Sad!
Trump anti-discrimination official once called most hate crimes hoaxes https://t.co/idBseGNn6L
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) September 27, 2018
The top federal official responsible for enforcing fair lending laws has a 14-year history of racially charged comments about the "N-word" and the birther movement. https://t.co/91Q9Nmh3q1
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) October 3, 2018
In other words: Trump has ordered the release of the text messages of 5 of his self-declared enemies within DOJ. pic.twitter.com/xomUFwmrOW
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) September 17, 2018
But he won't release his own taxes. https://t.co/EdylE2sGqx
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) September 17, 2018
I look forward to the American people seeing the multiple streams of information that showed probable cause to surveil Carter Page. I am also pleased the people will learn more about Bruce Ohr's testimony that the Russians had @realDonaldTrump "over a barrel."#MondayMotivation https://t.co/ZSHcR5okpO
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) September 17, 2018
This is truly unprecedented.
It has the potential the backfire on the President as information that would normally not find its way into a court filing (such as raw intel, tips, hearsay, law enforcement discussions) will be made public. https://t.co/vDg0vUE25I
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) September 17, 2018
This is unprecedented during an active investigation – and by a President under investigation https://t.co/tT3da8KdNA
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) September 17, 2018
Trump is ordering the DOJ to release documents about an ongoing investigation that touches on him and many of his associates. Unclear whether this risky gambit will pay off or backfire. See analysis from @LauraAJarrett and @mkraju here: https://t.co/LvXBSe4cpW https://t.co/Uv9A0qYEm9
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) September 17, 2018
Stunning. Would like to hear what Rosenstein has to say about this. https://t.co/n3jMtQexcO
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) September 17, 2018
In addition, if and when these documents and records are released it guarantees that this is in the national discussion leading up to the mid-term elections.
So much for any imagined "quiet period" in the Russia investigation. https://t.co/vDg0vUE25I
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) September 17, 2018
What would you think if you saw it another country? https://t.co/igR4BATefD
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) September 17, 2018
Lawless. He is absolutely lawless. @realDonaldTrump is the subject of an investigation. Using his power to selectively release classified information is an abuse of power. His days of unchecked abuse are numbered. Tick tock. We will just mark this as another exhibit. https://t.co/9qbxhiRY5B
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) September 17, 2018
New statement from @RepAdamSchiff, on Trump's release of all that new classified Russia probe info: pic.twitter.com/6zlUtcZbZJ
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) September 17, 2018
Important thread 👇🏽 https://t.co/qlPOoRaEUM
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) September 17, 2018
US intel officials, blindsided by President Trump's declassification order for Russia invest files, are hoping White House will allow formal declassification review and damage assessment before they are forced to release the docs, officials tell @NBCNews. https://t.co/L48J7GWGyZ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 18, 2018
Trump could put himself in legal jeopardy with Russia declassification order: former DOJ official https://t.co/cxuWP8fPh8
— Salon (@Salon) September 18, 2018
This is an especially dangerous abuse of power by this President. He places his self interest above the national security interests of the country. https://t.co/KJohV6V3tY
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) September 18, 2018
So I've had a couple conversations this morning with some former and current IC people.
The line crossed on this declassification-as-obstruction is redder than you can imagine.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 18, 2018
"It is extraordinary for a president to be involved in day-to-day declassification decisions." — @carriecordero https://t.co/mTJPBVvByi
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) September 18, 2018
Holy cow
“Neither DOJ nor the FBI has any idea how the redaction process for this announcement is being handled, and they think it’s possible that the White House is just doing it on its own and could release this material as early as Monday night…” https://t.co/zW6N1s7pme
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) September 17, 2018
Trump makes everything partisan. How can we believe these people will be fair?
Those uniformed sheriffs who applauded Trump’s tirade against the press? I talked to them to ask if they felt conflicted. They loved it. “We got to see our president chewing some serious ass.”
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) September 7, 2018
Trump isn’t just going after illegal immigrants. He’s going after some people who became citizens and even people who were born here. Nothing will stop this as long as Republicans control both houses of Congress.
Here is an issue that is crying out for congressional inquiry. Americans, overwhelmingly Latinos and including veterans, are having their citizenship questioned, and being denied passports. Outrageous and unacceptable.
GOP response: Hear no evil, see no evil, do no oversight. https://t.co/nAJcHWZuKW
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) August 30, 2018
If history is a guide, stripping passports/citizenship is another step in the authoritarian playbook. Americans are tired of this bigotry. https://t.co/arSlANxZZr
— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) August 31, 2018
Birtherism is now federal policy. Anyone who is not white is suspected of not being a real American. https://t.co/cAByZAL4ps
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) August 29, 2018
Hear me out: kids in cages and Latino Americans being denied passports are not a separate story from Trump’s move to fire Mueller.
