Kenneth P. Vogel

Kenneth P. Vogel @kenvogel

REMINDER: @JoeBiden said on Saturday that marijuana might be a "gateway drug," adding "before I legalize it nationally, I want to make sure we know a lot more about the science behind it." — PolitiTweet.org

Kenneth P. Vogel @kenvogel

BIDEN RESPONDS that he would decriminalize marijuana, & adds ... "I come out of the black community, in terms of my support." — PolitiTweet.org

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BOOKER, ON BIDEN'S OPPOSITION TO LEGALIZING MARIJUANA. "I thought you might have been high when you said it." Adds that marijuana is already legal for the privileged. — PolitiTweet.org

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IF ANDREW YANG WINS, WHAT WOULD HE TELL PUTIN? "First I'd say 'I'm sorry I beat your guy.'" — PolitiTweet.org

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@AmericaFirstPAC @RudyGiuliani NEW: The client who LEV PARNAS referred to BRIAN BALLARD was … the TURKISH GOVERNMENT. Turkey paid $1.88M to @BallardFirm to lobby between June 2017 & Sept. 2018, according to FARA filings. Ballard in turn paid Parnas at least $22.5k as a referral fee. https://t.co/RvN2y1nzGi https://t.co/ggOu4e4Qll — PolitiTweet.org

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@AmericaFirstPAC @RudyGiuliani The subpoena issued to the businessman solicited by LEV PARNAS (for an investment in Fraud Guarantee) expressly mentions RUDY GIULIANI. *The businessman in question did not invest in Fraud Guarantee. https://t.co/RvN2y1nzGi — PolitiTweet.org

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SCOOP: In investigation of LEV PARNAS & IGOR FRUMAN, SDNY has subpoenaed: ▶️Top TRUMP fundraiser & lobbyist BRIAN BALLARD ▶️2 fundraisers for the pro-TRUMP @AmericaFirstPAC ▶️a businessman from whom Parnas sought $ for Fraud Guarantee to pay @RudyGiuliani https://t.co/RvN2y1nzGi — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SopanDeb: BEN SIMMONS JUST HIT A 3. IN A REGULAR SEASON GAME. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheWeekly: 📣 @nytimes subscribers in the U.S. can watch FULL episodes of #TheWeeklyNYT from earlier this season. Watch: An anatomy of P… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ESCochrane: 🍿chat with us! 🍿@maggienyt @hillhulse @shearm @jakesnyt @kenvogel @esullivannyt @markmazzettinyt @sharonlnyt https://t.co/7… — PolitiTweet.org

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@SecretaryPerry @RudyGiuliani @POTUS @StateDept @WhiteHouse SONDLAND continues referring to BILL TAYLOR as the "ambassador" to Ukraine. In fact, Taylor was/is the charge d'affaires at the embassy in Kyiv. There is no US ambassador to Ukraine, because TRUMP removed YOVANOVITCH after GIULIANI & his associates pushed for her ouster. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @K8brannen: .@AndrewKramerNYT & @kenvogel reported that the Ukrainians actually find out in early August: https://t.co/3TOV46LIuj — PolitiTweet.org

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@SecretaryPerry @RudyGiuliani @POTUS @StateDept @WhiteHouse The GOP counsel, Castor, is suggesting the delay in Ukrainian military assistance might be connected to the broader foreign aid review order by Mick Mulvaney. But, as we've reported, the broader review was concluded before the Ukraine freeze was known. https://t.co/RhfLgD7DU0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Was there a July 24th call between TRUMP & ZELENSKY? I think maybe you mean July 25. — PolitiTweet.org

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In other words: SONDLAND declined to say that he believed TRUMP that was no quid pro quo. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SecretaryPerry @RudyGiuliani @POTUS @StateDept @WhiteHouse REVEALING: Asked if he believed it when TRUMP said there was no quid pro quo with Ukraine, SONDLAND says "You know what, I'm not going to characterize whether I believed or didn't believe. I was just trying to convey what he said on the phone." — PolitiTweet.org

