtSES
Trump’s campaign colluded w/Russia to get elected… he fired Sally Yates 10 days into office, when Flynn was caught talking to Russia and lying to FBI… then he fired Comey… Trump is completely pro-Russian, pro-Putin, anti-American, unpatriotic, sociopathic, wannabe dictator…
@JRubinBlogger
I just checked... there's no mention in the Constitution of a woman's right to drive... everybody look out... if the GOP is able to power stuff through the courts... we're going to turn into Russia, Saudi Arabia, etc... no valid courts system... no justice... just more laws...
@matthewamiller
To me... we’re in a constitutional crisis… POTUS is completely abusing his power/authority… many in Congress also abusing their authority and are complicit with POTUS… he’s manipulated and monopolized the justice dept all along… we’re going to hit a brick wall here shortly…
@bresreports
@SenatorLeahy
I think way too many people don’t have anywhere close to a good idea how dangerous 1/6 was… or how incredible it was that the CP, Metro, etc, fought them off… w/no casualties to Congress… caught off-guard, outnumbered, set up for failure… the whole country owes great thanks…
@Mimirocah1
We need to acknowledge and address that Barr is completely corrupt... he's more than just a Trump enabler... he's a Trump-activist... he's the single person who can enable Trump more than anyone else... he should be targeted publicly for his corruption, abuse of authority...
@marclamonthill
So sorry... I wish I knew what to say... we should have been focusing as a country on fighting Coronavirus all along... we can't, because Trump has been pushing the spread, obstructing the federal responses... we can't fight Coronavirus because we're fighting Trump everyday...
@JoyceWhiteVance
I hate to say it... but looking at MAGA over the last few years... trying to understand what holds these people together, in support of Trump... I think there are a few factors, but overall, I think the main factor that holds so many together, is racism... it Trumps all else...
@bubbaprog
In large part... Republicans can’t win w/o cheating… lying and cheating… gerrymandering, voter suppression… never had a POTUS so bold, and able to normalize open lying and cheating in politics… they need to be challenged and held accountable… not normalized…
@SteveSchmidtSES
As the country fights collectively to fight coronavirus… Trump uses his position as POTUS to sabotage all efforts… as the country works collectively to stop the spread… Trump uses bully pulpit to push the spread… Trump is inhumane… un-American… completely dangerous…
@TheRickWilson
Trump is a completely corrupt, sociopathic, sadistic wannabe dictator… personally sabotaging federal efforts to fight coronavirus… and pushing the spread from the oval office… increasing death count… he needs to be treated accordingly… don’t let him control the narrative…
@RightWingWatch
MAGA is multi-pronged... Neo-Nazis... Rise of the Confederacy... Russia in America... anti-gov't militias... pretty much anyone who subscribes to white supremacy… anti-democratic, anti-American… the rule of men, over the rule of law… undermining democracy and rule of law...
@RightWingWatch
I started noticing years ago... over and over... small stories like this... "conservatives" trying to justify rape culture... some of their rhetoric makes it sound like, they're getting ready to say that rape is an act of God... it's pathetic... twisted, perverted, pathetic...
@gtconway3d
This is pathetic… anyone who doesn’t understand and appreciate the concept of whistleblowing, doesn’t belong in the US Senate… Graham’s another one… he should be stripped of his USAF, JAG rank… Graham is also complicit in ousting M Yovanovitch… all in line w/ Russian plot…
@SteveSchmidtSES
Why are there no authorities in Wash, DC ready for this… seriously... in reality, it looked like a relatively small crowd, which could have been broken up, or controlled outside… but, no one stopped them from breaching the grounds… why… where are the authorities…
@StephenKing
A POTUS causing the deaths of thousands of Americans… by intention or incompetence… needs to be stopped… he’s not functioning as a legitimate president… he can’t be treated like one… he’s not legitimate, for numerous reasons… rightfully impeached… wrongfully acquitted...
@bresreports
@SenatorLeahy
As I remember, soon after 1/6... Jim Cavanaugh, ATF, ret... said on
@msnbc
that... "if the attackers had gotten inside… they would’ve started cutting throats and bashing heads"… they were minutes, and feet away from this happening... people need to take this more seriously...
@AmyEGardner
This is bullshit... we need national focus on this... as someone else tweeted... "if this is true... Lindsey Graham should resign... immediately... needs national attention... the worst attempted election fraud, corruption anyone's ever heard of... from an elected Senator...
