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Current Status: Analysis | Hillary Clinton suggests Putin has kompromat on Trump, Russia will back Tulsi Gabbard third-party bid

Analysis | Hillary Clinton suggests Putin has kompromat on Trump, Russia will back Tulsi Gabbard third-party bid

"I’m not making any predictions," Clinton said, "but I think they’ve got their eye on someone who’s currently in the Democratic primary and are grooming her to be the third-party candidate. She’s the favorite of the Russians."

       washingtonpost.com  2019-10-18 14:43:02.072000+00:00
Who's talking about this:  Kyle GriffinAmy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈Josh CampbellShannon WattsAaron BlakeArthur SchwartzDavid Carroll 🦅Ken Dilanian
  • Kyle Griffin
    Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

    Clinton suggested the Russians are leveraging a number of top U.S. politicians. She suggested Russia had kompromat on Trump. She accused Jill Stein of being a "Russian asset." And she suggested Russia might back Tulsi Gabbard as a third-party candidate. https://t.co/lsWgSVDZei

    Fri Oct 18 15:40:05 +0000 2019

  • Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈
    Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 @Amy_Siskind

    "All roads lead to Russia." Hillary said in an interview that Putin has kompromat on Trump, and that Russia is grooming a third-party candidate in the Democratic field, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, to upset the race in 2020. https://t.co/TTh9gq64g5

    Fri Oct 18 15:17:15 +0000 2019

  • Josh Campbell
    Josh Campbell @joshscampbell

    🔥 Secretary Clinton “suggested Russia had kompromat on Trump. She accused 2016 Green Party nominee Jill Stein of being a ‘Russian asset.’ And she suggested Russia might back Gabbard as a third-party candidate.” https://t.co/U84VgphgNV

    Fri Oct 18 15:03:08 +0000 2019

  • Shannon Watts
    Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts

    “They know they can’t win without a third-party candidate. So I don’t know who it’s going to be, but I guarantee you they will have a vigorous third-party challenge in the key states that they most need,” @HillaryClinton https://t.co/R5XIShpnqU

    Fri Oct 18 19:02:55 +0000 2019

  • Aaron Blake
    Aaron Blake @AaronBlake

    Hillary Clinton suggests Putin has kompromat on Trump, Russia will back Tulsi Gabbard third-party bid https://t.co/QhG1ajJsr0

    Fri Oct 18 14:43:48 +0000 2019

  • Arthur Schwartz
    Arthur Schwartz @ArthurSchwartz

    Hillary has lost what’s left of her feeble mind. Hillary Clinton suggests Putin has kompromat on Trump, Russians will back Tulsi Gabbard in third-party bid https://t.co/UBCXjTPdRz

    Fri Oct 18 14:58:02 +0000 2019

  • David Carroll 🦅
    David Carroll 🦅 @profcarroll

    👀@HillaryClinton: Trump, Stein, Gabbard are Kremlin assets https://t.co/MTOOtXmpRr

    Fri Oct 18 19:10:34 +0000 2019

  • Ken Dilanian
    Ken Dilanian @KenDilanianNBC

    Hillary Clinton seems to be basing her Tulsi Gabbard comments in part on this NBC News reporting: https://t.co/IRNxm2YqFZ Hillary Clinton suggests Putin has kompromat on Trump, Russians will back Tulsi Gabbard in third-party bid https://t.co/9GrxQ82ds9

    Fri Oct 18 15:08:50 +0000 2019

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Current Status: Analysis | Sen. Mitt Romney raises a troubling theory about Trump and Turkey Analysis | Sen. Mitt Romney raises a troubling theory about Trump and Turkey – Romney suggested that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan might have given Trump an ultimatum — and that Trump caved on withdrawing from Syria.

     washingtonpost.com 2019-10-18 16:12:20.755000+00:00
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  • Aaron Blake
    Aaron Blake @AaronBlake

    Romney's tough words are one thing. The theory he raised about Trump's talks with Erdogan might be even more significant. https://t.co/wbLqkUT4Nd

    Thu Oct 17 21:05:29 +0000 2019

  • Charlie Sykes
    Charlie Sykes @SykesCharlie

    Sen. Mitt Romney raises a troubling theory about Trump and Turkey https://t.co/VlmfoQaS2z

