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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 5

    Shorter Kavanaugh: Nixon could be subpoenaed, but Trump can't be.

    7:34 AM - 5 Sep 2018
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      2. Fred‏ @Swizznuts Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel

        If you're definition of "shorter" is: twisting the facts to support a narrative, then I agree with you. Fortunately, though the Longer Kavanaugh: Nixon's case was one of the four greatest in US history, but asking for an opinion on a hypothetical isn't legally answerable. get it?

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 5
        Replying to @Swizznuts

        It was a yes or no question. If he's unwilling to answer that one, even with caveats, it's a major red flag.

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      4. Fred‏ @Swizznuts Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I do agree with you he could have qualified his answer to make it clear that if the legal facts support it, it's possible. But I think he did that by supporting the Nixon case and saying it was one of the 4 greatest.

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      2. Indefact.com‏ @indefact Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Except that's not what he said. He said he would talk about US v. Nixon, but would not engage in a hypothetical concerning an issue he may have to hear, if confirmed.

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      3. Dan S #MOBILIZE & #VOTE 🌊 🌊 🌊‏ @Dsquared75 Sep 5
        Replying to @indefact @emptywheel

        So what will he say about US v Nixon?

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      4. Indefact.com‏ @indefact Sep 5
        Replying to @Dsquared75 @emptywheel

        He said it was, in his opinion, one of the four most important decisions the Court had ever made. Together with Brown and two others I missed.

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      5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 5
        Replying to @indefact @Dsquared75

        Marbury and Youngstown.

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      6. Indefact.com‏ @indefact Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel @Dsquared75

        Yes

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      2. BCarleton‏ @BgCarleton Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel @Shorewife

        This is why we need to see the complete records, not just the cherry picked ones. As Feinstein just said, K has learned the art of filibuster. And he is quite good at talking around current relevant issues.

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      1. RJ‏ @123sdontlie Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Smh this guy is a joke

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      1. agileborgi‏ @agileborgi Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Because 9/11 🤦🏻‍♀️

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      1. Stephanie Noel Kirlin‏ @DC2CA Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel

        😠

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      1. Mildred‏ @mildredmud Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel

        #StopKavanaugh #NoKavanaugh #NoKavanaughVote #NoKavanaughConfirmation #WhatsAtStake #ReleaseTheRecords #ReleaseTheDocuments #WhatAreTheyHiding #BlockBrett #BlockKavanaugh #BlockBrettKavanaugh #GOPCorruption #GOPcoverup #GOPComplicit #GOPSuperPACsRussia #TrumpISNotAboveTheLawpic.twitter.com/eLP34f7Sa5

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      1. Scott Philips‏ @ScottCPhilips Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel

        wait. . . what?

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      1. Martin Schneider‏ @wovenstrap Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Threats are always so much more pressing when they happened decades ago.

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      1. Jawnmanboo  💀‏ @Kathmandu513 Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel

        No no no. Nixon could not be subpoenaed. Clinton could be subpoena. Cause he was a democrat

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      1. jason  🌸 🌮 🔥‏ @jysf Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel @charles_gaba

        Yup, bc he said it was based on the statute, current investigation done under different rules

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      1. OnionRingz‏ @TraitorTrumpKFC Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel @yodaquoter

        And a Dem president? Think he will change his tune then?

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      1. Phillip Burgart‏ @PhillipBurgart Sep 5
        Replying to @emptywheel

        and Clinton had to be, but not Bush.

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