Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

“Using the power of his high office, President Trump solicited the interference of a foreign government, Ukraine, in the 2020 United States presidential election.” — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Read the House’s articles of impeachment against President Trump: https://t.co/ZZhAnVRIbj — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @CBSNews: Pelosi says timing of new trade agreement deal with Mexico and Canada and articles of impeachment announcements wasn't a "coin… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

So here’s what we will likely see next week during a blockbuster few days of Congressional action: -Articles of impeachment -NDAA -USMCA deal -Government funding Sleep is for the 117th Congress, apparently. — PolitiTweet.org

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What a day. 9 AM: Democratic committee chairs announce introduction of 2 articles of impeachment. 10 AM: House Democrats tout deal on new NAFTA agreement (USMCA) https://t.co/T22Ejs8cwK — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepJerryNadler “We do not take this lightly but we have taken an oath to defend the Constitution.” .@RepAdamSchiff: “To do nothing would make us complicit.” — PolitiTweet.org

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House Democrats formally announce they are introducing two articles of impeachment against Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. https://t.co/mHCgNBW1Gp — PolitiTweet.org

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The House Judiciary Committee could consider the articles of impeachment as soon as this week, sending them to the floor of the House for a full vote by next week. The House is expected to leave for the end of the year by Friday, December 20. — PolitiTweet.org

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Some Democrats wanted to broaden the articles to include obstruction of justice charges stemming from the Mueller report, which met resistance among Democrats who did not publicly come out in favor of impeachment until the Ukraine scandal broke earlier this fall. — PolitiTweet.org

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Reportable tonight with @edokeefe — multiple Democrats familiar say House committee chairmen will unveil two articles of impeachment against President Trump tomorrow: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LACaldwellDC: I think GOP counsel Castor just revealed the GOP's strategy in an attempt to criticize the Democrats' impeachment inquiry… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Olivia_Gazis: Goldman said no numbers for members of congress, their staff or for journalists were sought, and that it would be standar… — PolitiTweet.org

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The subpoenas to AT&T whose contents were described in the @HouseIntel impeachment inquiry report showed contacts between Rudy Giuliani, his associate Lev Parnas, Rep. Devin Nunes, and reporter John Solomon. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepDougCollins pressing Dem counsel Dan Goldman over who on the Intelligence Committee looked for @DevinNunes' phone numbers among the AT&T records they subpoenaed. Goldman refuses to answer, saying he won't say how they conducted the investigation. — PolitiTweet.org

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The thrust of Democratic questions to Castor, the GOP counsel, are to try to suggest the House Intelligence Republicans' report was incomplete or inaccurate when it came to witness testimony. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Olivia_Gazis: GOP Counsel Stephen Castor: "[A]t best, the impeachment inquiry record is riddled with hearsay, presumptions and speculat… — PolitiTweet.org

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Also works well to calculate floor vote times. — PolitiTweet.org

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Congressional break calculator: n x 2 + 5, where n = the number of minutes they were supposed to break. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepJerryNadler has sent a letter to @RepDougCollins rejecting his 8 subpoena requests, either saying they had been voted down by @HouseIntel (the whistleblower) or were out of the scope of the inquiry (Hunter Biden, Devon Archer, Alexandra Chalupa, etc) https://t.co/6iJko3hJo5 — PolitiTweet.org

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HPSCI staffer Goldman quotes Zelensky from the 7/25 call to argue he felt pressure from Trump: "Thank you for your invitation to visit the United States..On the other hand, I also wanted to ensure you that we will be very serious about the case and will work on the investigation" — PolitiTweet.org

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Now substance. Castor says Dems ignore evidence counter to their narrative like statements from Ukrainian officials who said they felt no pressure from Trump to open investigations. Also echoes the latest argument from Trump - he was asking for a favor for America, not himself. — PolitiTweet.org

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Laying out the GOP theory of the case, counsel Steve Castor (who will also present the GOP Intelligence report shortly) alleges Dems have been on a partisan search for a reason to impeach Trump since he was elected. He hasn't addressed the behavior Dems cite as the reason for it. — PolitiTweet.org

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"We have taken a dangerous turn in this Congress," @RepDougCollins says in his opening statement, criticizing the Democrats for using subpoenas for what he says is a partisan impeachment. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@andybiggs4az asks about the GOP request from a previous hearing for a minority witness day. @RepJerryNadler said he is still considering the GOP witness requests. Here's the list of who they want to subpoena --> — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepJerryNadler message this morning at the second @HouseJudiciary impeachment hearing: "The evidence shows that Donald J. Trump, the President of the United States, has put himself before his country. He has violated his most basic responsibilities to the people." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Already a lively day at the ⁦@HouseJudiciary⁩ impeachment hearing this morning as a protester disrupts ⁦@RepJerryNadler⁩’s opening statement to excoriate Democrats for trying to impeach Trump. https://t.co/yGLVc4GWyb — PolitiTweet.org

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Ongoing Friday news frenzy, @RepAdamSchiff writes to VP Pence asking his office to declassify a written supplement Jennifer Williams provided to the HPSCI after the VP's office asserted she couldn't testify about 9/18 call between Pence and Zelensky bc it was classified. — PolitiTweet.org

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.⁦@RepJerryNadler⁩ responds to the WH letter refusing to participate: “If the President has no good response to the allegations, then he would not want to appear before the Committee. Having declined this opportunity, he cannot claim that the process is unfair.” https://t.co/hw1pAst0TD — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mikedebonis: Fun fact: House members are paid monthly, on the last business day of the month. https://t.co/xlLuTn3K20 — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

In his letter, @RepDougCollins says that Schiff didn't allow the GOP or POTUS to call any other witnesses in the inquiry, though that's not true - 3 who testified publicly (Volker, Morrison and Hale) were all on the GOP witness request list. https://t.co/yvP2XvSs9a — PolitiTweet.org