I can’t even keep up with it all, so I’m dumping it in this thread:
I’m concerned with aspects of the Committee’s request that can be understood only as an attempt to intimidate, bully, & treat improperly the distinguished professionals of the Department of State, including several career FSOs. pic.twitter.com/QRtMaXlhQM
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) October 1, 2019
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: I’m told that Pompeo’s office in recent days asked State Department HR/IG if they could “discipline” officers for “failure to follow direction” if they cooperate with Congress.
— Scott Stedman (indefinite hiatus) (@ScottMStedman) October 1, 2019
House impeachment investigators respond to Pompeo: If he was on the July Trump Ukraine call, "Pompeo is now a fact witness in the House impeachment inquiry. He should immediately cease intimidating Department witnesses in order to protect himself and the President." pic.twitter.com/ZWFmHwxf9s
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) October 1, 2019
IMPEACHMENT LATEST: After @SecPompeo told Ds his officials won't comply w/their requests, State employees appear to be DEFYING Pompeo.
— Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) October 1, 2019
1st: Volker says he will testify. Yovanovitch too.
& now @karoun @John_Hudson report the State IG is coming 2 Hill tomorrow to turn over docs
I continue to believe that Elijah Cummings had the right idea when he suggested the House cut off the paychecks of government officials who stonewall congressional investigations. https://t.co/3r53lDbC83
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) October 1, 2019
Rep. Cohen on Sec. Pompeo: "I think that he is obstructing justice."https://t.co/zXzykrr0NB
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 1, 2019
Here's Trump's trade adviser, Peter Navarro, saying on Fox Business this morning that the impeachment inquiry is an "attempted coup d'etat," comparing House Dems to Stalin's secret police, and saying House Democrats could be "more dangerous" than China, Russia, or Iran. pic.twitter.com/76e0mVF2U9
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 1, 2019
NEW: A watchdog group asked a judge to issue an emergency order that the Trump admin preserve records of calls with foreign leaders. At a hearing today, DOJ wouldn't immediately make a voluntary assurance to keep the status quo, to the judge's puzzlement https://t.co/M5d4Z6r3h2
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) October 1, 2019
Because nothing is working for Trump and his anti-American minions as they try to explain away Trumps many crimes relating to the Ukraine Caper, they’ve come up with something new and unique to sell.
The Democrats, they claim, are impeaching Trump in order to knock Joe Biden out of the presidential race.
The old two birds with one rock gambit.
Mike Pence is corrupt.
Mike Pompeo is corrupt.
Trump is corrupt.
None of these men are in any way qualified to be the president.
If Mike and Mike, and Trump and Joe, all fall down then who will be left standing?
Elizabeth Warren certainly, and uber-Capitalist John Kasich?