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Sen. Roy Blunt (r): really owning it

11 Friday Oct 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in Roy Blunt, social media, US Senate

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corruption, Donald Trump, impeachment, Ivanka Trump, missouri, Roy Blunt, social media, Twitter

An open public townhall would have been epic. But, that’s never going to happen.

Last night:

Senator Roy Blunt @RoyBlunt
It was great to be with @IvankaTrump, @SecAzar, @ACFHHS Assistant Secretary Johnson, & @GovParsonMO in #KCMO today to hear from parents about how supporting quality child care empowers hardworking families.
[….]
7:17 PM · Oct 10, 2019

Some of the responses:

Ivanka only empowers her pockets. Remember she exploited women and kids in her sweat shops.

And where is the mystery funding? Never mind, we get that #GenocideBarbie needed some meaningless limelight.

So while you were in KC did you setup a Townhall for this week?

We all know the answer to that. No. Never. Not a chance in hell.

All you rich buttholes listening to hardworking people. That’s rich…

Previously:

Gov. Mike Parson (r) and Sen. Roy Blunt (r): owning it (October 10, 2019)

Gov. Mike Parson (r) and Sen. Roy Blunt (r): owning it

10 Thursday Oct 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri Governor, Roy Blunt, US Senate

≈ 5 Comments

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corruption, Donald Trump, impeachment, Ivanka Trump, Mike Parson, missouri, Roy Blunt, social media, Twitter

“A transnational crime syndicate masquerading as a government.”

Giuliani Associates Subpoenaed in House Impeachment Inquiry
Subpoenas Demand Documents Being Withheld by Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman
Washington, October 10, 2019

Washington, D.C. (Oct. 10, 2019)—Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter conveying subpoenas to two business associates of Rudy Giuliani, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, for key documents by October 16, 2019 that they have refused to produce as part of the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.

“Your clients are private citizens who are not employees of the Executive Branch. They may not evade requests from Congress for documents and information necessary to conduct our inquiry. They are required by law to comply with the enclosed subpoenas. They are not exempted from this requirement merely because they happen to work with Mr. Giuliani, and they may not defy congressional subpoenas merely because President Trump has chosen the path of denial, defiance, and obstruction,” the Chairmen wrote.

The Committees are investigating the extent to which President Trump jeopardized national security by pressing Ukraine to interfere with our 2020 election and by withholding a White House meeting with the President of Ukraine and military assistance provided by Congress to help Ukraine counter Russian aggression, as well as any efforts to cover up these matters.

“In addition to providing the subpoenaed documents, the Committees also expect your clients to appear to testify about these matters at a later date,” the Chairmen wrote.

Parnas and Fruman are “clients of Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani” who reportedly were “assisting Giuliani’s push to get Ukrainian officials to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son, as well as Giuliani’s claim that Democrats conspired with Ukrainians in the 2016 campaign.”

Throughout this period, Parnas and Fruman also reportedly “touted connections to Giuliani and Trump.” For example, they “boasted that they had worked with Mr. Giuliani to force the recall this spring of the American ambassador to Ukraine, Marie L. Yovanovitch.”

They reportedly “told people that Trump would replace the U.S. ambassador there months before she was actually recalled to Washington.” When Mr. Giuliani was asked about whether he was involved with this effort to recall the Ambassador to Ukraine, he responded, “I did play a role in that.”

In addition, press reports indicate that Parnas and Fruman were involved with efforts to press Ukrainian officials to change the management structure at a Ukrainian state-owned energy company, Naftogaz, to benefit individuals involved with Giuliani’s push to get Ukrainian officials to interfere in the 2020 election.

The proposal to install new board members at Naftogaz reportedly was championed by “two Soviet-born Florida real estate entrepreneurs, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, and an oil magnate from Boca Raton, Florida, named Harry Sargeant III.”

Refusal to Cooperate with Impeachment Inquiry

On September 30, 2019, the Committees sent letters to Parnas and Fruman requesting that they produce documents relating to the Committees’ inquiry by October 7, 2019, and appear for depositions on October 10, 2019, for Parnas and October 11, 2019, for Fruman.

On October 3, 2019, counsel for Parnas and Fruman sent a letter requesting additional time to respond and confirming that “Messrs. Parnas and Fruman assisted Mr. Giuliani in connection with his representation of President Trump.”

On October 8, 2019, counsel for Parnas and Fruman sent a second letter stating that they would not appear for the depositions.

On October 9, 2019, counsel for Parnas and Fruman sent an email informing Committee counsel that they “agree with and adopt the position of the White House Counsel” and attached a copy of a letter that the White House Counsel sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Committees stating that President Trump will not cooperate with the impeachment inquiry.

