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Lot of GOP senators mum on gun package until legislative text is drafted. Thune, Fischer and others say seeing a framework is not enough. Grassley sounds open to it but also uncertain. “I think they are very reasonable, but you are going to have to see what the text says.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Cornyn on whether the NRA could bring down gun bill: “I don’t think any single organization is going to control the outcome.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“There's apparently some money left over that can't be used for the infrastructure bill that's available as an option,” he said — PolitiTweet.org

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New - John Cornyn tells us he wants the gun bill text drafted this week with the goal of allowing Schumer to take it to the floor next week. No price tag yet. Asked him how bill will be paid for, and he noted it’ll be partly financed by unused money for infrastructure projects. — PolitiTweet.org

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Durbin would not commit to vote on guns package before the July 4th break but told us they were trying to “seize the moment” to avoid risking losing momentum if another issue comes to the fore. “We shouldn’t overlook the fact that this is not an easy task” of drafting text — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell mentions economy, inflation and burn pits legislation in his opening floor remarks. No mention of the guns deal. He issued a paper statement yesterday praising the talks but hasn’t spoken today about it. Bill needs to be drafted but Dems want a vote before July 4 recess — PolitiTweet.org

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The Jan. 6 hearings will feature different members leading questioning. Rep. Jamie Raskin told me that he will lead the questioning during the hearing focused on domestic extremism and terrorism. — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer on gun package: — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said “will let you know” when asked by @tedbarrettcnn if he would vote for gun legislation agreement announced over the weekend. — PolitiTweet.org

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Giuliani denies being drunk on election night and blames Cheney, though Trump aide Jason Miller testified that Giuliani was “definitely intoxicated” then — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: CNN’s @jaketapper followed up with Lofgren on air just now, saying Trump family benefiting from “grift.” Lofgren said t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KaraScannell: Giuliani's attorney says Giuliani was not drunk on election night. “Giuliani denies all falsehoods by the angry and misgu… — PolitiTweet.org

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Lofgren added: “Now it's for someone else to decide whether that's illegal or not. That's not the purview of a legislative committee.” Bennie Thompson said similar — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Zoe Lofgren if they evidence of Trump committing financial crimes. “We’re a legislative committee. And it's clear that he intentionally misled his donors, asked them to donate to a fund that didn't exist and used the money raised for something other than what is said.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Lofgren indicates to us that the committee does not need Bill Stepien to testify in person anymore bc the videoed deposition was sufficient. Barr not needed in person either. Said Barr’s 2.5 hours before Committee in private is “sufficient” — PolitiTweet.org

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In video, committee details how much money Trump camp raised after the election by spreading false claims, including $100 million in a week and about $250 million total — PolitiTweet.org

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“The 2020 election was not close,” Ben Ginsberg, veteran GOP election attorney, testifies. On fraud claims, Ginsberg says “the simple fact is the Trump campaign did not make its case.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Barr was a loyal Trump AG until Nov. 3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Bjay Pak, Trump’s former US attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, testifies that alleged “suitcase full of ballots” was actually a “lockbox to make sure ballots were kept safe” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rich Donaghue, former acting deputy general, is testifying at later hearing, Lofgren says. But Committee shows video of his testimony giving a rebuttal of Trump’s fraud claims — which he told him at the time. “I’m told him flat-out much of the information he’s getting is false.” — PolitiTweet.org

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6-3, the Supreme Court makes it much more difficult for immigrants to challenge immigration policies in court, per ⁦@Tierney_Megan⁩ https://t.co/enkotTFaP2 — PolitiTweet.org

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“The president was as mad as I’ve ever seen,” Barr says of his interaction with Trump after Barr told AP there was no evidence of widespread election fraud. Barr says he told Trump “there was no evidence of fraud in Detroit.” Says he told Trump Dominion claims were “crazy stuff” — PolitiTweet.org

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Kushner says he told Trump not to take advice from Rudy. Trump responded: “I have confidence in Rudy.” — PolitiTweet.org

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July 2020: “Top Republicans are urging senior Trump campaign officials to press the President to change his messaging and embrace mail-in voting, warning that the party could lose the battle for control of Congress and WH if he doesn't change his tune” https://t.co/jEvTEYo8c7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Stepien testified he and Kevin McCarthy privately “made our case” to Trump why mail-in voting was “not a bad thing for his campaign.” Says they argued to embrace it. But the “president’s mind was made up.” “We were echoing the same argument,” Stepien says of he and McCarthy — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about her view about what her dad should have said on Nov. 3, Ivanka Trump: “I don’t know that I had a firm view of what he should say in that circumstance.” — PolitiTweet.org

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In video, Jason Miller confirms Rudy had too much to drink that night. Rudy pressed Trump to declare victory and say Trump “won it outright,” per Miller. Both Jason Miller and Stepien thought it was too soon to say they won. But Rudy was saying: “They’re stealing it from us.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Thompson says there are “several hours” of Stepien’s testimony in closed deposition that they will show parts of today — PolitiTweet.org

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“I never saw any evidence whatsoever to sustain those allegations," says Eric Herschmann, a Trump WH lawyer on fraud — PolitiTweet.org

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Matt Morgan, Trump campaign general counsel, says in video clip released by committee that after Nov. 3 there was “not sufficient (election fraud) to be outcome determinative.” A WH lawyer also said in deposition he “never saw any evidence whatsoever” to sustain fraud allegations — PolitiTweet.org