@SteveSchmidtSES
A pandemic is not a “state’s issue”… we have and need... DHS, FEMA, NSC, CDC, NIH, HHS… Trump acts like he “personally owns” federal resources, and they’re only to protect him… that’s complete bullshit… why are people letting Trump get away with this… this needs 2b stopped…
@DeadlineWH
@JoyceWhiteVance
@NicolleDWallace
We need to stop letting Trump and his minions control the narrative… it’s NOT unprecedented for the FBI to execute a court authorized search warrant to retrieve stolen classified material… it’s unprecedented for a former POTUS to steal classified material… constant trouble...
@ruthbenghiat
Put nothing past Trump... his rhetoric is deadly… I said years ago… he doesn’t care who gets hurt… he doesn't have an ounce of concern for the trouble he caused at the Capitol... or for the thousands who died from Covid… seriously... he doesn't care who gets hurt…
@TheRickWilson
It’s been clear to me for years… Fox is a disinformation network… anti-democratic, anti-American… we really need MSM… ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, CSPAN… as well as Congress and the WH… to recognize this and report on, and treat them accordingly…
#FoxDisinformationNetwork
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@matthewamiller
Trump firing
@SallyYates
, and keeping Michael Flynn, till he was exposed… firing
@Comey
, along with bragging to the Russians along w/ some top intel from an ally… should have been seen as Big Red Flags… he’s manipulated and monopolized the justice dept all along…
@RonFilipkowski
"I've laid waste to the left in my state... I've laid waste to the Democratic party... they are a carcass on the side of the road"...
He's hard to take seriously... but if you were to take him seriously... that's some pretty serious rhetoric... pushing hatred in politics...
@kgorchinskaya
@ablnk
Watching the coverage last night...
@msnbc
... it hit me... something I tweeted about a little while ago...
Regardless of any comparisons, or differences... the circumstances are such, that Putin has to be treated with the same urgency that Hitler should have been dealt with...
@ProjectLincoln
What we’ve been seeing… Trump is conducting stochastic terrorism… but, I’m sure no laws cover that… Al Capone was brought down by taxes… seems fitting that someone w/Trump’s corrupt history, to be held accountable for tax, fraud, or any other crimes he’s involved in…
@robreiner
Two things become really clear watching
@msnbc
special on the attack on the Capitol... we owe incredible gratitude to the Capitol Police... incredible... and... there's no good justification for the actions/inaction from the Pentagon... that's just unbelievable...
@TheRickWilson
I've followed a lot of news & politics for a while... what we're watching isn't "politics"... MAGA is a cult... they don't play by the rules... they don't like the rules... they want to change the rules... they want to rule... it's not politics... it's culture war... w/ a cult...
@TheRickWilson
Today, the world changes... 🌎... for the better... 1202021... a palindrome... we should have been able to fight Coronavirus as a country all along... but, we've been fighting Trump all along... now, we can focus on Coronavirus... and other realities...
@JoyceWhiteVance
He's trying to make himself too big to prosecute... he wants people across the country to rally in protest of any investigations... he's going to push them, and somehow force their hand... he wants the whole country to be paying attn... he thinks he can out-smart everybody...
@StephenKing
@5731965i
They say high 90% of people in ICUs for Covid, are unvaccinated... I keep wondering... why are all these unvaccinated people going to the hospital... if they don't believe in Covid... and they don't believe doctors who tell them to get vaccinated... insanity...
@kylegriffin1
McConnell has singlehandedly done more to undermine democracy in the U.S. than anyone... even under Obama... eight years... he acted like he "owns" the Senate & the Courts...
@crawley_iii
@glennkirschner2
He has the luck of the devil... you know the book... "Everything Trump Touches Dies"...
@TheRickWilson
... you can see how many people he's damaged, personally in his own life, and as POTUS... yet... he remains magically unscathed... impeached and acquitted... it's disgusting...
@GarrettHaake
So sorry... I've been cryin' for three years that people aren't taking Trump seriously enough... he's not mismanaging the response to
#COVID19
... he's sabotaging it... this is going to get a lot worse, quickly... Trump is a complete obstacle... he needs to be sidelined...
