Laurence Tribe

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QED — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

A great relief. But I’m not breathing easy. Not till the first witness sings. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

As @SpeakerPelosi said, all roads from Trump or McConnell — and I’d add Kevin McCarthy — lead to Putin. When the history of this dark time is written, that’ll be the through line. And our descendants will wonder why we insisted on so narrow a definition of treason. — PolitiTweet.org

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Great news for protecting American elections from foreign interference. I’m proud to have played a part in this political victory. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This is, of course, sick. But it’s par for the course with bottom-feeders like Trump. https://t.co/BgueD6rpSb — PolitiTweet.org

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“Congress has an important role here. While habitual lying is rarely impeachable, it should prompt a heightened oversight in national security,” including — AND THIS IS MY NEW TWIST — by the Impeachment Managers in demanding key rebuttal witnesses : https://t.co/HhGYU5oN0c — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepValDemings was terrific during the impeachment hearings. Up from poverty; ex-Police Chief; degree in criminology; mother of 3; long marriage to mayor of Orange County, FLA; woman of color from a swing state: Easy to imagine her as the VP pick for the Democratic nominee . . . — PolitiTweet.org

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I think Ben Wittes has this wrong. Yes, Trump’s vision of the presidency is on trial. But no, the vision he’s pretending to have isn’t the one Wittes attributes to him. He still claims “Do US a favor, though” never meant “Do ME a favor, though.” https://t.co/VyVhnO9SPa — PolitiTweet.org

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The fallacy in this oped is that Trump pretends to be using power not for the “Royal we” but for the country, and his base believes it. If he were honest about his motives — if he said “I’m in this for my ego and wealth” — even his base would abandon him. https://t.co/VyVhnO9SPa — PolitiTweet.org

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You abused your power, man! We’ve read the damn transcripts. They’re a confession. And it’s nice to see you at least recognize that being #ImpeachedForever (to quote @SpeakerPelosi) is a “stigma.” Plus the kind of fake “trial” McConnell plans won’t even diminish the stain. — PolitiTweet.org

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Imminent threat . . . for 7 months??? https://t.co/BIgV6ehcYg — PolitiTweet.org

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Inspiring beyond words https://t.co/z3yo4IyFSF — PolitiTweet.org

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How special . . . https://t.co/rJyGyAhfFb — PolitiTweet.org

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To the youngest victim of Iran’s shoot down of Ukraine’s PS752, one-year-old Kurdia Milani: May the shining promise of your beautiful smile light earth’s path to peace as your luminous soul finds its much-too-early rest. — PolitiTweet.org

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Bernie’s minions are good at swarming after Democrats standing in his way. I experienced it in 2016 the first time I raised modest questions about his gun control record. They were more vicious than Trumpsters. Not a good sign of how he’d govern. Just watch them hit me for this! — PolitiTweet.org

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Yes, @MikeBloomberg, a billion bucks is HUGE. I get it. But what better use of your unique, self-made fortune is there than to help defeat the greatest living enemy of democracy, decency, the rule of law, and planetary survival? What a legacy! https://t.co/vx5lW8PgmO — PolitiTweet.org

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With the Sec Def’s concession that he didn’t see any specific evidence of an imminent threat that made killing Soleimani an act of self-defense, it’s increasingly looking like summary execution without trial just to keep this president in office. Another gross abuse of power. — PolitiTweet.org

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With the Sec Def’s concession that he didn’t see any specific evidence of an imminent threat that made killing Soleimani an act of self-defense, it’s increasingly looking like summary execution without trial just to keep this president in power. Another gross abuse of power. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’d obviously support @BernieSanders against Trump. But I’d do so with a sense of almost certain doom. Waking up to a stunningly implausible surprise would be great. But risking nearly certain defeat? I ask myself: Why? I ask Bernie’s supporters the same Q https://t.co/3yl50nsPA5 — PolitiTweet.org

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As @SpeakerPelosi said on @ThisWeekABC, Donald Trump will be #ImpeachedForever. Only a real acquittal by an evidence-based process not rigged in advance could help clear his name — and his party. Those voting on motions to call witnesses & demand documents need to remember that. — PolitiTweet.org

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Hint: The U.S. Constitution is more than the sum of its textual parts. Some intriguing ideas that can’t be shown to violate any specific constitutional provision might nonetheless violate the *presuppositions* of the Constitution and thereby be fundamentally anticonstitutional — PolitiTweet.org

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Esper Says He ‘Didn’t See’ Specific Evidence Iranians Planned to Attack 4 Embassies. IF THE SEC DEF DIDN’T SEE SUCH EVIDENCE, IT DIDN’T EXIST. https://t.co/Y3Mc57J9u9 — PolitiTweet.org

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Hint: The U.S. Constitution is more than the sum of its textual parts. Some intriguing ideas that can’t be shown to violate any specific constitutional provision might nonetheless violate the “spirit” of the Constitution as a whole and thereby be fundamentally anticonstitutional — PolitiTweet.org

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Claim: Harvard Law students may be clever but can’t think creatively. Rebuttal: Read this new student note in the Harvard Law Review Verdict: It’s your move. — PolitiTweet.org

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CHALLENGE: Identify a genuine constitutional flaw in this novel proposal to cure our grossly unequal, manifestly undemocratic, and dismally dysfunctional political system by adding 127 new small States to the Union. Spoiler alert: You might not succeed. https://t.co/X97AHELeYE — PolitiTweet.org

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To be clear, I’m convinced that this ground for dismissing Article 2 would be totally bogus because Article I of the Constitution gives the House the “sole” power to impeach, not a power shared with the Article III Judicial Branch. Still, it might LOOK plausible. — PolitiTweet.org

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There’s the further point that a purely process-based impeachment article, even one as strong as Article 2, will be too easy politically for the Senate to dismiss 53-47 on the ground that, by stonewalling Congress, Trump hasn’t defied — or directed anyone to defy —any court order — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

There’s a lot to be said for this Conway/Katyal one-article scheme — except that it smells like a scheme. If @SpeakerPelosi takes this course, I’d support her strongly. But I’d worry that she’d lose the high ground, which is what will count most after the Senate’s fake acquittal — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

As @tedlieu has rightly said, a FAKE ACQUITTAL is the most a FAKE TRIAL can give President Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

McConnell & Co are counting on Americans having short attention spans, shorter memories, and lots of distractions — PolitiTweet.org