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October 24, 2019

Krugman: when this reaches the Senate, Trump won't really be on trial -- the rest of his party will.

"If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither on your side, pound the table." The WH is deep in table-pounding at this point. 1/


Not calling for an early end to the inquiry — we need to know how wide and deep the abuses went — but the high crimes and misdemeanors issue is completely settled 2/


So when this reaches the Senate, Trump won't really be on trial — the rest of his party will. Is there even a shred of integrity and patriotism left in the G.O.P.? It says something about our dire straits that the most likely answer is "no" 3/


https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1187007839430238211
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1187008282633875457
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1187008705243598848

October 24, 2019

Beto: This potus with that shit-eating smirk on his face, smiles & laughs as he threatens everything

This is a make or break moment for the United States of America. And yet, this president, with that shit-eating smirk on his face, smiles and laughs as he threatens everything we care about—including the idea that no one is above the law.


https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1187036916283256833

October 24, 2019

Your client was entitled to competent legal representation, Rudy. A pity he didn't seek it out.

@emptywheel
I do think your client was entitled to competent legal representation, Rudy. A pity he didn't seek it out.

That said, he just last week facilitated genocide and he has concentration camps, so you're not far wrong on the terrorism angle.


@RudyGiuliani

With all the Fake News let me say make clear that everything I did was to discover evidence to defend my client against false charges. Dems would be horrified by the attacks on me if I was defending a terrorist. But they don’t believe @realDonaldTrump has rights.



https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1187166438919983104
October 23, 2019

Giuliani henchmen caught on tape doing statewide tour for Indiana Republicans during 2018 election

New images of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman with prominent Republicans emerged on Wednesday.



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Rudy Giuliani's associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, watch as Giuliani takes the stage at a Nov. 3, 2018, campaign event in Franklin Township. (Photo: Carley Lanich)


“Two associates of Rudy Giuliani who are accused of illegally funneling foreign money into U.S. campaigns attended an Indiana Republican event promoting U.S. Sen. Mike Braun and others just days before the 2018 election,” the Indy Star reports.

“The reason remains a mystery,” the newspaper noted.

“The two men, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, accompanied Giuliani on the Nov. 3, 2018, campaign stop in Franklin Township. They can be seen in photographs and video from the event, but Braun’s campaign said they weren’t there at his invitation,” the Star reported. “The event took place at a time when federal prosecutors say Parnas and Fruman were trying to enhance their influence in political circles by attending events and contributing money to candidates across the country.”

Gov. Eric Hohlcomb and Sen. Todd Young also attended the event.

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MUCH MORE:
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/23/lev-parnas-igor-fruman-rudy-giuliani-associates-attended-mike-braun-indiana-campaign-event/4069627002/

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/giuliani-henchmen-caught-on-tape-doing-statewide-tour-for-indiana-republicans-during-2018-election/

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