Rebecca Kaplan

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.@SpeakerPelosi opens her press conference by calling Cummings her “brother from Baltimore” and a “north star” in the Congress. — PolitiTweet.org

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He is also testifying that he did not know Giuliani well, and that he had no knowledge of efforts to get the Ukrainians to investigate the Bidens. — PolitiTweet.org

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In his opening statement today, he describes himself as a reluctant foot soldier who let Giuliani run point on Ukraine because that’s what the president wanted. “We were also disappointed by the president's direction that we involve Mr. Giuliani," he said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Catching up on some other news from the morning - Amb. Gordon Sondland is testifying before House investigators today on his role in Ukraine policy. He famously told another ambassador in a text there was “no quid pro quo” with Trump and Ukraine. — PolitiTweet.org

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Powerful thread from @TGowdySC, @RepCummings nemesis in the committee room but friend outside of it —> — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Olivia_Gazis: Sondland’s lawyers say he “cannot comply” with committee document requests as they are federal records belonging to State… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnneKramerWBAL: #Breaking from @RepCummings his office says he has passed away @wbalradio https://t.co/CHRRR6QNo6 — PolitiTweet.org

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And Dems “will consider defiance of subpoenas as evidence of the President’s effort to obstruct the impeachment inquiry, and we may also use that obstruction as additional evidence of the wrongfulness of the President’s underlying misconduct.” No court. — PolitiTweet.org

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In a letter to House Dems @RepAdamSchiff defends the way @HouseIntel @OversightDems and @HouseForeign have conducted the investigation so far amid GOP claims they have not had enough opportunity to attend or ask questions. He also reaffirms plans to release transcripts later. — PolitiTweet.org

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Plus this parting line from Trump: "Goodbye, we'll see you at the polls." — PolitiTweet.org

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This really captures the spirit of today's White House/congressional leadership meeting (from a senior Democratic aide): Trump to Pelosi: "I hate ISIS more than you do." Pelosi to Trump: "You don't know that." — PolitiTweet.org

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Two for one special for House investigators today. Former Pompeo adviser Michael McKinley, who resigned last week, is appearing as well. https://t.co/NgtF6ZVeTN — PolitiTweet.org

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Well this is just fantastic. — PolitiTweet.org

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“We are not here to call bluffs,” she says of whether Dems should hold a vote to nullify the Republican complaint. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SpeakerPelosi on whether to hold an impeachment inquiry vote: “there’s no requirement that we hold a vote.” Says the caucus is “supportive” of the current path. — PolitiTweet.org

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In response to GOP complaints about fairness of the process, @RepAdamSchiff says republicans have “full participation” because they have been allowed to ask questions of the witnesses for as long as the majority has. But GOP has also said they want subpoena power. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today has already been kind of weird and now ⁦@SpeakerPelosi⁩ has taken a seat along with the press while ⁦@RepAdamSchiff⁩ gives an update (at a press conference she called). https://t.co/hGHnABKz7P — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepAdamSchiff says the depositions before House investigators have revealed a lot about the July 25 phone call between Putin and Zelensky as well as “conditionality” around a Trump-Zelensky meeting. — PolitiTweet.org

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Heading into the Dem caucus meeting Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said no decision has been made yet on whether to hold an impeachment inquiry vote but that he thinks it’s unnecessary. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s the response to this from an official working on the impeachment inquiry: https://t.co/LtSwUOT7b1 — PolitiTweet.org

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As with former Amb. Marie Yovanovitch and former NSC Director Fiona Hill, House investigators issued a subpoena to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent to prevent the White House and State Department from blocking his testimony before Congress. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today in a nutshell: *optimistically books a gym class for Friday morning* *2 minutes later gets word of new witness appearing on the Hill Friday morning* 🤦🏻‍♀️ — PolitiTweet.org

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And Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper will appear in closed session Friday, multiple congressional sources say. — PolitiTweet.org

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More testimony coming this week in the House impeachment inquiry: two sources tell @nancycordes and I that former Pompeo adviser Michael McKinley, who resigned last week, will appear before the House Intel/Oversight/Foreign Affairs committees on Wednesday. — PolitiTweet.org

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Chief GOP concerns in the impeachment inquiry so far are about process: they want less closed-door testimony, transcripts released ASAP, and the ability to call witnesses. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kyledcheney: In a pre-deposition presser, Republicans decline to say who they would call if given the opportunity to call witnesses and… — PolitiTweet.org

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Like former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch last week, Hill was subpoenaed to testify before House investigators. The subpoenas can help career administration officials navigate competing demands from Congress, which wants testimony, and the administration, which doesn't. — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s a holiday for some, but not the House investigators conducting the impeachment inquiry. Former NSC Senior Director for Russia Fiona Hill has arrived for her closed-door deposition before congressional investigators. — PolitiTweet.org

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On Fox this morning, ⁦@Liz_Cheney⁩ appeared to blame the Turkish offensive in Syria on...impeachment —> https://t.co/pcvgzFvRZi — PolitiTweet.org

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“I just sat through eight hours that went like a New York minute. It was that amazing, that powerful, that impactful,” Rep. Denny Heck says of former Amb. Yovanovitch’s ongoing testimony (8 hours and counting). — PolitiTweet.org