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WaPost deputy editorial page editor/columnist. Author Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover, out December 3

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    14 Oct 2019

    I have news: my book, Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover, will be published December 3 by Simon & Schuster. Please pre-order here, Or here, , and hope you enjoy.

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    Mar 4

    Run, do not walk Make sure you're not late Go read 's piece On the Seuss ban debate He pulls it off well It's uniquely Bai-styled With a touch of the Doc Who is lately reviled

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  3. Mar 4

    Wondering when the governors of Texas and Mississippi are planning to lift seat belt laws and speed limits. Also stop signs, school vaccination requirements, etc. Neanderthal is too kind a term for this irresponsible move.

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    Mar 3

    My debut column for has published. Check it out:

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    Feb 25

    Latest statement from Washington Post National Editor on the harassment of reporter Seung Min Kim

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  6. Feb 22

    Um, lock her up? Trying to remember where I first heard that...

    “The new phenomenon of ‘headhunting’ prosecutors and AGs—who try to take down their political opponents using the law as a weapon—is a threat to the very foundation of our liberty. That’s what is done in third world countries.” — Trump in a written statement from Palm Beach.
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    Feb 22

    Listening to Chuck Grassley congratulate himself for the way he and the Republicans treated Merrick Garland while Garland has to sit patiently and listen makes me want to throw things across the room.

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  8. Feb 22

    from : confirm Neera Tanden. Surprised? Hugh believes presidents should get deference in how to staff their administrations--even Democratic presidents.

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  9. Feb 22

    I'm listening to stories of Texans freezing in their homes, and taking in the reality that 500,000 Americans have died from covid, and trying to grasp that this happened--that we allowed this to happen--here. An American tragedy.

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  10. Feb 19

    If Ted Cruz wanted to be a "good dad" and take care of his family, maybe not have them risk infection by taking an unnecessary trip?

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  11. Feb 18

    Not to pile on, or anything, but on Cruz: huh? He needed to be a “good dad” by flying with them but is leaving them unsupervised in Cancun? Or with someone else so he didn’t need to be with them at all. Makes little sense.

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    Feb 14

    Some personal news on my personal account: up in NY today, and got engaged!

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  13. Feb 14

    Sovereign immunity nerds? Weigh in please.

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  14. Feb 14

    I don’t think we’ve talked enough about the possibilities of civil litigation against Trump by those injured in the insurrection, and the accompanying potential for discovery.

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  15. Feb 13

    A measure of low expectations but 57 votes to convict is higher than I expected.

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  16. Feb 13

    And by the way the risk to D’s seems quite low to me. As it stands now they lose, Trump is acquitted. More Info can only work in their favor—especially since every reason to think the info will be damning to Trump. And more info in public interest as well.

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  17. Feb 13

    After that, trial can resume with that deposition testimony. Then senators can vote. What terrible harm ensues from that?

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  18. Feb 13

    Okay, trials have recesses. No big deal. Now that they’ve crossed the witness Rubicon, and there is an indentifiable set of relevant people to call, have both sides identify reasonable number of individuals, maybe three on each side, and take depos. (Not in Phillydelphia.)

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  19. Feb 13

    Maybe this van der Veen shtick works better in his dog bite cases.

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    Feb 13

    This is bad news. But the silver lining is that McConnell isn't saying that Trump is innocent on the merits, and is resting his vote solely on a supposed lack of jurisdiction.

    McConnell says it was a “close call” but says impeachment is “primarily a tool of removal” and the Senate lacks jurisdiction . He says criminal conduct by a president in office can be prosecuted when the president is out of office
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  21. Feb 12

    Raskin: "Man you should have been here on January 6." To repulsive Trump lawyer who said this (now) was his worst day in Washington.

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