Chris Brennan

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

Bill McSwain (@McSwainPA), the former U.S. Attorney now seeking Donald Trump's support for a run for governor, tumbled through a week of controversy but still won't answer a pretty simple question. #Clout https://t.co/ikg4I5Qr8o via @phillyinquirer — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

RT @Inky_Dan: As the @PhillyInquirer politics editor, I can assure you and everyone else that we have no “chosen” candidate for Pennsylvani… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeremyrroebuck: The election claim at the heart of Bill McSwain’s feud with Bill Barr came from Delco. And it’s been debunked. w/ @ByCh… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JonathanTamari: PA Gov hopeful Bill McSwain tried to walk a fine line on Trump's election claims. Then Bill Barr weighed in: w/ @jerem… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeremyrroebuck: Ouch. Bill Barr on McSwain: ”He wanted to not do the business of the department, which is to investigate cases, but i… — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: @McSwainPA whipsawed between political forces in the last 24 hours: Trump touting his letter making 2020 claims Barr calls "deceptive" while PA Attorney General @JoshShapiroPA lobs criticism. The 2022 governor's race is already a bumpy ride. https://t.co/I6cKLPTkE1 — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

@McSwainPA @PhillyInquirer Barr said he confronted McSwain, who is likely to run for governor in PA, in a phone call Monday. “He told me that he had to do this because he was under pressure from Trump and for him to have a viable candidacy he couldn’t have Trump attacking him,” — PolitiTweet.org

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@McSwainPA @PhillyInquirer Barr accuses McSwain of writing a "very deceptive" letter to Donald Trump, to covey a false impression "that he was restrained from looking into election fraud." Instead, Barr said he put in writing authorization for U.S. Attorneys to dig into election fraud allegations. — PolitiTweet.org

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Former AG Bill Barr on @McSwainPA: "He wanted to not do the business of the department, which is to investigate cases, but instead go out and flap his gums about what he didn’t like about the election overall.” https://t.co/zhTSA6oI9P via @phillyinquirer — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

NEW: Trump released former U.S. Attorney @McSwainPA letter complaining then-AG Bill Barr ordered him to refer “serious allegations” in 2020 election to PA AG @JoshShapiroPA, who responds that McSwain sent his office no referrals. https://t.co/I6cKLPTkE1 via @phillyinquirer — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

UPDATE: Trump used speeches to try to conscript @McSwainPA into criticism of former AG Bill Barr. McSwain stayed silent. So Trump released a McSwain letter complaining that Barr told him to ship “serious allegations” to PA Attorney General @JoshShapiroPA https://t.co/DSRSmuuhcE — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

This echoes a claim Trump made on July 7 at his Sarasota rally. @McSwainPA stayed silent on that one too. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

Trump at @CPAC claimed McSwain wrote him a letter Saturday, alleging that former AG Bill Barr would not allow voter fraud investigations in Philly. Want to see the letter? Trump said: Ask McSwain (who is gearing up for a likely PA run for governor next year.) — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

See the Trump trick? Make a wild claim, stick someone else with responsibility to prove or disprove it, and inject one more lie into the national conversation without a scrap of evidence. Again, @McSwainPA is speechless. https://t.co/IXCv0ju4Zy via @phillyinquirer — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

“So I tell them I’m a pro jock and who do you think they give me? The Dalai Lama himself. The 12th son of the Lama. The flowing robes, the grace, bald… striking.” #caddyshack https://t.co/2f8ZeloIkq — PolitiTweet.org

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And State Sen. @dougmastriano promises an "open mind" about a proposed election audit... and, yeah, that didn't last very long. #Clout https://t.co/yuQUQnXtLe — PolitiTweet.org

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Speaking of re-litigating the 2020 presidential election, Pennsylvania Attorney General @JoshShapiroPA is using those clashes to fill his campaign coffers. #Clout https://t.co/Of5JPta5rD — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

It was classic Trump: Make a head-turning assertion, offer zero proof, use one person to attack another, and then tease it like a cliff-hanger for must-see TV. Also, it doesn’t check out. It left @McSwainPA speechless. #Clout https://t.co/k1vtbyegkG — PolitiTweet.org

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@KeeganGibson His Patronus is a dancing mailbox full of ballots? https://t.co/O8UJ4JBbj3 — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

RT @Elaijuh: PA State Sen. Doug Mastriano is asking three counties, including Philly, for essentially all election-related equipment and ba… — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

Anyone else receiving emails today declaring the primacy of a free market economy WHILE ALSO demanding government intervention in a specific industry? https://t.co/e50JySA5WF — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

Uh yeah so the apocalypse appears to be crossing the Ben Franklin Bridge from Jersey, so… hang on? https://t.co/uc3qcLuugm — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

There are many yardsticks for a “return to normalcy.” Me? The Full Irish at @FergiesPhilly on Friday measures up. https://t.co/dmJnmGMNoZ — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

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Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

RT @phillyclout: Clout asked US Rep. Dwight Evans three times if he sees any political benefit in having his alma mater pay to tell his suc… — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Brennan @ByChrisBrennan

The television ad tells the success story of U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans. Not that he paid for it. https://t.co/L0f293v1Tq via @phillyinquirer — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeremyrroebuck: Thread: Full court press from the Inquirer today on the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Bill Cosby's conviction. We'… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @adambonin: Key grafs: @SupremeCtofPA determines that because former DA (and Trump impeachment attorney) Bruce Castor promised Bill Cosb… — PolitiTweet.org