    Fri Oct 18 12:05:22 +0000 2019

  • Dan Lamothe
    Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe

    “Are we so weak and inept diplomatically that Turkey forced the hand of the United States of America? Turkey!?” -- Sen. Mitt Romney, calling for public hearings https://t.co/JlkG0BGzRy

    Thu Oct 17 22:05:09 +0000 2019

  • Eugene Scott
    Eugene Scott @Eugene_Scott

    “Here is a U.S. senator — and a Republican one — suggesting not just that Trump got out-negotiated, but that he basically got told what was going to happen and ran away.” https://t.co/50ZdhLbMt0

    Thu Oct 17 22:32:13 +0000 2019

  • Gabriel Snyder
    Gabriel Snyder @gabrielsnyder

    While Turkey seems to be ignoring the ceasefire that Pence came back from Ankara with... https://t.co/6O9rSm2kuN ... Romney suggests this disaster started when Erdogan bluffed and Trump caved ... https://t.co/J566rjcJ8A

    Fri Oct 18 11:56:57 +0000 2019

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    Fri Oct 18 11:46:00 +0000 2019

  • Glenn Kessler
    Glenn Kessler @GlennKesslerWP

    Mitt Romney raises a troubling theory about Trump and Turkey https://t.co/AKrwR9CTRu

    Thu Oct 17 21:40:00 +0000 2019

  • John Delaney
    John Delaney @JohnDelaney

    Erdogan played and pushed @realdonaldtrump around and @realdonaldtrump caved - there is no other way to say it. To my Republican friends, this would not have happened to Ronald Reagan. https://t.co/7SS290kna5

    Fri Oct 18 19:20:49 +0000 2019

  • Alex Howard
    Alex Howard @digiphile

    “No Trump foreign policy move, however, has redounded so directly to Russia’s benefit as the Syrian pullout, with the Kurdish forces striking a deal with Russia.” https://t.co/TjTDXulGvp What led to the US retreating precipitously, ceding zone to Turkey? https://t.co/88OEzjXFZY https://t.co/qOeHzauvAw

    Fri Oct 18 15:00:59 +0000 2019

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       nytimes.com 2019-10-18 15:22:46+00:00
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Current Status: Former Defense Secretary Gen. James Mattis roasts Donald Trump: 'I earned my spurs on the battlefield' Former Defense Secretary Gen. James Mattis roasts Donald Trump: 'I earned my spurs on the battlefield' – Former Defense Secretary James Mattis roasted his former boss at the Alfred E. Smith dinner in New York City on Thursday night. Mattis took the stage at the annual dinner -- an opportunity to crack…

     abcnews.go.com 2019-10-18 02:14:00+00:00
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  • Michael R. Bromwich
    Michael R. Bromwich @mrbromwich

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    Fri Oct 18 03:09:20 +0000 2019

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  • Nightline
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     politico.com 2019-10-18 00:00:00+00:00
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       politico.com 2019-10-18 00:00:00+00:00
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     nytimes.com 2019-10-17 23:51:46+00:00
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    Fri Oct 18 10:12:28 +0000 2019

  • Lara Jakes
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    “This just looks like a complete cave-in by the United States to everything the Turks demanded,” said Eric S. Edelman, former ambassador to Turkey & senior Defense official. “I don’t see what the Turks gave up.” ⁦@SangerNYT⁩ ⁦@EricSchmittNYT⁩ https://t.co/ldSR4IKvFW

    Fri Oct 18 01:34:56 +0000 2019

  • Katie Rogers
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    “Even Pentagon officials were mystified about where tens of thousands of displaced Kurds would go, as they moved south from the Turkey-Syria border as required by the deal — if they agree to go at all.” https://t.co/tmLAMQAGFW ⁦@SangerNYT⁩ ⁦@EricSchmittNYT⁩

    Fri Oct 18 01:12:20 +0000 2019

  • Lindsey Hilsum
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    ‘Military officials said they were stunned that the agreement essentially allowed Turkey to annex a portion of Syria, displace tens of thousands of Kurdish residents and wipe away years of counterterrorism gains against the Islamic State.’ https://t.co/kCjm4VbkMg via @NYTimes

    Fri Oct 18 08:28:05 +0000 2019

  • Mark Dubowitz
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    “The cease-fire agreement reached with Turkey amounts to a near-total victory for Erdogan, who gains territory, pays little in penalties and appears to have outmaneuvered Trump.” https://t.co/rN3EFRmhCH

