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A second U.S. Embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a cellphone call between Trump and his EU ambassador discussing a need for Ukrainian officials to pursue “investigations,” per the AP. https://t.co/3bdktIOcyA

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) November 14, 2019

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— Muckmaker™ (@RealMuckmaker) November 13, 2019

STATE OF PLAY: Here are the three most damning revelations from Bill Taylor at today's #ImpeachmentHearings. pic.twitter.com/qXT9NUxgq1

— CAP Action (@CAPAction) November 14, 2019

Today’s impeachment hearing with Bill Taylor and George Kent unveiled at least one piece of significant new information about the president’s conduct and set the stage for hearings to come.

To review today’s session, here’s @S_R_Anders and @qjurecic:https://t.co/fesxN8AAoM

— Lawfare (@lawfare) November 14, 2019

"Have you ever seen another example of foreign aid conditioned on the personal or political interests of the president of the United States?"

William Taylor, top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine: "I have not." https://t.co/YHsiIaIXhs #ImpeachmentHearings pic.twitter.com/o2U3HEACOl

— ABC News (@ABC) November 13, 2019

The timing was part of the plan.

Trump fully thought Ukraine would roll over after the stick/carrot games and give him what he wanted.

Sondland was so dumb though, he called Trump about the events within earshot of Bill Taylor’s staff.

Ooops.

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 13, 2019

"I don't think President* Trump was trying to end corruption in Ukraine, I think he was trying to AIM corruption in Ukraine…." DAMN. #ImpeachmentHearings

— Anna Maltese 💛 🏹 💛 (@MalteseAnna) November 13, 2019

That look when you think you’ve made a good point but really you’re confused about the difference between the State Department and the National Security Council pic.twitter.com/KWMwwYow76

— Arlen Parsa (@arlenparsa) November 13, 2019

Guys, I think Castor might just need some Maalox. pic.twitter.com/cluPpNbctG

— Anna Maltese 💛 🏹 💛 (@MalteseAnna) November 13, 2019

Kent took a lot of the piss out of counsel’s questioning by pointing out Burisma added multiple foreign figures to its board.

Totally quashed his follow-up questions about whether Hunter Biden relocated to Ukraine.

The President of Poland probably didn’t move there either.

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 13, 2019

A second U.S. Embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a cellphone call between Trump and his EU ambassador discussing a need for Ukrainian officials to pursue “investigations,” per the AP. https://t.co/3bdktIOcyA

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) November 14, 2019

Show him this video by retweeting it, a lot. #TriggerDonaldTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/PXZLNLnaro

— Grant Stern  (@grantstern) November 14, 2019

An Italian newspaper has published an audio recording from someone claiming to be Joseph Mifsud https://t.co/p6ZLMk0bRz

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) November 13, 2019

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— Muckmaker™ (@RealMuckmaker) November 13, 2019

BREAKING: The Justice Department suggested in a filing that it had no immediate plans to prosecute former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabehttps://t.co/WjrII1W4YW @aviswanatha pic.twitter.com/gevXwnw6Eu

— David S. Joachim (@davidjoachim) November 13, 2019

Trump just said Erdogan has a 'great relationship with the Kurds'

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) November 13, 2019

We should be talking more about this:

Ambassador’s cellphone call to Trump from Kyiv restaurant was a stunning breach of security, exposing the conversation to surveillance by foreign intelligence services, including Russia’s, former U.S. officials said.https://t.co/QkCzUnoSaW

— HawaiiDelilah™ (@HawaiiDelilah) November 14, 2019

Yet another court says Congress can get 8 years of Trump Taxes.

This after the Manhattan DA was told the same.

Eventually they will get them. There’s only so many courts to go to.
The law is clear.
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— Tina Issa 🇺🇸 (@tinaissa) November 14, 2019

In a secret video, John Bolton said he thought Trump's Turkey policy wasn't driven by personal business interests.

Three years ago, though, Hillary Clinton suggested that Trump's business interests in Turkey might drive decisions and endanger the Kurds: https://t.co/AA8InDyjmr https://t.co/N2PbltSwul

— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) November 13, 2019

And to think I defended him as "not the dumb one" https://t.co/PzihcyHzKx

— digby (@digby56) November 13, 2019

Wonder if Don Jr.'s watching the hearings?

"Trump's fourth-favorite child — his fifth when he remembers Tiffany — just wants a "safe space" where he can express himself without people harassing him or questioning his right to exist." https://t.co/kRMsk41v7x

— Stephen Robinson (@SER1897) November 13, 2019

The Republican talking point on public impeachment hearings: They’re boring. https://t.co/jlKkFZKVqo pic.twitter.com/uUWCkYsgGP

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) November 13, 2019

You have work to do, @senatemajldr. Let's start with these House-passed bills.

