Kyle Griffin

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Rep. Adam Schiff on the Ginni Thomas-John Eastman correspondence: "It just screams like a conflict of interest. And I can't see how Justice Thomas can preside over any case related to this matter." @MSNBC — PolitiTweet.org

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The European Commission has recommended that Ukraine be granted EU candidate status. — PolitiTweet.org

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Republican Ron Desantis says Florida will *not* provide state programs to administer COVID vaccinations for toddlers or infants. — PolitiTweet.org

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Disney has delayed moving thousands of high-skilled jobs from California to Florida amid the company's fight with Ron DeSantis over the bigoted Don't Say Gay law. https://t.co/4JrZTZ9Npl — PolitiTweet.org

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WASHINGTON (AP) — US authorizes first COVID-19 shots for children under 5; CDC review is next. — PolitiTweet.org

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Save the date: A July 18 trial date has been set for the lawsuit between Trump and a group of protesters who allege Trump's security guards roughed them up outside Trump Tower in September 2015. @NBCNews — PolitiTweet.org

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Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell is calling for Clarence Thomas to resign. "Clarence and Ginni Thomas have participated in one of the worst breaches of trust ever seen in our court system. Clarence Thomas cannot possibly be seen as a neutral actor but instead as a corrupt jurist." — PolitiTweet.org

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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm recommends making Ukraine a candidate for EU membership, first step in a long process. — PolitiTweet.org

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Jan. 6 Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson tells NBC News the panel has already sent Ginni Thomas an invitation to talk with them. "We have sent Mrs. Thomas a letter." — PolitiTweet.org

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The Senate voted today 84-14 to pass legislation that will ensure proper health care is provided to veterans exposed to burn pits during their service. 14 Republicans voted against: Burr Crapo Lankford Lee Lummis Paul Risch Romney Rounds Shelby Thune Tillis Toomey Tuberville — PolitiTweet.org

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Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig: "Donald Trump and his supporters are a clear and present danger to American democracy." — PolitiTweet.org

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John Eastman wanted a presidential pardon. — PolitiTweet.org

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Greg Jacob, Pence's former counsel, says Mike Pence — after learning of the John Eastman email — called Eastman's strategy "rubber room stuff," meaning that it was "certifiably crazy." — PolitiTweet.org

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Greg Jacob, Pence's former counsel, says Trump never called Pence to check on his safety during the insurrection. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Pete Aguilar: Mark Meadows' aide Ben Williamson and White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews testified that Meadows went to the Dining Room near the Oval to tell Trump about the violence at the Capitol *before* the Trump's 2:24pm tweet attacking Pence. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Pete Aguilar: "Our investigation found that early drafts of the January 6 Ellipse Rally speech prepared for the President included no mention of the Vice President. But the President revised it to include criticism of the Vice President and then further ad-libbed." — PolitiTweet.org

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Donald Trump knew that this scheme would violate the law and knew that Mike Pence would not go along with the scheme. — PolitiTweet.org

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Breaking: Greg Jacob, Pence's former counsel, describes what John Eastman told him: "Al Gore did not have a basis to [overturn the election results] in 2000, Kamala Harris shouldn't be able to do it in 2024, but I think you should do it today." — PolitiTweet.org

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Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig: "I would have laid my body across the road before I would have let the Vice President overturn the 2020 election on the basis of that historical precedent." — PolitiTweet.org

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So it seems that John Eastman knew what he was proposing was illegal. — PolitiTweet.org

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Greg Jacob, Pence's former counsel, on Eastman's theory: "If you were right, don't you think Al Gore might have liked to have known in 2000 that he had authority to just declare himself president of the United States?" — PolitiTweet.org

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Greg Jacob, Pence's former counsel: "It is unambiguous that the vice president does not have the authority to reject electors." — PolitiTweet.org

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Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig: "There was no basis in the Constitution or the laws of the United States at all for the theories espoused by Mr. Eastman. None." — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice Chair Cheney: "In fact, on December 19, 2020, just four days before Dr. Eastman sent his memo, Dr. Eastman himself admitted in an email that the fake electors had no legal weight, referring to the fake electors as 'dead on arrival in Congress.'" — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice Chair Cheney, asking about John Eastman's memo: "Mr. Jacob, were there in fact dual slates of electors from seven states?" Greg Jacob, Pence's former counsel: "No, there were not." — PolitiTweet.org

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Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig: "Rule of law was supremely violated on January 6." — PolitiTweet.org

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Greg Jacob, Pence's former counsel: "Our review of text, history and, frankly, just common sense all confirmed ... There is no justifiable basis to conclude that the Vice President has that kind of authority" to overturn an election. — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice Chair Cheney: "Mike Pence understood that his oath of office was more important than his loyalty to Donald Trump. He did his duty. President Trump unequivocally did not." — PolitiTweet.org

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Q: Did John Eastman ever admit, as far as you know, in front of the President that his proposal would violate the Electoral Count Act? Greg Jacobs, Pence's General Counsel: "I believe he did on the 4th." — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice Chair Cheney: "What the President wanted the Vice President to do was not just wrong. It was illegal and unconstitutional." — PolitiTweet.org