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As to what the officer said when he came over? “We don’t have a problem” were, I believe, his exact words. He did not even ask us to remove them. And we replaced the sunflowers the embassy official had kicked away. All under his eye. Anything else I can tell you? — PolitiTweet.org

Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

I cleared specifically with the officer on duty that this was within my rights. This was the third time we have put sunflowers there. We did it knowing specifically the agency’s view of the matter—about which we were correct. — PolitiTweet.org

Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

I have always coordinated my actions with the @secretservice. They have told me specifically and in detail what their red lines are and I respect them absolutely. Today everyone I was working with did as well—as @OPostavnicha will verify. The first time I put flowers in that spot — PolitiTweet.org

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@JDMurdo Hmmmm. I don’t know. i was not live-streaming at the time because i had just stopped the evening’s livestream and it was chaotic and the national anthem was kind of an impromptu thing. It was on Victory Day. Someone might have filmed it but I don’t think I did. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JDMurdo The russians tried to drown it out with their national anthem. It didn’t work. We had more speaker power. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JDMurdo We did that once in front of the ambassador’s residence. I was very moved. — PolitiTweet.org

Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

@grether27 @Fella_Tuga @SecretService You are incorrect. I don’t want to argue with you because it is unsporting to do so given that I know every detail of what happened and you know none of them. Suffice it to say that your facts are wrong—i think literally all of them. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ShulimLeifer: @benjaminwittes @JameelJaffer Here is video. Happy to report that phase 1 at the UN mission went off without a hitch. Twe… — PolitiTweet.org

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:) — PolitiTweet.org

Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

Thank you for coming. It was a wonderful group. We got a lot done. And now if is raining because the gods wish to show their pleasure. — PolitiTweet.org

Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

RT @UnknownWoman: @benjaminwittes NYPD wouldn’t let me leave this sign in front of the consulate. They said that if I were to leave it, the… — PolitiTweet.org

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@Klonick @scottjshapiro Behahahahah — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ShulimLeifer: #SlavaUkraini @benjaminwittes https://t.co/TPsw0dJPJ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ShulimLeifer: We have a row of beautiful sunflowers planted alongside the Russian mission in Riverdale: https://t.co/H4j2yjXhuh — PolitiTweet.org

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New York Heroes! — PolitiTweet.org

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New York Heroes! — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s a pretty dramatic contrast — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/35zaBjo9Xr https://t.co/Dk9l6OEEta @ShulimLeifer will be posting video. FYI @JameelJaffer apropos our recent conversation. — PolitiTweet.org

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First true law enforcement fail in my history of Special Military Operations. @ShulimLeifer and his son tried to deliver a sunflower to the Russian consulate in New York. NYPD wouldn’t let them leave it on the stoop or anywhere nearby. Such a contrast with @SecretService! — PolitiTweet.org

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Fact check: true! — PolitiTweet.org

Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

RT @mskarenbwill: Enjoyed planting sunflowers again today in front of the Russian Embassy in DC (after the last sunflowers we planted were… — PolitiTweet.org

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This is important, folks. I had a long exchange with @deshka_original yesterday. She has a very important story to tell and message. Listen to this from @walterlekh. Work through whatever mechanical problems present. It’s important. Really. — PolitiTweet.org

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New York! We love you! — PolitiTweet.org

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Ottawa! Getting the job done! — PolitiTweet.org

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Thanks, @SarahBurris. You are a great American. — PolitiTweet.org

Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

I will be joining the @MriyaReport in seven minutes for a beer and a debrief on today’s activities. — PolitiTweet.org

Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

@DrRadchenko @crisispeaking That video was shot by @OPostavnicha. If you look at my feed, you will find a number of other videos, including an interview with Sasha and Oleksander Iaroshenko, both of whom are eyewitnesses. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DrRadchenko @crisispeaking And here is the video of the incident. Notice that the car goes into the embassy compound at the end: https://t.co/Y42GiuNmn0 — PolitiTweet.org

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@DrRadchenko @crisispeaking I can prove to you the claim in the tweet is true. Here is the video of the children laying the flowers. I shot it myself. https://t.co/0t80cgUnNF — PolitiTweet.org

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Great Americans all—especially the Ukrainians. — PolitiTweet.org