Judd Legum

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This story is insane. Police in San Bernardino, California say they shot and killed a 15-YEAR-OLD KIDNAPPING VICTIM According to the police she was wearing "tactical gear" and "ran toward deputies." https://t.co/Cgn5ZoaqJy — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @justinbaragona: Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner brought on Texas AG Ken Paxton this morning for an interview, alongside the Arizona AG.… — PolitiTweet.org

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6. You can read my full interview with @davidenrich here: https://t.co/17oXJdq6vO And his book is available here: https://t.co/6KKY2HHJxi — PolitiTweet.org

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5. Further, Enrich notes, high-quality legal representation "is often unavailable to people, especially poor people, or smaller organizations because so many of the best lawyers in the country gravitate towards these giant law firms that just simply will not represent" them — PolitiTweet.org

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4. @JonesDay defends its conduct by saying that everyone deserves a lawyer. But many of the "services" Jones Day provides to its corporate clients go well beyond lawyering "No one is entitled to representation to avoid taxes, skirt regulations, or intimidate witnesses" — PolitiTweet.org

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3. @JonesDay was so concerned about this book, Enrich told me, that they hired an outside law firm to pressure his publisher before its release The firm sent five or six threatening letters https://t.co/17oXJdq6vO — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidenrich @JonesDay 2. Perhaps most troublingly, @JonesDay gave many of its lawyers large payments just before entering the Trump administration. Some of these lawyers subsequently made decisions that were favorable to @JonesDay clients before quickly returning to the firm https://t.co/17oXJdq6vO — PolitiTweet.org

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1. @davidenrich has written an important book about how large law firms, particularly @JonesDay, manipulate the legal and political system on behalf of their corporate clients https://t.co/17oXJdq6vO — PolitiTweet.org

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"A few minutes later I saw Mr. Paxton RAN from the door inside the garage towards the rear door behind the driver side. I approached the truck, and loudly called him by his name and stated that I had court documents for him. Mr. Paxton ignored me and kept heading for the truck.” — PolitiTweet.org

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"I walked up the driveway approaching Mr. Paxton and called him by his name. As soon as he saw me and heard me call his name out, he turned around and RAN back inside the house through the same door in the garage" — PolitiTweet.org

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"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home in a truck driven by his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, to avoid being served a subpoena Monday" https://t.co/quKgWxm0Nt — PolitiTweet.org

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"The total cost of 2022 midterm elections is projected to exceed $9.3 billion, according to an early, conservative estimate by OpenSecrets." https://t.co/0qZc57q2Zm — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @davidenrich: I talked to @JuddLegum about legal ethics and how @JonesDay hired a law firm to pressure my publisher about “Servants of t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: @Oracle 6. Schlapp wrote a letter to House Republicans seeking leadership positions in the next Congress and said @CPAC will… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 1. Two years ago, @CPAC CEO @mschlapp had a huge roster of corporate lobbying clients, including @walmart, @verizon, @comcas… — PolitiTweet.org

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Referring to voters as children whose policy preferences need to be restrained by the imposition of anti-democratic measures is an interesting reelection strategy — PolitiTweet.org

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11. UPDATE: Schlapp has a very mature response to Popular Information’s reporting. He offers no defense of why he’s demanding corporations be blacklisted from Congress because they stopped writing him checks. And tells me to “go hump someone else’s leg” https://t.co/LioOaewFDK — PolitiTweet.org

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10. For more accountability journalism on the corruption and influence peddling in U.S. politics, subscribe to Popular Information. It's free to sign up. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo https://t.co/iFLBSt87gb — PolitiTweet.org

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9. Schlapp says that Republican leaders could resume meetings with corporations once they renounce "woke politics." What better way to demonstrate that you have repudiated "woke politics" than hiring Cove Strategies to represent you? https://t.co/8TBAnceFMQ — PolitiTweet.org

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8. Schlapp says companies that pledged to cut off donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the 2020 election also qualify as "woke" — those companies include his former clients Verizon, Abbott Labs, and Comcast. https://t.co/8TBAnceFMQ — PolitiTweet.org

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7. What makes a corporation "woke." Schlapp says the group includes any corporation that supported the "BLM [Black Lives Matter] movement." He links to an article specifically blasting Walmart for its allegedly "woke" policies. https://t.co/8TBAnceFMQ — PolitiTweet.org

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@Oracle 6. Schlapp wrote a letter to House Republicans seeking leadership positions in the next Congress and said @CPAC will only support candidates that "reprimand corporations that have gone woke." Specifically, Schlapp is demanding Republicans not meet with their new lobbyists https://t.co/1OoKx5wNzQ — PolitiTweet.org

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5. Schlapp and his lobbying firm have not signed a single new client since Trump left office. According to the Senate Lobbying Database, Schlapp has just one active lobbying client, @Oracle. But, anticipating the GOP regaining control of the House, Schlapp has a plan. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mschlapp 4. In the wake of Popular Information's reporting, Schlapp and his firm, Cove Strategies, lost a slew of lucrative corporate clients including Verizon, Abbott Laboratories, Comcast, and Walmart. https://t.co/8TBAnbX4og https://t.co/wrFlh7RtkD — PolitiTweet.org

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3. https://t.co/JhoV1QDaTS reported that many of the companies speaking out for racial equality were paying @mschlapp hundreds of thousands of dollars to represent them. Schlapp is openly antagonistic to the Black Lives Matter movement https://t.co/8TBAnceFMQ — PolitiTweet.org

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@CPAC @mschlapp @Walmart @Verizon @comcast 2. How did @mschlapp lose all his corporate clients. The murder of George Floyd in May 2020 prompted nationwide protests and a renewed focus on racial justice. Many corporations expressed support for this effort. https://t.co/8TBAnceFMQ https://t.co/85YD3rf4rj — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Two years ago, @CPAC CEO @mschlapp had a huge roster of corporate lobbying clients, including @walmart, @verizon, @comcast. Today, they are all gone. Now, Schlapp is seeking revenge against the corporations that stopped writing him checks. 🧵 https://t.co/8TBAnceFMQ — PolitiTweet.org

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MAKE SMACK GREAT AGAIN — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy promises that, if the GOP regains control of the House, he’ll make sure your kids won’t be afraid to buy heroin — PolitiTweet.org

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@HC_Richardson The same group of 27 men also voted to prohibit any non-white person from testifying against a white person in court and established an age of consent of ten years old https://t.co/55aSQwbGUN — PolitiTweet.org