Mikel JollettVerified account
@Mikel_Jollett This morning, Devin Nunes, Chair of the House Intelligence Committee just said that Donald Trump, "had never even MET George Papadopoulos."
And here's the interview with Wash Post where Trump said Papadopoulos "is an excellent guy" Interview
His lawyers are concerned that the president, who has a history of making false statements and contradicting himself, could be charged with lying to investigators.
This honestly reads like satire
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Their stance puts them at odds with Mr. Trump, who has said publicly and privately that he is eager to speak with Mr. Mueller as part of the investigation into possible ties between his associates and Russia’s election interference, and whether he obstructed justice.
Oh and also because it means they're calling him a liar
My guess is that his hands were tied by precedent. He's a serious ideologue of the extreme sort and is a frequent guest at the Koch shindigs.
Agreed, but it is still startling that he didn't decide to let it go to the full court and therefore allow the current redistricting to hold for this election.
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BillW
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Mon 5 Feb, 2018 09:05 pm
Bannon is refusing to testify before the House Intelligence Committee tomorrow, therefore setting up a showdown.
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ehBeth
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Mon 5 Feb, 2018 09:09 pm
@wmwcjr,
that was a bit startling to see in my feed earlier
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ehBeth
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Mon 5 Feb, 2018 09:17 pm
@BillW,
I was surprised Alito was willing to have his name attached to the decision.
He had no choice. Each associate have a region of states and appealed state cases in their district is decided on independently by them. The only choice he gets is to let stand, send back for cause or send on to the full Court. But, it has to be under his name.
That take was my conclusion too. I think though they would have to include all the other states that are gerrymandering in a "whole court" decision. Then the whole of SCOTUS would rule for the whole of the country. It would more than likingly rule that gerrymandering is still not legal and all states in violation would have to remap. As it stands now, only Pennsylvania has to remap. Better for the Repugs the way he decided.
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blatham
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Mon 5 Feb, 2018 10:05 pm
@glitterbag,
Certainly possible. Let's check this scientifically.
Right now I am thinking of yellow tulips. Are you?
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blatham
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Mon 5 Feb, 2018 10:19 pm
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Matt McDermott
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@mattmfm
4h4 hours ago
A remarkable subversion of our democracy continues in Pennsylvania. After losing their fight at the Supreme Court, Republicans are now threatening to impeach members of the state Supreme Court who found the congressional map to be an unconstitutional gerrymander.
Really. What the **** is wrong with these people?!
Edit: at this point, it seems to be just a single GOP rep.
