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Trump called Pence at 11:20am on Jan. 6. “The conversation was pretty heated,” Ivanka Trump said. “It was a different tone than I heard him take with the Vice President before.” Another person testified that Trump was calling Pence a “wimp” and “the p-word,” per Ivanka chief — PolitiTweet.org

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Jason Miller testifies that Trump dictated statement asserting that Trump/Pence were “in total agreement that the Vice President has the power to act.” But Pence aides say that statement was bogus. Jacob said that was “false” and “misrepresented the Vice President’s viewpoint.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump WH attorney Eric Herschmann recalling his conversation with John Eastman. “I said, ‘Are you out of your effing mind? …. ‘You’re going to turn around and tell 78 million people in this country that your theory is this is how you’re going to invalidate their votes?’ — PolitiTweet.org

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Hannity expressing concern to Meadows in the run-up to Jan. 6. https://t.co/tm0FTlrYif — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alizaslav: 14 GOP senators who voted against a bipartisan bill to help expand health benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits d… — PolitiTweet.org

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Judge Luttig says if Trump succeded to get Pence to declare Trump the next president it “would have plunged America into what I believed would have been tantamount to a revolution” and “the first constitutional crisis since the founding of the Republic.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @morgan_rimmer: Committee showing a rioter on video saying "If Pence caved, we're going to drag m*f*rs through the streets" — PolitiTweet.org

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The goal is to get the bill on the floor next week — and since senators leave for the weekend today, they are trying to finalize bill text on the outstanding issues — PolitiTweet.org

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84-14, the Senate on Thursday passed legislation that would help millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service, per @alizaslav @jessicadean https://t.co/Vev3elVqGh — PolitiTweet.org

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Committee is going to make a direct link to Trump’s words and violence directed towards Pence, and one way they may do that, I’m told, is video the committee has of rioters saying they were acting at Trump’s direction — PolitiTweet.org

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Greg Pence, the brother of former Vice President Mike Pence, discounted Trump’s pressure campaign waged on his brother to overturn the election results. “Don’t think about it all,” he told me ahead of the hearing focusing on the issue, declining to comment further — PolitiTweet.org

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Bennie Thompson, who chairs the January 6 committee, says panel will invite Ginni Thomas to come talk to the committee "soon" in light of new emails that show she was communicating with right wing lawyer John Eastman.   "It's time for us to invite her to come talk,” per @MZanona — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer, talking about New Mexico county's refusal to certify primary vote, blames conspiracies pushed by Trump. "His ego is so huge and infantile that he is undermining American democracy." — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden closer to getting the first confirmed ATF nominee in years; floor vote expected to be mostly along party lines — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @igorbobic: one big Democratic priority agreed to in principle now in danger of falling out of the gun violence bill — PolitiTweet.org

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Cornyn just told reporters they’re in a “good place” on red flag issue. He added: “The so-called boyfriend loophole continues to be a challenge,” saying “one option” is to drop it if from package. Key day of talks this afternoon — PolitiTweet.org

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More on the disagreements they are trying to hammer out https://t.co/xCq6koPnSb — PolitiTweet.org

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Cornyn says on Hewitt’s radio show that gun negotiators have “run out of their rope” and need to make some final decisions on outstanding issues. Those issues: Funding for red flag laws and how to deal with the so-called boyfriend loophole. The group of four meets this afternoon — PolitiTweet.org

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“Had the Vice President of the United States obeyed the President of the United States, America would immediately have been plunged into what would have been tantamount to a revolution within a paralyzing constitutional crisis,” Judge Luttig will testify https://t.co/COjgQVdIKp — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kpolantz: That "grift" bombshell the House Jan 6 committee outlined re: Trump fundraising after the election? @KaraScannell and I loo… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CNNPolitics: House January 6 committee has email correspondence between conservative attorney John Eastman and Ginni Thomas, a conserva… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheLeadCNN: Republican senators accuse Attorney General Garland of not enforcing a law that essentially bans picketing outside of house… — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s unclear if they can reach an agreement to finalize bill text by tomorrow, which had been the goal.  Cornyn said he’s “little more optimistic but until we get an agreement, there’s nothing.” He said talks are continuing in good faith tonight with Murphy, Sinema and Tillis. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. John Cornyn, leaving a meeting after about an hour of talks on guns, told us: “We don’t have agreement on the points that I told you about.” Those points: how to structure federal funding for state red flag laws and closing the so-called boyfriend loophole. — PolitiTweet.org

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Absolutely heartbreaking news — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RamCNN: Nine-page plan to occupy congressional buildings on January 6, 2021, released in court filing https://t.co/TLga58rZ6E From @HBR… — PolitiTweet.org

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The campaign of Herschel Walker publicly acknowledged this week that the Republican Senate candidate has a second son with a woman who was not his wife, @MichaelRWarren reports https://t.co/Kot3NGZ1e3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Cornyn describes two snags in gun talks. And dispute over red flag laws, with conservatives such as Hawley, who have "major concerns" with provisions in framework, and Dems like Blumenthal saying "hundreds of millions of dollars" are needed to enact violence-preventing laws https://t.co/siUb9xfstI — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: Dr. Anthony Fauci has tested positive for Covid-19, the NIH confirms. It's the first time since the pandemic began. NIH… — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if it's a heavy lift to get it done this week, Cornyn said, "It's a lift." https://t.co/z6w4HWvaro — PolitiTweet.org