Bill Kristol

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

"I will tell my daughter that fighting to uphold your country’s promises and most cherished principles is a noble pursuit, no matter the cost. Because being a bulwark in defense of your country’s honor is worth it, even if your country has moved on." https://t.co/LBVR4XgOcY — PolitiTweet.org

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"I will tell her about my friends who died fighting a vicious enemy while trying to rebuild a war-stricken nation. I will tell about the Afghans who saved my life, kept fighting after I returned home, and died fighting for the dream of a free Afghanistan." https://t.co/LBVR4XgOcY — PolitiTweet.org

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

A piece for the ages--sad, compelling, gripping, very moving--by Will Selber, who served several tours in Afghanistan. If you don't have time to read it on a hurried Monday morning, set it aside and read it this evening. Or this weekend. But read it. https://t.co/LBVR4XgOcY — PolitiTweet.org

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"Mr. Bolton said...'When somebody begins to concoct lies like this, it shows a real level of desperation.'” https://t.co/Fa5dl7topU — PolitiTweet.org

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"Mr. Trump and his allies have [been] failing to answer a question at the center of the federal probe: Why was he keeping documents, some still marked classified, at an unsecured Florida resort when officials had sought for a year to retrieve them?" https://t.co/Fa5dl7topU — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @plsteiner: https://t.co/PNPvh3DhAT — PolitiTweet.org

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

“I can never say it will never happen again, because when you look at some leaders of today, those dangerous ambitions, pride and sense of being better than others are still in play. Who knows where they can lead?” https://t.co/LeDKnDG5fH — PolitiTweet.org

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"Adam Frisch is down in the polls but undeterred. There’s a way for him to close the about 7% lead [Boebert] has, according to a recent poll...Political experts acknowledge there’s a path to victory for him, even if it’s a narrow one." https://t.co/uQI8lgd4iq — PolitiTweet.org

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4. In other words, with all his diversions, Trump really seems to want to direct discussion away from these questions: What were the documents that Trump took? Why did Trump take them? END — PolitiTweet.org

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3. It doesn't even seem to have occurred to Trump to make this kind of "pack rat inadvertently ending up with some documents he shouldn't have" defense. Perhaps that suggests that it couldn't fly once we (or a grand jury) discover more about the character of these documents. — PolitiTweet.org

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2. If you think about other situations somewhat like this, the subject's "normal" response is surely: "Well, maybe technically some of this belonged to the government--but it's harmless stuff, there's nothing really sensitive, if it was classified it shouldn't have been, etc." — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Kind of an obvious point, but it's striking Trump has not made the most obvious claim someone in his shoes might make: That the documents were harmless--mementos, reminders of glory days, curiosities, etc. (Even some classified docs could after all fall in this category.) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AWeissmann_: Let’s stop falling for Trump’s diversionary tactic of focusing on his latest absurd “defense” du jour —and instead keep as… — PolitiTweet.org

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

“Florida swing voters in our latest Engagious/Schlesinger focus groups said the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago was justified — and that it would be a ‘serious crime’ if former President Trump did take classified documents from the White House.” https://t.co/53SfLHgf4g — PolitiTweet.org

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“I have heard many defenses of Trump, many excuses for Trump, regarding classified materials at Mar-a-Lago. What I have not heard, to my knowledge, is, ‘You know? It just doesn’t sound like him. That’s not a violation he would commit.’” https://t.co/iBq3Xd2k41 — PolitiTweet.org

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This from ⁦@emptywheel⁩ is worth re-reading. Especially this from WPo: “Trump was very secretive about the packing of boxes that were retrieved from Mar-a-Lago last month, and did not let other aides look at them, according to people close to him.” https://t.co/8bPschETMO — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump and allies going with variants of the O.J. defense suggests how much legal trouble Trump is in. Bad news: The O.J. defense worked. Or, to put it differently: Laying the groundwork for jury nullification is a strategy. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BarbMcQuade: Here is how disinformation works. Baselessly attack critics in an effort to undermine their arguments. Note the lack of re… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @emptywheel: This is a different spin than previous descriptions of this meeting--and one with entirely different legal import. As desc… — PolitiTweet.org

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

RT @AccountableGOP: Diana from Michigan left the GOP when Trump turned it into a party of hate and extremism. https://t.co/l8dtdl70hm — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump's defense strategy: 1. Throw up lots of fake "arguments" for his defenders to latch on to so the remain...defenders. 2. Encourage an atmosphere of violence to make it seem imprudent to indict him. 3. Count on a Trump supporter or two on the jury, for jury nullification. — PolitiTweet.org

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Presumably the footage shows who moved the boxes. Presumably the box-mover(s) will be asked by DOJ who ordered this be done. Presumably the chain of people ordering that boxes be moved leads back to Donald J. Trump. Presumably Donald J. Trump will be indicted by a grand jury. — PolitiTweet.org

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“The test of character is found not in times of comfort, but in times of challenge. Running for public office is such a test. If Vance is willing to undermine his integrity and character for public office, imagine what he might do if he were a senator…” https://t.co/uVdJkx3Gq8 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @shannon_last: This is amazing 🤣 — PolitiTweet.org

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“any disturbing threats” — sorry — PolitiTweet.org

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

Trump, at his next rally: “You know documents sometimes just need to be moved. And big men, strong men, would come up to me at Mar-a-Lago, tears in their eyes, and say, ‘Thank you, sir, for letting me move those majestic piles of formerly-classified-now-declassified documents.’” — PolitiTweet.org

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Have any prominent Republicans—in the Senate, the House, governors—stepped up to remind their supporters, who are also overwhelmingly Trump supporters, to reject lawlessness and violence, and indeed to report disturbing any threats of which they become aware to law enforcement? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WomenInTheBurbs: Excellent Focus Group pod with @SarahLongwell25 and @BillKristol https://t.co/SFGwvfg6wz — PolitiTweet.org

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"The Justice Department also subpoenaed surveillance footage from Mar-a-Lago over a 60-day period..The footage showed, after one instance in which Justice Department officials were in contact with Mr. Trump’s team, boxes were moved in and out of the room." https://t.co/KlkLMgcAql — PolitiTweet.org

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...of course, maybe Trump just had a standing order that the classified/magically de-classified documents be moved around every now and then so they could get some air... — PolitiTweet.org