[….]
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In the picture:

levparnas @levparnas
[….]
8:57 AM · Jun 14, 2019

This evening, in Kansas City:

Ivanka Trump @IvankaTrump
We are striving to ensure all hard-working Americans have access to high-quality, affordable childcare.
Thank you @GovParsonMO @RoyBlunt⁩ and @SecAzar for joining us in this fight!
[….]

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2019 file photo].

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Roy Blunt (r) [2016 file photo].

They own it.

Previously:

Impeachment: Consciousness of Guilt (September 24, 2019)

Impeachment: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) (September 24, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): gaslighting (September 24, 2019)

Impeachment: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) – “Tell your people to obey the law.” (September 25, 2019)

Impeachment: the smell of fear (September 25, 2019)

Impeachment: It became self aware at 6:24 a.m., September 26, 2019… (September 26, 2019)

Impeachment: NPR/PBS NewsHour Marist Poll – September 25, 2019 (September 26, 2019)

Flop sweat (September 27, 2019)

Impeachment: this morning’s “Executive Time” (September 28, 2019)

Impeachment: unhinged (September 29, 2019)

Hillary Clinton (D) is living rent free inside of Donald Trump’s (r) head (September 29, 2019)

Going 0-2 (September 30, 2019)

Impeachment: almost too stupid to remember to breathe (October 1, 2019)

Hillary Clinton (D) is having fun these days (October 1, 2019)

Impeachment: in a panic (October 2, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): clap louder (October 3, 2019)

Impeachment: why we can’t have nice things (October 4, 2019)

Impeachment: “…and getting caught in Ukraine…” (October 5, 2019)

Sen. Roy Blunt (r): see nothing, hear nothing, know nothing (October 6, 2019)

Impeachment: Putin’s Puppet (October 7, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): well, that was a turkey (October 7, 2019)

Impeachment: Not very bright, is he? (October 9, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Benghazi! (October 9, 2019)

Campaign Finance: “Do you like subpoena coladas and getting caught in Ukraine?” (October 10, 2019)

Invest in popcorn futures. Now.

29 Thursday Nov 2018

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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Congress, corruption, Donald Trump, It's Mueller Time, Ivanka Trump, Russia, social media, subpoena, Ted Lieu

Pass the popcorn.

This evening, via Twitter:

Ted Lieu @tedlieu
Let me ask White House Senior Advisor @IvankaTrump about Trump Tower Moscow.

Oh wait, she blocked me, a Member of Congress, because my questions bother her.

Let me correct that. She blocked me, a Member of Congress who will be in the majority, because my questions bother her.
[….]
8:21 PM – 29 Nov 2018

Can you spell “subpoena”?

Isn’t there a Trump campaign rally chant for this?

20 Tuesday Nov 2018

Posted by Michael Bersin in media criticism, Resist

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#resist, email, Ivanka Trump, media criticism, right wingnut hypocrisy

But, her emails.

Yesterday:

Ivanka Trump used personal email for White House business
Ivanka Trump used a personal email account to send hundreds of messages discussing official White House business last year, officials confirm.

A review into her emails revealed she had used her private address to contact government officials.

Ms. Trump sent the emails before she was briefed on the rules, her lawyer says.

In 2016, her father Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton of putting the US “in danger” over her use of a private email while secretary of state…

Lock her up, eh?

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): in for a penny, in for a pound

17 Wednesday May 2017

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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4th Congressional District, Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, missouri, social media, Twitter, Vicky Hartzler

Something, something, Russia, something, obstruction of justice, something?

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

Meanwhile, this morning, via Twitter, from Repesentative Vicky Hartzler (r):

Rep. Vicky Hartzler‏ @RepHartzler
Was great to meet with @IvankaTrump and national leaders to discuss how to fight human trafficking #endmodernslavery
11:27 AM – 17 May 2017

It’s probably safe to say that’s a “no” on impeachment.

Some of the responses:

The shamelessness of this is breathtaking.

#Endnepotism

Okay, that’s funny.

Complicit!

Sweet! Certainly better than meeting with your constituency, anyway.

Sarcasm!

She’s not a national leader. She’s not an elected official. She has no authority given to her by the American people. SHE IS NOT A PRINCESS.

But, kakistocracy!

Embarrassing.

They’re incapable of embarrassment. There has to be some level of self awareness for that.

You should be ashamed.

They’re incapable of shame.

Nice hashtag. You’re just showing that you don’t care about nepotism and that you’re complicit. But you put party over country every time

what a waste.
both of you.
nice hashtag, though

#ImpeachTrump #ImpeachTrump #ImpeachTrump #ImpeachTrump #IndependentInvestigation #IndependentInvestigation #IndependentInvestigation

There was some other news today…

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