He is trying to rally and consolidate his hard base to force Republicans’ silence when he shuts it all down.
Democracy hanging in the balance.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 30, 2018
I don't shock easily these days, but this is shocking (but also predictable). And if you think it can't happen to you because you're not Latino, you're a fool: if these people prevail, everyone will be at risk https://t.co/Ts8LEjEmai
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 30, 2018
Jews (unfortunately) have quite a bit of experience being denaturalized. . . which is why we should be sounding the alarm as the Trump administration starts stripping passports both from naturalized citizens and even some born in the US.https://t.co/FTX1GYFBAB
— Jill Jacobs (@rabbijilljacobs) August 30, 2018
The US government is denying passports to Hispanic Americans along the border.
In some cases, passport applicants with birth certificates are being jailed in immigration detention centers and entered into deportation proceedings.https://t.co/TIJlNwyRZh
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) September 3, 2018
WATCH: Trump admin. is denying passports to American citizens at the border, asking for obscure documents to prove they were born in the U.S. #mtpdaily@chucktodd: “Is this the burden of proof?”
Immigration attorney Jaime Diez: "Yes. They're asking for things that no one has." pic.twitter.com/Ve7jYrbXpZ— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) August 30, 2018
State Department response:
Dishonest reporting by @washingtonpost. The truth is: domestic passport denials for so-called “midwife cases” have actually decreased during the Trump administration. Stop perpetuating inaccurate claims & biased reporting. https://t.co/sSzD8fO9jx
— Heather Nauert (@statedeptspox) August 31, 2018
In sum: @StateDept refuses to cooperate before story is published and then @statedeptspox issues misleading statement with manipulated data in vain effort to rebut it. Not how the process is supposed to work. pic.twitter.com/CDJbWCK3wI
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) September 3, 2018
I would not be shocked in Trump pardoned Manafort. Since Cohen implicated Trump, he won’t be getting a pardon.
Source close to the White House says what a lot of people are thinking, with Trump on his way to W. Va.: "What if he pardons Manafort live on television? This is crisis PR firms worst nightmare.."
— Tarini Parti (@tparti) August 21, 2018
https://t.co/d1pQ1TACK8 pic.twitter.com/yD2jzL3jt4
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) August 21, 2018
Your depressing must-read of the day. https://t.co/16BSG4UTbF
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 10, 2018
This trend pre-dates Trump.
White-collar crime prosecutions are on track to reach an all-time low this year (via @TRACReports data) https://t.co/NbIkpF86tO pic.twitter.com/B5YoEIMLqL
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) August 7, 2018
"Federal prosecutions of white-collar crime — a category that includes tax, corporate, health-care or securities fraud, among other crimes — are on track this year to reach their lowest level on record."
Opinion at @washingtonpost: https://t.co/didaR1MKe2
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) August 7, 2018
If a “stand your ground” law is in place, someone can use up to lethal force even if he can safely retreat while under imminent threat.
Now half of US states have laws like this on the books: https://t.co/vuXigsLrPe pic.twitter.com/G21lMYd2ar
— Vox (@voxdotcom) July 28, 2018
Attorney Benjamin Crump: “Stand your ground" law is "a license to kill people of color with no consequences." https://t.co/qcwoo0gdu2
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 29, 2018
What you need to know about 'stand your ground' laws https://t.co/ouj4Dp8ots pic.twitter.com/cd2fY6FhNZ
— CNN (@CNN) July 29, 2018
"We're here for justice," says emotional father of victim in fatal "stand your ground" shooting. "It was an uncalled for murder. My son didn't deserve to die like this, period." https://t.co/OfNMm2TA8M pic.twitter.com/Cr1kh3jsRF
— ABC News (@ABC) July 26, 2018
An armed citizen shouldn't be mall-copping his way through life, provoking confrontations. What a terrible abuse of Florida's stand your ground law. This killer should face a jury of his peers: https://t.co/fsLdu91MGQ
— David French (@DavidAFrench) July 23, 2018
Black victims are the least likely of any racial group to have their killings result in an arrest, The Post has found https://t.co/rS45gdJzMU
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 25, 2018
Thanks to Trump and his lying supporters who have trashed intelligence and law enforcement agencies for political gain.
Partisan differences in views of the FBI have increased markedly over the past year https://t.co/futnnyceXw pic.twitter.com/sDsrParQky
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) July 24, 2018
Quinnipiac Poll: six in 10 whites who have graduated from college, and a larger share of blacks, say FBI is not biased against Trump and call Russia probe legitimate. majorities call it a "witch hunt" only among Republicans and whites without college degrees
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 24, 2018
Sad!