Kyle Griffin

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

"They called us traitors. They beat us. They dragged us," Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell said in his 1st interview about Jan. 6. "I could hear them, 'We're going to shoot you. We're going to kill you. You're choosing your paycheck over the country.'" https://t.co/ylTuRLuyn3 — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Ex-DHS official: The Arizona 'audit' is "performance art," "a clown show," and definitely "a waste of taxpayer money." But it's not an audit. "It's an audit in name only," says Matt Masterson, who helped lead federal election security preparations. https://t.co/k0W1o59sh1 — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Trump's July 4th fireworks show hosted by the Republican National Committee in Washington last summer caused $42,150 worth of damage, according to records obtained by CREW. https://t.co/PWUDT28eXb — PolitiTweet.org

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WASHINGTON (AP) — US employers added a modest 559,000 jobs in May, rebounding from hiring slowdown, with unemployment falling to 5.8%. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

George Conway: Republican senators managed to outdo themselves in cowardice. "Blocking a national commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol was even more appalling than either of the Senate's impeachment trial acquittals." https://t.co/78ENsQd0Ig — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Trump is listening to "the bottom of the bottom of the crazies in the barrel," according to one former adviser. https://t.co/r4r4rW8isd — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

A federal judge in Orlando has scheduled Joel Greenberg, the former Florida tax collector with close ties to Matt Gaetz, to be sentenced August 19. — PolitiTweet.org

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Reminder: Today, ex-Trump White house counsel Don McGahn will testify before the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors about incidents documented in the Mueller report of Trump's attempts to fire Mueller and block the Russia investigation. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

NBC News: There are now more than 600,000 total deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. since the start of the pandemic. @NBCNews @MSNBC — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Democrats say the fact that New Mexico's Melanie Stansbury actually outperformed Joe Biden in the congressional district has offered them a sliver of hope ahead of the midterms. "If there's a backlash to Biden coming, there's no visible evidence of it." https://t.co/iOW7BSRSw4 — PolitiTweet.org

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D.C. officer Michael Fanone: "I was absolutely sickened." "You have a leader on Capitol Hill who's making phone calls asking for personal favors and doling out political capital to push for a 'no' vote on that commission. It was absolutely disgraceful." https://t.co/GuNtmi84Fq — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Republican John Katko voted against COVID relief, but now he wants more relief: Katko's calling for Congress to come up with an extra $50 billion to help restaurants hit hard by the pandemic, touting a program in the American Rescue Plan he voted against. https://t.co/E07KxttP6i — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

The new White House science adviser wants to have a vaccine ready to fight the next pandemic in just about 100 days after recognizing a potential viral outbreak. https://t.co/s1Q0g7yirU — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

20 things Texas Republicans' elections bill would do: Bans drive-through voting sites Bans late-night voting and 24-hour voting Bans Sunday morning hours Bans ballot drop boxes Adds requirements for voters with disabilities And much, much more https://t.co/GyXIS5cRYj — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Observers of Arizona's GOP-led 'audit' have found security gates left open, confidential manuals left unattended and quality-control measures disregarded. Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs's office is documenting the alleged infractions online. https://t.co/wKzdmBoZNC — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Republican Adam Kinzinger on Trump: "He called me a loser. I've never lost an election. He has. He's the only loser in that mix … He's down there obsessing about the fact that he's a loser. I'm sorry you're a loser, but you lost." https://t.co/6kHskBMm7c — PolitiTweet.org

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Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has just signed a new bill expanding mail-in voting into law. https://t.co/lyAVYRXCUy — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Angus King: "I'm very reluctant to modify the filibuster. But I don't feel I can stand by and see our system subverted." Asked if he'd be open to backing the nuclear option, King said bluntly: "Yes." https://t.co/KkEzGaS9ZZ — PolitiTweet.org

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DNC Chair Jaime Harrison to CNN on the Texas voting restrictions: "They are doing everything that they can to cheat in order to win." — PolitiTweet.org

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Punchbowl News: A liberal watchdog group is filing a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics against Republican Roger Williams, alleging he violated House ethics rules by abusing his position on Financial Services "to influence the outcome of a pending bankruptcy case." — PolitiTweet.org

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FBI agents in recent weeks interviewed current and former employees of DeJoy and the business, asking questions about political contributions and company activities. Prosecutors also issued a subpoena to DeJoy himself for information. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Breaking WaPo: The FBI is investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in connection with campaign fundraising activity involving his former business, according to people familiar with the matter and a spokesman for DeJoy. https://t.co/3rEhr0uRAx — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Breaking. NBC News confirms: Federal prosecutors are looking into whether Matt Gaetz obstructed justice during a phone call he had with a witness in the investigation that's examining potential sex crimes involving Gaetz. @NBCNews @MSNBC — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Republican Mo Brooks is avoiding a lawsuit from his Democratic colleague Rep. Eric Swalwell that seeks to hold him accountable for the January 6 Capitol insurrection — so much so that Swalwell's attorneys hired a private investigator to find him. https://t.co/kBDYUdJnzT — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House announces global vaccine sharing program, plans to send 75% of excess doses to international alliance. — PolitiTweet.org

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Politico Playbook: VoteVets is launching a pair of ads aimed at prodding Sens. Joe Manchin and Krysten Cinema to get behind voting rights legislation. The ads, which will run in their home states, are crafted to give cover to them to back voting rights legislation. https://t.co/iEKebYY18q — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Vanity Fair obtained an internal memo sent by a State Dept. official, appointed by Trump, alleging that staff within the department had "warned" leaders "not to pursue an investigation into the origin of COVID-19" because it could "open a can of worms." https://t.co/Qmm7i7M1b0 — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

White House: President Biden will travel to the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Switzerland in June 2021. This will be the first overseas travel by President Biden, who will be joined by First Lady Jill Biden for the stops in the United Kingdom as previously announced. — PolitiTweet.org

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A new lawsuit is challenging Republican voting restrictions in Montana that ban registration and GOTV efforts on college campuses. The lawsuit asks a judge to declare the law unconstitutional and seeks an order to block the state from enforcing it. https://t.co/xdDAXIONHO — PolitiTweet.org

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Queen Elizabeth will welcome President Biden to Windsor Castle on June 13, Buckingham Palace has announced. — PolitiTweet.org