Laurence Tribe

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

The minority was dragging this out interminably and would’ve accused @RepJerryNadler of voting to impeach under cover of darkness had Nadler not adjourned till morning. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Is it a “trial” if the defendant runs the proceedings? What about the ancient principle that nobody can be the judge of his own case? — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I’m at a loss for words — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This is sheer lunacy. Presumably Huckabee knows it. These guys are crackpots. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Unless the markup goes on through the 10 PM hour, I’ll be discussing the Articles of Impeachment with @Lawrence on MSNBC. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Wow. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I’m joining @ChrisCuomo on CNN tonight in the 9 PM hour ET and @Lawrence on MSNBC in the 10 PM hour ET. Spoiler alert: We’ll be discussing the Articles of Impeachment — and what it all means. Hope you tune in! — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

BS! He released the (doctored) transcript because he was desperate and thought his dictatorial Article II powers made it “perfect” to shake down an ally to help his re-election and placate Russia. The whistleblower is now totally irrelevant. — PolitiTweet.org

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Those demanding “Where’s the crime?” forget that the U.S. Constitution is LAW — indeed, it’s what Article VI reminds us is “the Supreme Law of the Land” — and that abusing the power the Constitution confers on the president is a violation of that law. https://t.co/j6WmkM0ecx — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

.@EricHolder is right. https://t.co/Zi47SALEpM — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Dismissing this Emoluments Clause suit by Maryland and DC at this stage would be an extraordinary and unjustified step the 15-judge Circuit Court is unlikely to take. https://t.co/pQkqXpsIxv — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

OF COURSE Zelensky “felt pressure” to do Trump’s bidding! Expecting him to admit it now — and alienate the vindictive Trump — would be just plain crazy. https://t.co/F1YssQaATg — PolitiTweet.org

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Getting a foreign nation’s help (Russia’s) and an announcement that his opponent was being investigated (by Comey) “worked once for Trump, so why would anybody doubt that he tried to use the same winning formula again, this time with Ukraine?” https://t.co/6NyuvlSE0g — PolitiTweet.org

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The rumored Senate plan to hold a Potemkin trial rather than a real one would befit Moscow Mitch but, as @JRubinBlogger, powerfully argues, would be a sham pointing decisively to the president’s guilt https://t.co/CoIKu0O0w8 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

From @allinwithchris during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Articles of Impeachment against President Trump https://t.co/5BLpeB7y60 — PolitiTweet.org

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In a brilliant and moving statement, @RepJerryNadler perfectly summed up the necessity of removing Donald Trump before his continuing pattern of abusing power, enlisting foreign intrusion into our elections, and defying law leave us with a dictatorship https://t.co/0cnpkt0vri — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Repubs can’t refute the evidence that Trump is still abusing his power, betraying our national security, corrupting his office and compromising the upcoming election — so of course they’d prefer a trial without witnesses or documents, all of which would be incriminating. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@mayawiley is right to keep #Barr in the spotlight. He’s an utter disgrace not only to the Justice Department but to the legal profession. We should thank our lucky stars that he wasn’t Trump’s Attorney General from the start. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Amen, @mayawiley! — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I’ll be joining @chrislhayes on MSNBC’s @allinwithchris early in the 8 pm EST hour tonight to discuss the Articles of Impeachment and their significance — historical and practical. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Impeachment for corruptly motivated schemes to use public power for private gain is clearly authorized as @OrinKerr explains here https://t.co/NvVR7DPqPM — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

WTHF is right! And what’s Lavrov doing there anyway? What about Zelensky? Isn’t he the one who was promised a WH mtg? Oh, right, he didn’t do Trump’s bidding by sliming Biden. So of course: we slyly kiss up to Russia and toss Ukraine to the wolves while Zelensky meets with Putin. — PolitiTweet.org

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Lavrov won’t even give Trump cover by backing up his account of what they discussed. Dramatic proof of what the power dynamic is between Putin and our about-to-be impeached president! https://t.co/QnU3WA1Kbv — PolitiTweet.org

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Right @JoyceWhiteVance. And the parallel passage in Article I permits House managers to introduce during the Senate trial evidence set forth in Volume 1 of the Mueller Report detailing the Russian intrusion into the 2016 election invited and exploited by the Trump campaign. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I see it as a masterstroke, but I might be less than wholly objective https://t.co/SkxmlgqHk0 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

The simplicity of the two Trump Articles is a great virtue. It’s also a bit of an illusion: #Both Articles contain language pointing to a “consistent” pattern of similar “previous” conduct — language that opens a multitude of windows. https://t.co/qH0GZmHMki — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

A district court victory in our El Paso case against Trump’s unlawful wall project https://t.co/5bJdPzs0o9 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I share @OrinKerr’s disagreement with @JoshMBlackman and am staying tuned! — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

So McConnell wants to hold USMCA hostage so the impeachment trial can be depicted as the obstacle to a bipartisan trade deal. So the turtle is a snake. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

In both Articles: “President Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to . . . the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law.” — PolitiTweet.org