Trump Towers Istanbul gets a second look after president’s surprise Syria move https://t.co/94OKlMF9iO
— ≡l≡v≡nth (@3L3V3NTH) October 7, 2019
Category: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Smash and grab
Trump is considering pulling out of the open skies treaty. Definitely a birthday weekend for Putin
— Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 (@OlgaNYC1211) October 7, 2019
At this point trump is acting like a kamikaze pilot destroying America in any way he can and in a hurry. At home and especially abroad. We will pay for a long time from his damage pic.twitter.com/92ts8tzDbm
The Trump administration is pulling out of the Open Skies Treaty, which allows the United States and our allies and partners in Europe to monitor Russian military deployments. Withdrawal risks dividing the transatlantic alliance. #Russia https://t.co/Zqst365U4J pic.twitter.com/UmbPR7cuRO
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 7, 2019
We are now pulling out of the Open Skies Treaty? Really? Please tell me this can't be true. https://t.co/2KfZoYA8ep
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) October 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/mikercarpenter/status/1181321896203313152
Going down the tubes
John Brennan Says CIA Would Now Asses the United States as ‘Very Corrupt’: ‘It’s No Longer a Democracy’ https://t.co/7IoSNUSiqW
— Suburban Guerrilla 💙 (@SusieMadrak) October 7, 2019
Imagine that
~ susie
The whistleblower became concerned that a political appointee was violating the independence of the IRS audit system. https://t.co/Cju9zDq7Nz
— Slate (@Slate) October 3, 2019
Jesus Christ
This is just what we know of, people. It’s getting bigger by the hour:
Trump Envoys Pushed Ukraine to Commit to Investigations https://t.co/BiX3wzeLyd
— Suburban Guerrilla 💙 (@SusieMadrak) October 4, 2019
Chapter 2
BREAKING: IG Briefing Wasn't About Trump-Zelensky Call, But Attempts to Falsely Smear the Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine to Retroactively Justify Her Firing; the Firing Was in Fact—Reports Confirm—Intended to Enable Giuliani Becoming Trump's Secret Emissary to Ukraine https://t.co/6QdI2mJglB
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) October 2, 2019
Senior Trump officials, including 'Vino Vixen,' harassed, abused, retaliated against career State Dept. employees: IG report https://t.co/oP3pXCRARr
— 💙CaroleKing🌻DemocracyBeats🫶🏿🫶🏾🫶🏼🗳️🇺🇦 (@carolekingnyc) October 2, 2019
Gotcha
You knew he was in the middle of this:
Senior officials say Trump repeatedly involved Vice President Mike Pence in efforts to shake down Ukraine’s president, including having Pence tell him aid was being withheld and press him to investigate “corruption” (a.k.a. allegations against the Bidens) https://t.co/Y2w8V1yJiB
— The Moscow Project (@moscow_project) October 2, 2019
Oh dear
https://twitter.com/xeni/status/1179132126337388544
No sharks with lasers?
Trump wanted to dig a water-filled trench at the border stocked with snakes or alligators. He wanted a wall electrified with spikes on top. And he suggested migrants be shot in the legs to slow them down. From the stunning new book by @juliehdavis @shearm https://t.co/tFeCqvE02x
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) October 1, 2019
Impeachment roundup
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