@SpeakerPelosi
This is a complete national emergency… life/death... Coronavirus we need to count on “vote by mail”… instead of preparing the country for the election… Trump is actively sabotaging the Post Office... sabotaging the election itself… stealing the election… killing democracy…
@matthewamiller
Heard a report last night... I think on
@maddow
can't remember exact circumstances, or the name of the town, but, something about a small city in Alabama... 95 or 97% white... held a BLM rally... good stuff... we need more of this... don't let Trump control the narrative...
@NC5PhilWilliams
Really pretty unbelievable... the GOP is trying to turn the US, into Russia in America... old time Russian talking points... call all your enemies pedophiles... the worst of the worst... that's what MAGAs have been trying to do, to all democrats... meanwhile, back at the GOP...
@SteveSchmidtSES
@ProjectLincoln
It's all about authority... they're dismantling democracy... in support of Trump's authoritarianism... Trump, Barr, McConnell, Graham, Mnuchin, Pompeo, GOP House & Senate... operate like an authoritarian cabal, run out of the WH... they need to be challenged & held accountable...
@PaulDEaton52
@kjkj1
The only thing preventing sensible regulation is the GOP, in conjunction w/NRA…for the US to regulate deadly weapons only makes sense… the arguments for no regulation are all bogus… from hand-held guns to AK/AR type rifles… weapons of war… why would they not be regulated…
@tribelaw
As the country fights collectively to fight coronavirus… Trump uses his position as POTUS to sabotage all efforts… as the country works collectively to stop the spread… Trump uses bully pulpit to push the spread… his preaching of “No Masks” is all but an order to his base…
@robreiner
Trump and the GOP talk about things that are "unfair" or "shouldn't be allowed"... look at all the deaths & injuries... from 1/6... look at all the people being arrested and investigated... it would be "unfair" if the people who instigated the violence weren't held accountable...
@BeschlossDC
@RedBison
Why were there no authorities in Wash, DC ready for this… seriously... in reality, it looked like a relatively small crowd, which could have been broken up, or controlled outside… but, no one stopped them from breaching the Capitol… why… where were the authorities…
@biannagolodryga
At the rally before the march… Trump identified, and named “the Capitol”… he told them what street to go down… he told them he was going with them… he mentioned how some wouldn’t be treated so well… then he went to the WH and watched it on tv… and wouldn’t help when asked…
@DavidBegnaud
I said pretty much right away... their defense is going to be... "The President told us to"... and... "We thought he was there with us"... Trump gave them everything but written instructions... and... he told them, he was going there with them...
@MartyTa94849826
Pretty much everything we're fighting about nowadays is being pushed by MAGA... Trump, Trumpism... to me, the main issue we need to stress is that MSM needs to stop "normalizing" Trump... it's not normal politics... it's a movement to undermine democracy... and the rule of law...
@SteveSchmidtSES
@mymothrsdaughtr
@NikkiHaley
Can’t evaluate Trump’s economy w/o evaluating Obama’s... can’t evaluate Obama’s, w/o evaluating Bush’s… Obama inherited the worst circumstances since the great depression… set economic growth into action… Trump cut regulations, and taxes for wealthy & corporations…
@judgeluttig
@CREWcrew
"— take an oath to the Constitution and then break that oath by engaging in a violent insurrection —"...
Trump took an oath to the Constitution...
That should answer the question of whether or not he was an officer of the US, under oath to protect the Constitution...
@TheRickWilson
Everybody calls me Sir... they all call me Sir... sometimes I say... you don't have to call me Sir... but then they cry... they cry, and say... but Sir... we want to call you Sir... that's what they all say...
@ddale8
I’ve noticed over the years… the GOP lives on talking points… once you hear something on Faux… it’s repeated throughout the party… current talking points… various versions of… “Trump is the actual, legitimate President”… they’re trying to keeping that theme alive…
@7Veritas4
Trump and the MAGA GOP keep clambering... "stop prosecuting Trump... go after violent criminals"... meanwhile... Trump and MAGA are constantly stoking domestic violent extremists... look at all the pics of elected MAGA w/Proud Boys, Oath Keepers... they're the troublemakers...
@BillKristol
Sabotage… subversion… sedition… treason… undemocratic… un-American abuse of the American Presidency… attempting to abuse his power as POTUS… to steal an already complete election… while presiding over the deaths of hundreds and thousands of Americans daily… weekly…
@POTUS
There’s no civilian use for assault rifles - same for high-capacity magazines, armor piercing bullets, bump-stocks… there's no civilian use for any of them… none... NRA’s answer to everything is “more guns”… flood the country w/guns… so they tell you, that you need one too…
@JudyWoodruff
@djrothkopf
I think most people don't have a good idea of how dangerous that was, and how bad it could have been... the whole country owes incredible gratitude to the Capitol Police, Metro, etc... it's beyond belief... and frankly beyond un-American... to see the GOP disrespect of the CP...