    Fri Oct 18 01:14:07 +0000 2019

  • Robert Maguire
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    Pardon me, but I was told we had elected a president who is the best negotiator the world had ever seen https://t.co/14ORXslcxt https://t.co/JcbRnCXM3C

    Fri Oct 18 12:57:18 +0000 2019

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  • Rula Jebreal
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    cnn.com 2019-10-18 18:01:45+00:00
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    nytimes.com 2019-10-18 16:53:51+00:00
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Current Status: Hillary Clinton appears to suggest Russians are 'grooming' Tulsi Gabbard for third-party run Hillary Clinton appears to suggest Russians are 'grooming' Tulsi Gabbard for third-party run – Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Thursday the Russians are currently "grooming" a Democrat running in the presidential primary to run as a third-party candidate and champion…

    cnn.com 2019-10-18 16:01:59+00:00
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  • CNN
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  • Dan Merica
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    Fri Oct 18 16:05:27 +0000 2019

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Current Status: Trump campaign to sue CNN over pro-impeachment bias, demands ‘substantial payment’ Trump campaign to sue CNN over pro-impeachment bias, demands ‘substantial payment’ – Outraged by secretly taped anti-Trump comments attributed to CNN President Jeff Zucker and others at the cable network, President Trump’s campaign is vowing to sue the company for “a substantial…

    washingtonexaminer.com 2019-10-18 15:59:09.625000+00:00
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  • Ryan Saavedra
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    Fri Oct 18 16:20:22 +0000 2019

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    washingtonpost.com 2019-10-17 22:59:00+00:00
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  • David Fahrenthold
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    Thu Oct 17 16:51:26 +0000 2019

  • Joy Reid
    Joy Reid @JoyAnnReid

    You really can't overstate how unprecedented and abnormal this is. No American president has ever awarded such a contract to himself. https://t.co/yutJHqhfN6

    Thu Oct 17 17:59:59 +0000 2019

  • Anne Applebaum
    Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum

    "The decision is without precedent in modern American history: The president used his public office to direct a massive contract to himself" https://t.co/RmsccqmJcQ

    Thu Oct 17 17:50:37 +0000 2019

  • Jim Sciutto
    Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto

    This is both damning and obviously true: “That decision is without precedent in modern American history: The president used his public office to direct a massive contract to himself.” https://t.co/57B5gEcfqu

    Fri Oct 18 00:10:13 +0000 2019

  • Bill Kristol
    Bill Kristol @BillKristol

    “That decision is without precedent in modern American history: The president used his public office to direct a massive contract to himself.” https://t.co/jqlQa6lByl

    Thu Oct 17 19:16:32 +0000 2019

  • Philip Rucker
    Philip Rucker @PhilipRucker

    Trump has decided to award next year’s G7 summit of world leaders to his own private business, the Trump golf resort in Doral, Fla., @ToluseO & @Fahrenthold report https://t.co/yV0QRo3ktD

    Thu Oct 17 16:56:56 +0000 2019

  • Dr. Dena Grayson
    Dr. Dena Grayson @DrDenaGrayson

    🔥GRIFTER🔥 BREAKING: Mick Mulvaney announces: “We’re going to do the 46th #G7....at the Trump (Doral) national facility in #Miami Florida.” Most corrupt administration EVER.🤬 cc @tribelaw #Emoluments #EmolumentsClause #Corruption #ImpeachTrump https://t.co/vx1PZJLbUJ

    Thu Oct 17 16:52:39 +0000 2019

  • Susan Glasser
    Susan Glasser @sbg1

    There are many outrages, but this one is arguably the biggest yet: Trump awarding the G-7 to his own resort. Self-dealing on an epic scale. Literally the definition of conflict of interest. Illegal for any government official. How ok for the President? https://t.co/koZqRvpBEo

    Fri Oct 18 12:43:53 +0000 2019

  • Jennifer Rubin
    Jennifer Rubin @JRubinBlogger

    this is what happens when Republicans tolerate emoluments and self -dealing. https://t.co/tjnV2dCQde

    Thu Oct 17 17:39:22 +0000 2019

  • Kai Ryssdal
    Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal

    Can't make this stuff up, folks. "The Trump Organization on Thursday said it was “honored” to have been chosen by its owner, the president, for this event." https://t.co/AGiA7LN03U

