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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
BREAKING: Attorney General Garland has announced that the Justice Department will review new and current state voting laws for violations, and publish new guidance on early voting, mail voting and voting audits. — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
BREAKING: Attorney General Garland has announced that the Justice Department will double its Civil Rights Division staff in the next 30 days to protect voting rights in the U.S. — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
House Intel member Jackie Speier tells @MSNBC she wants Attorney General Garland to clean house. "We cannot allow the Dept. of Justice to become a political tool. We can't allow the Dept. of Justice to become weaponized by a president who is petulant and has an enemies list." — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
It's official. DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz: The DOJ Office of the Inspector General is initiating a review of DOJ's use of subpoenas and other legal authorities to obtain communication records of Members of Congress and affiliated persons. — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Rep. Swalwell on CNN: "I hope Trump supporters who fear Big Brother see that Donald Trump was the biggest brother we've ever seen in our country who did weaponize this to go all the way down the stack into the private communications of people he perceived as political opponents." — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
NEW YORK (AP) — Pulitzer Prizes award special citation to Darnella Frazier, the teenager who recorded the killing of George Floyd. — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
NBC News confirms: The deputy attorney general has asked the DOJ inspector general to investigate the Trump DOJ subpoenas, per NBC's Pete Williams. @MSNBC @NBCNews — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Biden deputy attorney general asks Justice Department watchdog to probe Trump-era seizure of Democrats' data. — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Oregon lawmakers ejected a Republican colleague from office for the first time in state history, voting 59 to 1 to oust Mike Nearman for helping a far-right crowd breach the State Capitol in December. Nearman faces misdemeanor charges for his actions. https://t.co/Jc0xWFQKnB — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Schumer and Durbin are demanding Barr and Sessions testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee under oath. "If they refuse, they are subject to being subpoenaed and compelled to testify under oath." — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Schumer and Durbin on the Trump DOJ actions: "Former Attorneys General Barr and Sessions and other officials who were involved must testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee under oath. If they refuse, they are subject to being subpoenaed and compelled to testify under oath." — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Schumer and Durbin: "The revelation that the Trump Justice Department secretly subpoenaed metadata of House Intelligence Committee Members and staff and their families, including a minor, is shocking. This is a gross abuse of power and an assault on the separation of powers." — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman, who has been hailed as a hero for protecting lawmakers and facing down a wave of rioters who breached the Capitol, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Nationals Park before Washington's game on June 18. https://t.co/CHeu9zPOfm — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Sen. Ron Wyden is now calling for an investigation: "There must be a full investigation of abuses under former Attorneys General Sessions and Barr, and anyone at DOJ who was complicit in these abuses of power cannot be trusted to continue serving in government." — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Rep. Eric Swalwell told CNN that the officials and relatives targeted by the Trump DOJ "were targeted punitively — not for any reason in law, but because Donald Trump identified Chairman Schiff and members of the committee as an enemy." — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Colorado is smashing down barriers to help undocumented immigrants live and work: Gov. Jared Polis has signed a series of measures aimed at expanding access to housing subsidies, jobs and other benefits to the state's nearly 180,000 undocumented workers. https://t.co/bhvsM80V4o — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Eviscerating the legal arguments of a pro-Trump lawyer deeply involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a federal judge refused to issue an injunction forcing Major League Baseball to move the All-Star Game back to Atlanta. https://t.co/XoSJHEJNnF — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
A federal judge has ruled that pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood has no basis to seek a federal court's relief from a State Bar of Georgia investigation to determine whether he is fit, in terms of his mental health or otherwise, to practice law. https://t.co/RnAiNqKzPW — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Pew Research global poll: Biden's election as president has led to a dramatic shift in America's international image. Looking at 12 nations surveyed both this year and in 2020, a median of 75% express confidence in Biden, compared with 17% for Trump last year. — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Today, Attorney General Merrick Garland will give a policy address on voting rights and the concrete steps the Justice Department is taking to secure the right to vote for all Americans. — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
The Senate has voted to advance the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, meaning her confirmation for the seat is all but assured. — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
The Senate has confirmed Zahid Quraishi to be a U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey, 81-16. Quraishi is the first Senate-confirmed Muslim American to serve as a federal judge and President Biden's third judicial nominee approved by the Senate. — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Breaking: Rep. Eric Swalwell confirms that he was the second Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee who had his data seized by the Trump Justice Department. https://t.co/X0Sjvi1n4c — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Flashback: May 2019 Harris: Has the president or anyone at the WH ever asked or suggested that you open an investigation of anyone? Barr: Um. ... Harris: Seems you'd remember something like that and be able to tell us. Barr: Yeah, but I'm trying to grapple with the word suggest. https://t.co/y8ewAgVAgE — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Chairman Schiff: "More answers are needed, which is why I believe the Inspector General should investigate this and other cases that suggest the weaponization of law enforcement by a corrupt president." — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Schiff: "Trump repeatedly & flagrantly demanded that the Dept. of Justice carry out his political will, and tried to use the Department as a cudgel against his political opponents and members of the media. It is increasingly apparent that those demands did not fall on deaf ears." — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Speaker Pelosi: "The news about the politicization of the Trump Administration Justice Department is harrowing. These actions appear to be yet another egregious assault on our democracy." "I support Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff's call for an investigation." — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
NYT: All told, the records of at least a dozen people tied to the committee were seized in 2017 and early 2018 by the Trump admin, including those of Rep. Adam Schiff. — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Breaking NYT: As the Justice Dept. investigated who was behind leaks of classified info early in the Trump admin, i… https://t.co/BktdX9MbE9
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Breaking NYT: As the Justice Dept. investigated who was behind leaks of classified info early in the Trump admin, it took a highly unusual step: Prosecutors subpoenaed Apple for data from the accounts of at least two Democrats on the House Intel Committee. https://t.co/w9LAkZPeiC — PolitiTweet.org
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
"Let's face it. It's time to move forward," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said about the talks with the bipartisan group. "The Republicans have held us up long enough." https://t.co/P58VJ3MCf1 — PolitiTweet.org
