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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 26
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      This was such weaselly phrasing. "Foreign assistance" is deliberately vague because it could encompass almost anything, including non-governmental, non-financial "assistance" provided by people who happen to be foreigners: which is not illegal in the USpic.twitter.com/KVlHSYV8EI

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    2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 26
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      Considering this was one of the few exchanges from the Mueller testimony that Dems have cheered, let's just parse it for a moment. What "foreign assistance" is Schiff referring to? Presumably 1) The 2016 Trump Tower meeting and 2) WikiLeaks

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    3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 26
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      1) The Trump Tower meeting was facilitated by music publicist Rob Goldstone, who has stated many times (including to Mueller) that he was not acting on behalf of any foreign government, and was simply using "puffery" to entice Don Jr. into accepting a meeting with his client

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    4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 26
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      So there was no genuine "foreign assistance" offered or accepted at the Trump Tower meeting. It was all a bogus pretext used by an oblivious music publicist to placate his client. Mueller later concluded in the Report that nothing "of value" was transmitted at the meeting

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    5. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 26
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      If you're going to argue that simply meeting with the Russian lawyer, who orally conveyed (bogus) information that had no value, constitutes an acceptance of "foreign assistance," then you are essentially calling for the criminalization of legal, protected political speech

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 26
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      You're also conflating foreign individuals with foreign governments. The term "foreign assistance" implies that the "assistance" in question has been provided at the direction of a government. But Schiff wants to conflate, because his argument is based on misdirection and fallacy

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        2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 26
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          If accepting "foreign assistance" is now going to be regarded as "unpatriotic" and criminal, we need clear definitions of the terms "foreign" and "assistance." These weasel-words are obviously too vague to translate into any tenable, universally-applicable standard

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        3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 26
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          What are some "foreign" actions that might constitute "assistance" to a presidential campaign? If a foreign media outlet publishes something that reflects negatively on a US political candidate, and another candidate "welcomes" that, is he/she "accepting foreign assistance"?

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        4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 26
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          Did you know that it's perfectly legal, per the FEC, for federal candidates to accept "foreign assistance" in the form of volunteer services from foreign nationals? Are Schiff (and Mueller) now declaring this activity presumptively "unpatriotic" and criminal?pic.twitter.com/gmTrXcWL1Q

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        5. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 26
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          If the other nefarious "foreign assistance" Schiff refers to is WikiLeaks publishing emails that reflected poorly on Trump's opponent, Trump didn't tangibly "accept" anything, he just reacted to public information: as did every US media outlet

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        6. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 26
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          By using the phrase "foreign assistance" in relation to WikiLeaks, Schiff disingenuously implies that there was some active collusive or illicit relationship between Trump and WikiLeaks: a theory which *Mueller's own Report* definitively debunks

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        7. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 26
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          In sum, not only is the logic employed by Schiff and endorsed by Mueller predicated on deliberate obfuscation, it has disturbing First Amendment implications, which of course everyone ignores because they're so desperate for a scintillating sound bite

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        8. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 26
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          Discussed this and more on the stream last night, remember to subscribe (or else)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amEhnfqJA-k …

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        1. SamIam‏ @SammyForAmerica Jul 26
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          The same Schiff who took a hoax call from what he thought were ‘Russians’ with kompromat on Trump? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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        1. Jef Mrazek‏ @JefMrazek Jul 26
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          The whole thing was a set up from the jump.. The dems were trying to manufacture Trump collusionhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-dossier-firm-also-supplied-info-used-meeting-russians-trump-n819526 …

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