    Thu Oct 17 22:43:52 +0000 2019

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Current Status: Gordon Sondland says Giuliani pushed Ukraine probes at Trump’s direction Gordon Sondland says Giuliani pushed Ukraine probes at Trump’s direction – He also said military assistance to Ukraine “should not have been delayed for any reason” — a rebuke of the president’s decision to put a hold on those funds earlier this year — but added that Trump…

    politico.com 2019-10-17 00:00:00+00:00
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  • Natasha Bertrand
    Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand

    BREAK: Gordon Sondland plans to break sharply from Trump today, telling House investigators that he opposed Trump's request to run Ukraine policy through Giuliani (despite recent reporting that he privately met with Ukrainians in the WH to discuss Burisma) https://t.co/YujWRk3NbS

    Thu Oct 17 13:33:28 +0000 2019

  • POLITICO
    POLITICO @politico

    BREAKING: Gordon Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, plans to break sharply from President Trump, telling House impeachment investigators that he opposed the president’s request to run Ukraine policy through his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani https://t.co/STJcAopElo

    Thu Oct 17 13:33:38 +0000 2019

  • Kyle Cheney
    Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney

    Sondland also says that while Bolton was ciritcal of him, he had the full support of POMPEO. “I understand that all my actions involving Ukraine had the blessing of Secretary Pompeo...Indeed, very recently, Secretary Pompeo sent me a congratulatory note." https://t.co/YC2E6Lhals

    Thu Oct 17 13:59:57 +0000 2019

  • Kyle Cheney
    Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney

    @AndrewDesiderio SONDLAND's lawyer also say he wants to share documents with impeachment investigators but is being blocked by the State Department and White House. https://t.co/YC2E6Lhals Their letter: https://t.co/89upClrEqv

    Thu Oct 17 13:40:52 +0000 2019

  • Andrew Desiderio
    Andrew Desiderio @AndrewDesiderio

    3/ Trump allies starting to grow uneasy about Rudy “I would not, on my dime, send a private attorney looking for some server in a foreign country,” Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) told me He said they’re “trying to grapple with” whether he acted appropriately https://t.co/iAln1Swndw

    Fri Oct 18 00:22:49 +0000 2019

  • Andrew Desiderio
    Andrew Desiderio @AndrewDesiderio

    @politico Sondland will also testify that he believed military aid to Ukraine “should not have been delayed for any reason.” More here, with updates to come w/ @kyledcheney >> https://t.co/iAln1Swndw

    Thu Oct 17 13:34:54 +0000 2019

  • Andrew Desiderio
    Andrew Desiderio @AndrewDesiderio

    An update to our story >> Mulvaney’s stunning admission of a quid pro quo is one that Trump and his allies have denied for weeks, and one that Democrats have been trying to substantiate through a series of closed-door interviews — including Sondland’s. https://t.co/iAln1Swndw

    Thu Oct 17 17:37:32 +0000 2019

  • Andrew Desiderio
    Andrew Desiderio @AndrewDesiderio

    1/ Some final points from me & @kyledcheney on Sondland’s nine-hour testimony, wrapping up another marathon day here at the Capitol... https://t.co/iAln1Swndw

    Fri Oct 18 00:22:47 +0000 2019

  • Andrew Desiderio
    Andrew Desiderio @AndrewDesiderio

    “It was apparent to all of us that the key to changing the president’s mind on Ukraine was Mr. Giuliani,” Sondland said. https://t.co/iAln1Swndw

    Thu Oct 17 14:04:45 +0000 2019

  • Claude Taylor
    Claude Taylor @TrueFactsStated

    Jumping off the Trump train. https://t.co/5T5Mjnm9cX

    Thu Oct 17 13:46:26 +0000 2019

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Current Status: Former Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he's now for impeaching Trump Former Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he's now for impeaching Trump – Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich said President Donald Trump should be impeached, a major switch for a former Republican presidential candidate who had previously defended the President.

   cnn.com 2019-10-18 19:39:46+00:00
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  • Fred Guttenberg
    Fred Guttenberg @fred_guttenberg

    WOW!!! Thank you @JohnKasich. The Republican party is lucky to have leaders like you who still belong and want to do the right thing. https://t.co/vJK6iskzS1

    Fri Oct 18 20:04:28 +0000 2019

  • CNN
    CNN @CNN

    “Does this rise to the level of impeachment? I now believe that it does, and I say it with great sadness.” Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich says White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’s comments on Ukraine moved him to feel Trump should be impeached. https://t.co/OX1E1tHIHc https://t.co/ugwohVkS0b

