The House will not surrender its constitutional responsibility to perform oversight. pic.twitter.com/Btw3ME0tBq
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 7, 2019
“We have to do it in a very careful way,” Pelosi says of compelling Trump’s tax returns, acknowledging “impatience” among progressives.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 7, 2019
The Trump/Russia/Cohen/AMI/Broidy/DickPic/Kompromat scandal will be the first completely legit conspiracy that can only be explained with a pin board and yarn.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 8, 2019
Updating the Hoarseman’s indictment odds.
Indictment of a past witness for lying to Congress by:
Fri 2/8 – 4:1
Fri 2/15 – 2.5:1
Fri 2/22 – 3:2
Fri 3/1 – 1:1First indictment:
Junior – 2:1
Erik Prince – 3:1
Carter Page – 5:1
Jared Kushner – 7:1
Hope Hicks – 10:1— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) February 6, 2019
First indictment (cont’d):
Steve Bannon – 15:1
Brad Parscale – 15:1
Corey Lewandowski – 20:1
Jeff Sessions – 50:1
The field (anyone else) – 10:1Hoarseman’s best bet:
– Junior + by 2/15Longshot play:
– Hope Hicks + by 3/1Let’s watch for Friday surprises…
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) February 6, 2019
A 93-year-old WWII vet, rushed to an emergency room recently and informed he had hours to live offered the following before drifting into his terminal unconsciousness: "Shit. I'm not gonna see the Mueller report, am I?" True story.
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) February 7, 2019
Trump is pulling down with him the NRA, Roger Stone, the National Prayer Breakfast, Falwell, Hannity, probably Eric Prince, maybe a lot of Republicans, & the National Enquirer. That’s a lot, I know, so maybe I’m being greedy, but could he also take down The Federalist Society?
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) February 8, 2019
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