Over 140 Trump-Russia contacts

Mueller increases the number of known Trump-Russia contacts from 102 to over 140. But keep claiming “no collusion.” https://t.co/WsyWff6BCH
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) April 19, 2019

I am not amused when Trump jokes about term limits

This is how authoritarians act. If he loses in 2020, he may not leave voluntarily.

Trump again jokes about staying on as president for more than two terms https://t.co/Ho9kg0ERyQ
— Derek Cressman (@DerekCressman) April 20, 2019

Vigilantes in New Mexico

BREAKING: FBI arrests Larry Mitchell Hopkins, leader of The United Constitutional Patriots, an armed border militia group that spreads far-right conspiracies and rounds up asylum seekers on the border https://t.co/a45GiTaY67
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 20, 2019

An armed militia, the United Constitutional Patriots, is detaining families of migrants in the New Mexico desert. “We cannot allow racist and armed vigilantes to kidnap and detain people seeking asylum,” says the ACLU. My story: https://t.co/7cuHrExe5X via ⁦@nytimes⁩
— Simon Romero (@viaSimonRomero) April 18, 2019

A militia group near the US-Mexico border detained hundreds of people this week, New Mexico's attorney general told CNN.

Video footage shows people in full military fatigues, with handguns strapped to their sides, wearing gloves and face masks. https://t.co/r2RnrQw5zr pic.twitter.com/kiap7XyOXu
— CNN (@CNN) April 20, 2019

An armed pro-Trump militia in New Mexico appears to be detaining migrants at the border and working with Border Patrol agents to coordinate their arrests. ACLU says these are kidnappings by vigilantes: https://t.co/gjGyvsGaV2
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) April 18, 2019

New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham tells militia group to stop arresting migrants at the border: "Regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone." https://t.co/wwcZxZ3o5q
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 19, 2019

"We came down here not as a militia, but as a group of Americans to help protect the border from the crisis going on down here," United Constitutional Patriots New Mexico Border Ops spokesman Jim Benvie said. https://t.co/0kljB78NFb
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 20, 2019

My statement with @SenatorTomUdall:

Reports of a militia group illegally operating in New Mexico and intimidating asylum seekers must be immediately investigated by the proper authorities. (1/3) https://t.co/w7tic4ZCcC
— Martin Heinrich (@MartinHeinrich) April 19, 2019

563 days until the election: who led at this point in the past

563 DAYS TO GO:
2008 Dem: Clinton led by 9.7 points.
2008 GOP: Giuliani led by 12.2 points.
2012 GOP: Romney led by 7.4 points.
2016 Dem: Clinton led by 56.6 points.
2016 GOP: Bush led by 1.8 points.https://t.co/OLynKLRaJh
— Who led? (@LedPast) April 20, 2019

Rudy Giuliani’s bizarre comments

He’s lost it.

“Even if it’s true, it is not.” — Rudy Giuliani, the once-upon-a-time “America’s Mayor,” on national tv today.

Did you think Crazy Rudy could ever top “Truth isn’t truth”?

I must admit I didn’t.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) April 20, 2019

McGahn’s statements were made to Mueller and the FBI and he could have been charged if he lied to them.

Giuliani has already demonstrated that he is willing to lie to the press. https://t.co/WBUOR1lrP4
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) April 20, 2019

Rudy Giuliani Is Shocked—Shocked!—at the Idea We'd Demand Morality from Public Officials https://t.co/NYHNmHZQKe pic.twitter.com/BUQJx56ffw
— Esquire (@esquire) April 19, 2019

More on liar Sarah Sanders

They won’t fire her so the networks should ban her and boycott her press conferences.

The @PressSec is quadrupling down on the lies told to the American people by now distancing herself from her claim she *personally* was contacted by FBI employees. Lost on no one is that her comments to Mueller (under penalty of perjury) were different. pic.twitter.com/E2C4gTaKrj
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) April 20, 2019

The quote is “She should be let go. She should be fired. End of story. When there is a lack of credibility there, you have to start lopping the heads off.”

Pretending that Ryan was calling for violence is more incitement than anything she said.

https://t.co/PNFpHdagl8
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) April 20, 2019

I support April Ryan. She does a great job on CNN. Unlike Sanders, she is honest.

Sarah Sanders denies she admitted to Mueller that she lied https://t.co/dOY7gZuX0H
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 19, 2019

She’s a proven liar.

Let’s remember *why* @PressSec lying to the public is relevant: It falsely bolstered Trump’s pretextual reasons for firing Comey, ostensibly because of his performance. Sanders knew that wasn’t the real reason, and her lies were part and parcel of the cover up. https://t.co/JKbYCoAF2t
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) April 19, 2019

These appearances now raise complex questions. Henceforth how does press treat Sarah Sanders? Does it rely on her less? Remind listeners/readers/viewers she is a proven dissembler every time we quote her? Or what? https://t.co/XZVlVY205W
— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) April 19, 2019

Trump goes political at a non-partisan event again

You never even see criticism of this any more because he does it all the time. It’s still wrong. The event is about wounded soldiers, not the Mueller report. Taxpayers should not have to pay for his partisan crap.

Trump opened an event to honor Wounded Warriors by gloating about the Mueller report pic.twitter.com/NxVEFLKwXf
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 18, 2019

Isn't it inappropriate to talk about this at what should be a non-partisan event? The news media rarely mentions how often he gets political at presidential events anymore because he usually does it. That doesn't make it right.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) April 20, 2019

Trump is speaking at a Wounded Warrior Project event, but the org has a shady past—like raising more than $340 million in 2014, but giving less than 60 percent of it to veterans’ programs https://t.co/NBxhtYzLcv
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 18, 2019

My cousins husband was at WH yesterday representing Wounded Warrior Project. Supposed to be honored by the president but Trump used his tribute speech to warriors (all severely injured) to talk about himself.
— French Wine Tours (@frenchwinetours) April 20, 2019