@thedailybeast
Sabotage… subversion… sedition… treason… undemocratic… un-American abuse of the American Presidency… attempting to abuse his power as POTUS… to steal an already complete election… while presiding over the deaths of hundreds and thousands of Americans daily… weekly…
@Amy_Siskind
Ron Johnson's a Russian... I can see it from my house... I've felt for some time, that we should all be concerned about how many elected GOP are somehow or another compromised... their actions are unpatriotic, un-American... Johnson is way too obvious... Graham's flipped...
@GeorgeTakei
I've followed news and politics on and off since the mid '80s... I've followed and liked
@JoeBiden
all along... to be honest... at this early point, I'm a lot more impressed than I expected to be... frankly... he looks like the sea change I've been calling for since the '90s...
@ddale8
I’ve noticed over the years… the GOP lives on talking points… once you hear something on Faux… it’s repeated throughout the party… current talking points… various versions of… “Trump is the actual, legitimate President”… they’re trying to keeping that theme alive…
@MeidasTouch
The last impeachment "trial" was pure bullshit... in this case, there should be a lot of video and other documentary evidence, along with testimony... if this had been anyone but Trump, they would have been arrested before now... the rally 1/6 was basically a pre-attack rally...
@DanRather
Amazing... I've been saying all along... Trump twists and perverts everything... amazing how his base, surrogates and minions all follow suit... Trumpism is anti-intellectual, anti-education... as well as undemocratic, un-American... they just twist and pervert everything...
@WSJ
@hugolowell
Look @ Trump’s personal inner circle… Roger Stone, Mike Flynn, Steve Bannon… full time, professional trouble-makers, w ties to all the r/w militia groups... Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Q-Anon... way too many in GOP willing to support this kind of action... completely dangerous...
@MacFarlaneNews
I think way too many people don’t have anywhere close to a good idea how dangerous 1/6 was… or how incredible it was that the CP, Metro, etc, fought them off… w/no casualties to Congress… caught off-guard, outnumbered, set up for failure… the whole country owes great thanks…
@abbydphillip
We need a loud national outcry about the Post Office… Trump is effectively attempting to steal the election, by sabotaging the Post Office’s ability to deliver ballots… insanity… P.O. is well run and has been around as long as the country… no justification… needs stopped…
@briantylercohen
We need a loud national outcry... Trump and all GOP... "STOP fucking with the Post Office"... the Post Office has been of the most well run large organizations there is... they're daily obligations are massive... there's no reason or justification for GOP to screw w/ them...
@RadioFreeTom
Personally... I've felt for several years... the GOP has become the home of lost souls... no character, no conscience... no morals or values... unpatriotic, un-American... inhumane... for whatever reason... the GOP is their home... there are no "conservative" standards...
@BaddCompani
Commentary on
@msnbc
... one thing's pretty clear... maybe the single most significant focal point... Israel has been in serious political turmoil... government in disarray... that's what allowed this to happen... Chaos in gov't... the enemy's advantage... MAGA is chaos in US...
@PaulDEaton52
@kjkj1
I've watched as the gun culture has grown and grown in recent decades… between the NRA & GOP they do all they can to flood the country w/guns… like a lot of other things... it exploded under Trump... whatever else happens... NRA & GOP just kept pushing more guns…needs attn...
@JanetLGO
@SethAbramson
I started saying a while back... he causes a lot of stress, anxiety, even fear... not just in the US, but, in the world... it’s incredible... if you pay a lot of attention... there’s a lot of reason to be concerned... really concerned...
@GeorgeTakei
Everything's better... it's a whole new world... the difference between day and night... democracy and authoritarianism... life and death... to late for too many... >400,000 Covid deaths... at least now, we can fight Coronavirus as a country... democracy is the difference...
