Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@RepJerryNadler kicks off the Barr hearing — sans Barr — by warning that the country is at a moment of “reckoning” because of his absence. https://t.co/3P5XFzOUwB — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GraceLambA: BREAKING: Colorado Sen Michael Bennett joining the Dem 2020 field - tells @jdickerson exclusively on @CBSThisMorning: He’s… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Response from ⁦@RepDougCollins⁩ to Barr not coming —> https://t.co/XXGUEdUgpo — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Nadler said the committee will negotiate with DOJ for another day or two before issuing a contempt citation for failing to hand over the report. As the principal at DOJ, that would mean Barr is held in contempt. And they are eying 5/15 for Mueller testimony (unconfirmed by DOJ) — PolitiTweet.org

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Nadler told reporters the committee will meet but will not issue a subpoena for Barr tomorrow morning. Their principle focus is getting the full unredacted Mueller report - which DOJ refused to hand over, despite a subpoena with a deadline of 10 am today. — PolitiTweet.org

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A House Judiciary Committee side says the committee has been informed by DOJ that Barr will NOT be coming for his scheduled 9 am appearance before the committee tomorrow. There has been an ongoing dispute about whether staff could question him during the hearing. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@NitaLowey promises she'll review the request but pans it out of the gate, saying the admin wants $$ to "double down on cruel and ill-conceived policies, including bailing out ICE for overspending on detention beds and expanding family detention." — PolitiTweet.org

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The White House has asked Congress for $4.5 billion to deal with the crisis at the border including: -$3.3 billion for humanitarian assistance -$1.1 billion for operations support on the border -$178 million for mission support — PolitiTweet.org

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After a contentious meeting, the House Judiciary Committee voted 21-14 on party lines to add an extra hour of Qs from members and staff for their hearing with AG Barr tomorrow (which is still uncertain as @RepJerryNadler said today there’s no agreement yet for his testimony). — PolitiTweet.org

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.@mattgaetz says he supports @RepJerryNadler motion to allow an additional hour of questions for AG Barr tomorrow from members and staff. In his words, “the 5 minute rule sucks!” Nadler said he appreciated the “colloquial phraseology.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Nadler also stopped short of calling on Barr to resign but said there are “great difficulties” with the AG. Says he misled the public and possibly testified untruthfully before Congress. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepJerryNadler told reporters this morning he has not yet reached a final agreement with Barr to testify before the Judiciary Committee tomorrow. The committee is meeting now and is expected to approve an extra hour of questioning from members and staff. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s the letter Special Counsel Mueller sent AG Barr on 3/27 saying he did not believe Barr’s summary letter fully captured the “context, nature, and substance” of his work —> https://t.co/Hbw8slSp2Q — PolitiTweet.org

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GOP House Judiciary spox: news reports offer “more reason than ever to have confidence in the attorney general by providing insight into how the attorney general and the special counsel successfully collaborated to navigate a very difficult and historically momentous situation.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kathrynw5: Thinking back to this exchange between Barr and @PaulaReidCBS now that we know Mueller expressed frustration over the lack o… — PolitiTweet.org

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Nadler is demanding a copy of the Mueller letter to Barr by 10 am Wednesday. Also says DOJ has “been reluctant to confirm a date for Special Counsel Mueller to testify. Given this evening’s reports, I will press the Department to schedule that hearing without delay.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Reflecting an interesting (but not surprising) dynamic during the Trump-Dems infrastructure meeting today, @SpeakerPelosi tried to break up a side conversation between Schumer and Trump by saying, “If I may have your attention… Mr. President… Chuck… Kids…” per a Dem source — PolitiTweet.org

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Oh does a group of reporters know about 35X... — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@SpeakerPelosi is asked whether investigations or infrastructure is a bigger priority for Dems. “Our priority is to honor our responsibilities under the Constitution of the United States,” she says. @SenSchumer says Trump didn’t bring up investigations. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SpeakerPelosi says after the infrastructure meeting at the White House that the group will meet again about how to actually pay for anything. — PolitiTweet.org

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All this adds up to "wholesale obstruction of Congress" by the administration, Nadler says -- but asked directly about impeachment, he said, "that remains to be seen." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

On AG Barr's upcoming testimony before House Judiciary, @RepJerryNadler said there's "no middle ground" on the issue of allowing staff to ask questions, and that the executive branch can't tell the legislative branch how to do their jobs. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepJerryNadler said today he doesn't think there's been much progress in negotiations with DOJ about getting the full, unredacted Mueller report for Congress - which he has subpoenaed with a deadline of May 1. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SpeakerPelosi and @SenSchumer write to President Trump outlining their priorities for an infrastructure bill ahead of their meeting with him at the White House Tuesday. https://t.co/QnURljrPf1 — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepJerryNadler will hold a vote on Wednesday to permit an additional hour of questioning by members OR committee staff ahead of AG Barr's testimony on Thursday. Whether staff can ask questions (in addition to members) is a point of contention between the committee and DOJ. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @bourreelam: This @clairecm's piece gets at so many relevant issues facing smart, educated working women -- particularly those with fami… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

5 new cosponsors have joined @RepAlGreen in signing @RashidaTlaib’s impeachment resolution: @RepHuffman @RepFilemonVela @RepAOC @Ilhan @RepPressley But leadership is still opposed to going down that path, so the small growth doesn’t mean impeachment is coming soon. — PolitiTweet.org

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@kasie I mean at least they didn't say Alec Guinness? — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@HouseOversight, @HouseJudiciary and @HomelandDems have requested documents President Trump and aide Stephen Miler's involvement in the turnover of the top leadership at DHS recently, a day after Miller declined an invitation to testify before @HouseOversight. — PolitiTweet.org

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What a lovely tribute to an amazing reporter. Congratulations, @KellyO! — PolitiTweet.org