    Fri Oct 18 20:09:05 +0000 2019

  • CNN
    CNN @CNN

    Former GOP Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he’s now for impeaching President Trump https://t.co/20nOsDRZ4y https://t.co/7hJ4oHz1Mg

    Fri Oct 18 20:50:08 +0000 2019

  • CNN Politics
    CNN Politics @CNNPolitics

    NEW: Former Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he's now for impeaching President Trump https://t.co/EiaP279Wz4 https://t.co/En59NF4Gcq

    Fri Oct 18 19:45:50 +0000 2019

  • Noah Bookbinder
    Noah Bookbinder @NoahBookbinder

    Kudos to Governor Kasich for taking a stand for accountability for the President's outrageous abuses. Standing up for our democracy should not be a partisan issue. https://t.co/jm2BoWtvUb

    Fri Oct 18 20:45:55 +0000 2019

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Current Status: Analysis | Before Mick Mulvaney confirmed a Trump-Ukraine quid pro quo, so did Sen. Ron Johnson -- quietly Analysis | Before Mick Mulvaney confirmed a Trump-Ukraine quid pro quo, so did Sen. Ron Johnson -- quietly – It escaped notice, but Johnson said much the same thing Mulvaney did earlier this month.

   washingtonpost.com 2019-10-18 19:33:33.092000+00:00
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  • Aaron Blake
    Aaron Blake @AaronBlake

    Lost in the shuffle over Mulvaney's comments: Ron Johnson basically described the same situation on Oct. 4 -- though few noticed. https://t.co/O5CRZdUsff

    Fri Oct 18 19:35:48 +0000 2019

  • Aaron Blake
    Aaron Blake @AaronBlake

    Ron Johnson Oct. 4: "... The president was very consistent on why he was [withholding aid]. Again, it was corruption, overall, generalized -- but yeah, no doubt about it, what happened in 2016 [and] what was the truth about that?" https://t.co/O5CRZdUsff

    Fri Oct 18 19:39:08 +0000 2019

  • Post Politics
    Post Politics @postpolitics

    Before Mick Mulvaney confirmed a Trump-Ukraine quid pro quo, so did Sen. Ron Johnson -- quietly https://t.co/19ZiP57IoB

    Fri Oct 18 19:40:36 +0000 2019

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Current Status: Trump says he’ll host G7 summit at cost at his resort — but provides few details Trump says he’ll host G7 summit at cost at his resort — but provides few details – For the president, the potential benefits of awarding himself the summit include international media exposure — putting Trump Doral on televisions around the world.

   washingtonpost.com 2019-10-18 18:54:43+00:00
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  • David Fahrenthold
    David Fahrenthold @Fahrenthold

    NEW: White House says @realdonaldtrump will only charge “at cost” to host the G-7 summit at his resort, but provides no details about what that means. Trump is the buyer and the seller here, so he’s negotiating with himself. https://t.co/SlziJqSSRk

    Fri Oct 18 19:13:00 +0000 2019

  • Josh Dawsey
    Josh Dawsey @jdawsey1

    For Trump, the potential benefits of awarding himself the summit go beyond the payments. International media exposure comes with the summit — putting Trump Doral on televisions and websites around the world. By @Fahrenthold @michaelbirnbaum @partlowj https://t.co/MRFUjr7fZ4

    Fri Oct 18 19:21:38 +0000 2019

  • Rep. Dean Phillips
    Rep. Dean Phillips @RepDeanPhillips

    The President hosting the G7 “at cost” at his Doral resort is known as a “loss leader”- a price reduction to induce something much more valuable; tens of millions of dollars worth of media promotion. It’s an emolument and it’s unconstitutional. #truth https://t.co/DpHd2n1afz

    Fri Oct 18 20:30:35 +0000 2019

  • Brian Frosh
    Brian Frosh @BrianFrosh

    In the Constitution #Emoluments means "gift, payment or advantage." Trump claims, without proof, that he won't make a profit from the G-7 summit. Too bad. The Constitution is nonnegotiable. @agkarlracine @crewcrew @deepakguptalaw @cohenmilstein https://t.co/lTiAa9nOFr

    Fri Oct 18 19:33:52 +0000 2019

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