@glennkirschner2
Barr is corrupt… he’s taken the lead from Trump… corruption in broad daylight… in your face… at some point… DOJ employees at all levels have to stand up and say… “The Attorney General is corrupt… we can’t work under a corrupt AG”… “protect and defend the constitution”…
@Truth_Seeker59
What I’m seeing… it looks like Russia thought this whole operation would go pretty much like taking over Crimea… they’d just show up and take it over… they thought they’d be done by now… that’s already failed... and they haven’t even planned for operations this far out…
@gtconway3d
Trump’s legal team is going to start asking for a change of venue… outside the US… because every judge in the United States has heard all about their bullshit fraud cases being thrown out of courts… and they can’t possibly be impartial… he needs a change of venue, to Russia…
@travisakers
When I heard about Carlson talking about pregnant women are making a mockery out of our military... going on to say... the military should be more masculine... Russian talking points... nothing else... I've only seen blurbs of him... what I see... Russian talking points...
@davidfrum
This is what Trump meant when he said he was going to "activate AG Barr"... these are all authoritarian power moves... Trump has undermined and usurped all legitimate authority... he's stirring up trouble in the streets, so he can deploy forces against Americans...
@SethAbramson
Trump is authoritarian... with a base of white nationalists… Trump thinks the law is what he says it is… if he’s able to stay in power... that will become reality… the law as we know it, won’t apply to Trump… and in large part, his base will defy existing laws on their own…
@TimInHonolulu
1/6 violence... Trump is tied to… Roger Stone, Mike Flynn, Steve Bannon, Alex Jones… they all have ties to all the r/w militia groups... Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Q-Anon... it makes sense to consider, they all could be pretty deeply involved in the whole 1/6 planning…
@thejackhopkins
Networks should report on Fox for what it is… they peddle lies, propaganda, and conspiracies… they’re not legitimate news, and shouldn’t be treated like they are… they’re full-time propaganda… largely Russian talking points… they should be reported on accordingly…
@kylegriffin1
As senate majority leader… McConnell set precedent in 2016… I don’t believe it should necessarily remain precedent… but, he’s still majority leader… four years later… one presidential term… in 2020… he needs to hold to precedent he set in 2016...
@SteveSchmidtSES
It's all about authority... they're dismantling democracy... in support of Trump's authoritarianism... Trump, Barr, McConnell, Graham, Mnuchin, Pompeo, GOP House & Senate... operate like an authoritarian cabal, run out of the WH... they need to be challenged & held accountable...
@MaryLTrump
Personally I've felt for some time, Trump should’ve been removed for his actions concerning Coronavirus… he’s obstructed the federal responses and pushed the spread… probably 2/3 of Covid deaths have been preventable… Trump is presiding over thousands of deaths, every day…
@hugolowell
The road to how 1/6 was planned… who planned it... the road to Trump... w/ be... Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, 3%rs, some in Q-Anon… through R Stone, M Flynn, S Bannon, R Giuliani… possibly Brooks, Gosar, or others in congress… they're all basically tied to militias & Q-Anon...
@Strandjunker
The most unbelievable thing of it all... I really felt this way at the time... and the more I see... I think there's about a 98% likelihood that Franken was set up by Roger Stone... I really do... Stone was involved w/that girl... Franken played along... and got stung...
@petestrzok
MAGA is Russia in America... they've really infiltrated through Fox and other r/w news, radio and online... pushing stuff that divides Americans, and breaking down American norms, values and institutions... we need MSM, Congress, WH, to recognize this...
@thejackhopkins
MAGA is Russia in America... that's what they're trying to make... Fox is mostly Russian talking points... most r/w radio and online personalities are pretty much the same... they're pro-Trump... Trump is pro-Putin, Pro-Russian... authoritarianism... Q-Anon is probably Russian...
@stuartpstevens
@TuckerCarlson
It’s been clear to me for years… Fox is a disinformation network… anti-democratic, anti-American… we really need MSM… ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, CSPAN… as well as Congress and the WH… to recognize this and report on, and treat them accordingly…
#FoxDisinformationNetwork
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@howardfineman
That statement, pretty much says that if he "turned on Trump"... there would be plenty to see... has to be considered if Trump goes to Pardon Stone, whether he's doing so, to keep him from flipping...
@thejackhopkins
GOP has turned into a corrupt, anti-democratic, semi-organized, seditious movement… for years now… their governing is all obstruction… obstructing for the sake of obstruction… they’re all culture war… and no governing… they need to be recognized and treated accordingly…
@feliciasonmez
@tshep42
Frankly… when Pence reopened the certification last night… he looked really mad to me... really mad... I can’t imagine McConnell and others appreciated being displaced in their own work place… the Capitol… they should be able to get a 25th amendment... and impeach him too…