HR1: Democracy reform
HR5: LGBTQ equality
HR6: Immigrant protections
HR7: Equal pay
HR8: Background checks
HR582: Minimum wage hike
HR1423: Ban on forced arbitration
HR1585: VAWA
HR2486: HBCU funding https://t.co/udZbeer6yw

— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) November 14, 2019

Folks should take some time to learn the history of the Clinton impeachment b/c George Conway was part of a group of right wing lawyers (incl Ann Coulter!) who connected the Paula Jones team w/Ken Starr. He's part of the problem folks, not the solution. https://t.co/AkPCifHPvb

— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) November 14, 2019

Devin Nunes said stop retweeting https://t.co/0SbX9Iwkto

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) November 13, 2019

A school shooting in Santa Clarita happened this morning. High schoolers were sprinting out of classrooms…fleeing for their lives — and this is what the @NRA is talking about. https://t.co/S8InJTznNB

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) November 14, 2019

Steve King sent a tweet today wrongly accusing George Soros’s son of being the whistleblower. King has since deleted his tweet. https://t.co/YT3YizHwBX

— Will Sommer (@willsommer) November 14, 2019

Invoking #Soros as controlling the State Dept, FBI, and Ukraine is trafficking in some of the worst anti-Semitic tropes. @FoxNews won’t have Chris Farrell on for making similar remarks, and they should hold the same standard for @JoeDiGenova. https://t.co/IbCQCdXZfL

— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) November 14, 2019

A school shooting in Santa Clarita happened this morning. High schoolers were sprinting out of classrooms…fleeing for their lives — and this is what the @NRA is talking about. https://t.co/S8InJTznNB

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) November 14, 2019

On Fox & Friends, Kellyanne Conway dismisses the impeachment hearing as boring ("you tune in, you're either sound asleep or you can't follow") and compares Kent and Taylor to "a bunch of gossip girls." pic.twitter.com/SEG7YV7Z90

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 14, 2019

Analysis: Nuremberg Trials lay out disturbing details, but lack pizzazz necessary to capture public attention. Unlike the Blitz, which, like, totally persuaded people to get out of bed and pay attention to the nightly news.
— @jonallendc, Nov 20th, 1945, probably.

— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) November 14, 2019

For those with the mistaken impression that #DevalPatrick is a Fill in the Black candidate interchangeable with #KamalaHarris read this thread. #Kamala specialized in prosecuting rape cases & cleared the rape backlog kit as AG. Deval undermined rape victims' rights. Despicable! https://t.co/Oyc77w0fT5

— Reecie @BlackWomenViews (@ReecieColbert) November 14, 2019

ok billionaire https://t.co/G7TMoxko0W

— Team Warren (@TeamWarren) November 13, 2019

The DNC officially announces that ten candidates qualified for the November debate.

They are:

– Biden
– Booker
– Buttigieg
– Gabbard
– Harris
– Klobuchar
– Sanders
– Steyer
– Warren
– Yang

This officially means Julian Castro will miss the November debate.

— Dan Merica (@merica) November 14, 2019

Defeat these bros. https://t.co/mDY7PoNvYx

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) November 14, 2019

Here’s an idea. How about all of you man spread in your own damn districts?! #CA25 belongs to #CA25 https://t.co/z5hpdbGzqq

— Christy Smith (@ChristySmithCA) November 13, 2019

A local gal flipped a decades-long Rep seat to win by 9 pts. A local gal is the only one who can keep it blue and the only one the community deserves. I called @ChristyforCA25 before I resigned to make sure she would run. Boys, please be gentlemen and step aside. She's got this. https://t.co/0HGzQY58Zr

— Katie Hill (@KatieHill4CA) November 13, 2019

Reproductive freedom requires access to affordable contraception, and it’s under attack.

If birth control has changed your life, take a moment today to say it out loud. #ThxBirthControl

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 13, 2019

Thank you to President @BillClinton for pushing for an assault weapons ban on @CNN. We have garnered 214 cosponsors for HR1296 to pass a ban in the House of Representatives. Please help us encourage all @HouseDemocrats to support it. We need a vote! #SantaClarita #EndGunViolence pic.twitter.com/Ly7Uq1ZRd6

— Newtown Action Alliance (@NewtownAction) November 14, 2019

Congratulations to San Diego native @RuPaul on being inducted into the #CAHallOfFame! This trailblazer has an abundance of charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent. Shante, you stay — in California’s Hall of Fame. 👏 @CAMuseum https://t.co/Gv4xKFXFd6

— Senator Toni Atkins (@SenToniAtkins) November 13, 2019