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@SecretaryPerry @RudyGiuliani @POTUS @StateDept @WhiteHouse SOME QUOTES FROM SONDLAND: "I don't know about any drug deal." "I am a proud part of the Three Amigos." — PolitiTweet.org

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@SecretaryPerry @RudyGiuliani @POTUS @StateDept @WhiteHouse NUNES is now asking SONDLAND about the 2016 roots of TRUMP's grudge against Ukraine. * Sondland likely would have zero real time insights into any of this, since he was not at all engaged in Ukraine until at least 2018. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SecretaryPerry @RudyGiuliani @POTUS @StateDept @WhiteHouse KEY DISTINCTION: TRUMP & GIULIANI didn't necessarily care whether Ukraine conducted the BIDEN/Burisma & 2016 investigations. "The only thing I heard from Mr. Guiliani or otherwise was that they had to be announced in some form." Meaning: TRUMP wanted the PR value, not the facts — PolitiTweet.org

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@SecretaryPerry @RudyGiuliani @POTUS @StateDept @WhiteHouse SONDLAND: "If we wanted to get anything done with Ukraine, it was apparent to us we needed to talk to Rudy." — PolitiTweet.org

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@SecretaryPerry @RudyGiuliani @POTUS @StateDept @WhiteHouse ZELENSKY LOVES YOUR ASS: "That sounds like something I would say," SONDLAND SAYS. "That's how President TRUMP & I communicate. A lot of four-letter words. In this case, three letters." — PolitiTweet.org

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@SecretaryPerry @RudyGiuliani @POTUS @StateDept @WhiteHouse A REAL LESSON IN OP-SEC HERE: Asked by Goldman if he worried that foreign governments may be listening to his cell phone call from Kyiv to TRUMP, SONDLAND says "I have unclassified conversations all the time from land lines that are unsecured & cell phones." — PolitiTweet.org

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@SecretaryPerry @RudyGiuliani @POTUS @StateDept @WhiteHouse SONDLAND, ON 9/7 CALL WITH TRUMP: "It was a very short abrupt conversation. He was not in a good mood, & he just said, I want nothing. I want nothing. I want no quid pro quo. Tell ZELENSKY to do the right thing." *"The right thing" seems like it has some euphemistic potential. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SecretaryPerry @RudyGiuliani @POTUS @StateDept THERE IT IS: "Was there a quid pro quo?" SONDLAND says. "As I testified previously, with regard to the requested @WhiteHouse call and the White House meeting, the answer is yes." — PolitiTweet.org

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@SecretaryPerry @RudyGiuliani @POTUS @StateDept RUDY GIULIANI was not only working with Ukrainian prosecutor LUTSENKO to push investigations into, & gather information on, the BIDENS. RUDY was also talking to Lutsenko about arranging a WH meeting between TRUMP & ZELENSKY, which is way outside of the remits of Rudy & Lutsenko. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SecretaryPerry @RudyGiuliani @POTUS SPREADING THE BLAME: SONDLAND says "we kept the leadership of the @StateDept & the NSC informed of our activities." — PolitiTweet.org

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POINTING THE FINGER AT TRUMP: SONDLAND testifies that he, @SecretaryPerry & VOLKER "worked with Mr. @RudyGiuliani on Ukraine matters at the express direction of @POTUS. We did not want to work with Mr. Giuliani. Simply put, we were playing the hand we were dealt." — PolitiTweet.org

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DEVIN NUNES COMPARES TRUMP TO GEORGE WASHINGTON. "Our first president George Washington directed his own diplomatic channels to secure a treaty with great Britain. If my Democratic colleagues were around in 1794, they probably would want to impeach him, too." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JeffreyLKatz: Purveyors of local produce make a convincing case that it smells and tastes better than fruit and veges shipped thousan… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @wamu885: Want to learn more about seasonal local produce in the Washington region? You can print our guide here: https://t.co/Xl4CVeU6K… — PolitiTweet.org