Robert Costa

Robert Costa @costareports

Bob Woodward finds "seven conspiratorial actions" by Trump and Bannon... "the violent language, of course, it was manifest, the violence itself, on Jan. 6." https://t.co/l7LVpRq9cA — PolitiTweet.org

Robert Costa @costareports

RT @DennisKoch10: NPC Book Event: Robert Costa, "Peril" @PressClubDC Washington Post reporter and National Press Club member Robert Costa… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @costareports: thread on Willard from "Peril" After Pence leaves Oval on Jan. 5, Trump is furious. Pence isn't breaking. He opens the d… — PolitiTweet.org

Robert Costa @costareports

RT @costareports: Join me at an upcoming event: Monday, November 8, 7:30 p.m. New York's 92nd Street Y https://t.co/peD1jrzT2t Friday, No… — PolitiTweet.org

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1-2-21: Eastman memo circulated by WH to Sen. Lee, others. Want top GOP buy-in on delaying cert. due to 'alternate electors,' even though none exist. 1-4-21: VP, his aides confronted by Eastman & Trump in Oval. Push Pence to buy-in, just do it. 1-5-21: Willard war room — PolitiTweet.org

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12-30-20: Per "Peril," Bannon talks by phone w/ Trump, urges focus on 6th/VP. Trump agrees, talks w others. Comes back from FL, skips NYE party. "We said and told President Trump, 'you need to kill this administration in the crib,'" Bannon later confirms. https://t.co/MWH66vhL4G — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @threader_app: @Michael_02895 Hi, you can read this thread from @costareports here: https://t.co/QtVtfMDrvM — PolitiTweet.org

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.@maggieNYT is spot-on here. NYT story stirred up Trump and those working behind scenes at the Willard. So much of what happened that night was a reaction to Pence, a reaction to NYT, a reaction to lawmakers (like Cruz) saying they would only go so far... https://t.co/Sny3P3zNQJ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: Addendum here to terrific Costa/Woodward reporting - Trump ordered this statement issued because of NYT reporting that Pence… — PolitiTweet.org

Robert Costa @costareports

By the time Trump takes the stage on Jan. 6, he has pulled every possible lever of power to try to stay in power. Courts via Rudy. VP via Eastman. Lawmakers. DOJ. Now, all that is left to stoke, the last lever, is the sprawling crowd before him./end — PolitiTweet.org

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Based on our reporting, the Willard scene on Jan. 5, 2021 and into early hours of Jan. 6, 2021 is the culmination of a pressure campaign to prevent Biden from taking office. They first tried (and failed) in the courts. Then they pushed Eastman memo/argument to VP. Relentless. — PolitiTweet.org

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Giuliani wonders if he should go see Pence at the Naval Observatory. A 1-on-1. Make it happen. Old school, Trump lawyer to VP. For Pence advisers, the suggestion "felt straight out of a bad mafia movie." (p. 233) — PolitiTweet.org

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With Bannon, Trump brought up his meeting with Pence. There had been a power shift. "He was very arrogant," Trump said. "Very arrogant," Trump repeated. To Bannon and others, Trump's four words were sobering. Pence was not going to break. But Trump, Willard crew kept pushing... — PolitiTweet.org

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"This breaks protocol," Short said tersely. [Jason] Miller refused to retract a word. "The vice president has the ability to do this, he needs to be loyal," Miller said. Trump soon called Giuliani, and then called Steve Bannon, who was also at the Willard. (p. 234) — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump decides to act, with help from Willard war room. Push Pence to brink. "Late Tuesday evening... Trump directed his campaign to issue a statement claiming that he and Pence were in 'total agreement that the Vice President has the power to act.' [Marc] Short was stunned." — PolitiTweet.org

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"People in the streets were yelling, delighted and almost euphoric about Trump possibly taking back the election on Wednesday. They waited to see Giuliani and other Trump stars emerge from the Willard. They nodded warmly at others in red hats, a movement in total solidarity." — PolitiTweet.org

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With his back to the wall and Pence not budging, and Senate Rs holding to doing their own thing, Trump decides to turn to the Willard group for backup, for more aggression. He knows the mob is outside. He knows Bannon, Giuliani, Boris, Eastman, etc. are over there. (p. 232-233) — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump then calls Senator Cruz. You need to object to all the states that could be raised by the House, Trump said. Cruz says his group will object to Arizona and focus on calling for his proposed commission to probe the election. Trump is unhappy, wants more to be done. (p. 232) — PolitiTweet.org

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"Trump went around the room, asking for advice about congressional Republicans. 'How do we get them to do the right thing?' he asked. No one offered an answer that satisfied him." — PolitiTweet.org

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"As staffers filed in, some began to shiver. Still, Trump did not close the door... The noise outside grewe louder, almost like a party. 'Isn't that great?' Trump exclaimed. 'Tomorrow is going to be a big day.'" (p. 231) — PolitiTweet.org

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thread on Willard from "Peril" After Pence leaves Oval on Jan. 5, Trump is furious. Pence isn't breaking. He opens the door near the Resolute Desk. "A rush of cold air blasted the room." He can hear the mob in the streets outside the Willard. He's elated to hear them. (p. 230) — PolitiTweet.org

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In “Peril,” we detail how Trump was talking to Bannon and Giuliani on the night of Jan. 5, as Bannon and Giuliani worked out of a “war room” at Willard. Those scenes were cited in Bannon subpoena. Post colleagues keep up the reporting on this key night. https://t.co/dwJ8s93fpp — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ClesterRebecca: 1/5 I am reading Bob Woodward & Robert Costas book titled "Peril." Just the Prologue is pulse pounding & explains what… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SimonBooks: "Peril" by @realBobWoodward and @costareports Available now: https://t.co/a7Xiit6U82 One of the most important books of… — PolitiTweet.org

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“Why is Bannon’s testimony necessary? Bannon prodded Trump to ‘focus on January 6th,’ according to The Post’s Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, and was in frequent contact with the White House in the lead-up to that day.” ⁦@RuthMarcus⁩ https://t.co/ovT6KPbxPu — PolitiTweet.org

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New reporting from @jamiegangel and her colleagues: "Investigators... want to know if any funding came from domestic extremists or foreign sources, sources say." https://t.co/jGKLVlTgg5 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZcohenCNN: NEW: The House select committee is zeroing in on the financing behind events & people associated w/ January 6, including $$… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @11thHour: The full House vote finds Bannon in contempt. Also, The New York Times reports that the Justice Dept. has added prosecutors t… — PolitiTweet.org

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"The highest price the former president paid for this role was losing access to Facebook and Twitter... But beyond that? He was impeached — and then acquitted by his allies. He's unchastened." @pbump https://t.co/YCVT60QR8g — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @costareports: Philly folks: city legend and fellow Bucks County native Michael Smerconish @smerconish will join me at the Free Library… — PolitiTweet.org