James Hohmann

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Romney cont.: "By all appearances, the President’s brazen and unprecedented appeal to China and to Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden is wrong and appalling.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Just in from MITT ROMNEY: “When the only American citizen President Trump singles out for China’s investigation is his political opponent in the midst of the Democratic nomination process, it strains credulity to suggest that it is anything other than politically motivated." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DanLamothe: Smoking texts spotlight diplomat Bill Taylor’s discomfort with Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign. Analysis from @jameshohm… — PolitiTweet.org

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When he arrived in Ukraine this summer, Taylor recalled driving around Crimea with his wife before the Russians invaded & occupied the peninsula. “We will never recognize that,” he said. “We support Ukrainian sovereignty!” Trump would soon test his will. https://t.co/0SpeCXbFc4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Among other things, Ambassador Taylor -- who commanded troops in Vietnam -- recalled joining Ukrainian paratroopers for a training exercise. “I was given the great opportunity to jump out of a Ukrainian aircraft … with a Ukrainian parachute,” he said. “A great, exciting time!” — PolitiTweet.org

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This is the second tour of duty in Kiev for Bill Taylor, the acting US ambassador to Ukraine. George W. Bush sent him there from 2006 to 2009. Taylor reminisced fondly on his previous tenure in a 4-minute video that he recorded this summer for the embassy’s YouTube page. — PolitiTweet.org

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Bill Taylor was born the year after Trump. Unlike the president, he served in Vietnam. After graduating from West Point, Taylor was an infantry platoon leader & combat company commander in Vietnam, then Germany. He's devoted his life to public service. https://t.co/0SpeCXbFc4 — PolitiTweet.org

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And that is the final message from Sondland in the 25-page document that was released last night. Through his attorney, Sondland declined to comment. We'll be hearing a lot more about Sondland & Taylor -- both key fact witnesses in the impeachment inquiry. https://t.co/0SpeCXbFc4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump’s ambassador to the E.U. said they should “stop the back and forth by text." "If you still have concerns,” Sondland added curtly, Taylor should call “S” – which is how people in the department refer to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo – or Lisa Kenna, one of his top aides. — PolitiTweet.org

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After Taylor’s text on Sept. 9, in which he sought to reiterate the point he had made earlier on the phone, Sondland waited more than four-and-a-half hours to respond. Suddenly, what had been chatty language and casual banter in their previous exchanges became stiff and formal. — PolitiTweet.org

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Overlooked so far: In one of the Sept. 8 texts, Ambassador Taylor threatened to resign after speaking by phone with Amb. Gordon Sondland, a GOP donor who owns 19 luxury hotels and scored his appointment after donating a million bucks to Trump's inaugural. https://t.co/0SpeCXbFc4 — PolitiTweet.org

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“As I said on the phone, I think it’s crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign." Make no mistake, Bill Taylor knew what he was doing. He was determined to create a paper trail. And he had very good reasons to do so. https://t.co/0SpeCXbFc4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Smoking texts spotlight diplomat Bill Taylor’s discomfort with Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign. The Daily 202 looks at the acting ambassador you probably hadn't heard of until last night: https://t.co/0SpeCXbFc4 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @washingtonpost: Analysis: The 2016 campaign never ended. Trump’s preoccupation with the last election gets him into trouble. https://t… — PolitiTweet.org

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In two of the cases when ellipses were used in the Zelensky "transcript," they accompanied Trump’s reference to CrowdStrike, which is at the center of a conservative conspiracy theory about a computer server central to the company’s investigation of the Russian hack of the DNC. — PolitiTweet.org

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Congressional Republicans are doing what they can to help Trump keep the focus on 2016: Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) & Senate Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) have announced their renewal of an inquiry into any coordination between Ukraine & DNC. — PolitiTweet.org

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Before Barr appointed Durham, another U.S. attorney at the Justice Department had already been tasked with reviewing the Clinton email investigation. The results of that probe remain unknown. — PolitiTweet.org

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Pompeo's State Department has been re-investigating the email records of dozens of current and former senior State officials who sent messages to Clinton’s private email account when she was secretary of state, a post she departed six-and-a-half years ago. https://t.co/lPD6xX7Mnj — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump also called Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently and urged him to assist with this probe, the New York Times reported on Monday. https://t.co/Sya74ce9yi — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump telephoned British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask for his help in gathering evidence to discredit the origins of Bob Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, the Times of London reported Wednesday. https://t.co/kRcdCLVmCp — PolitiTweet.org

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Bill Barr has been holding secret meetings overseas with foreign intelligence officials to enlist their help in what Trump hopes will discredit U.S. intelligence agencies’ examination of possible connections between Russia and members of his 2016 campaign. https://t.co/sWmNKU7KOm — PolitiTweet.org

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In his quest to rewrite the history of the 2016 election, Trump’s personal attorney has turned to an unusual source of information: Trump’s imprisoned ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Their shared goal is to undermine the rationale for Mueller's probe. https://t.co/ttCkt0QjFl — PolitiTweet.org

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Thread: The 2016 presidential campaign has now dragged on, essentially, for five years. Like the forever war in Afghanistan, President Trump promises to turn the page but fails to do so. https://t.co/qHkhfATtJk — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RachelVanD: Analysis | The Daily 202: The 2016 campaign never ended. Trump’s preoccupation with the last election gets him into trouble… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryanstruyk: Trump at 10:37:24 a.m., talking about trade negotiations: "I have a lot of options on China, but if they don't do what we w… — PolitiTweet.org

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The Daily 202: The 2016 campaign never ended. Trump’s preoccupation with the last election gets him into trouble. https://t.co/qHkhfATtJk — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DanLamothe: "I have miraculously escaped injury, except for smashing a tooth on a helicopter bulkhead. But I have run out of new ways t… — PolitiTweet.org

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A tough question for Trump, Pelosi jockeys for attention, Giuliani threatens a “jaw suit,” and the White House Twitter war turns profane. What you missed while not watching Day 9 of the impeachment drama, via @michaelscherer : https://t.co/RKl1yFMCXf — PolitiTweet.org

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Health insurance premiums for federal employees, retirees to go up an average of 5.6 percent next year, from @EricYoderWP https://t.co/gadim8BxFT — PolitiTweet.org

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How serious is Bernie Sanders’ heart problem? This is the stent procedure his doctors just performed. by @thewanreport on @PostHealthSci https://t.co/Ew7k8i0HjD — PolitiTweet.org