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| Nancy Pelosi says House is headed toward 'path to truth' – as it happened | |
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| Just to sum things up here: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff held a press conference today, from which most were expecting some form of fireworks - especially given all the failures to comply with congressional subpoenas. | Just to sum things up here: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff held a press conference today, from which most were expecting some form of fireworks - especially given all the failures to comply with congressional subpoenas. |
| But Schiff mostly provided an update on the impeachment inquiry, saying that House Dems have “made dramatic progress in answering some of the questions surrounding that July telephone call” between Donald Trump and the Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy. | But Schiff mostly provided an update on the impeachment inquiry, saying that House Dems have “made dramatic progress in answering some of the questions surrounding that July telephone call” between Donald Trump and the Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy. |
| Schiff made a point to note that secretary of defense Mark Esper said on Sunday that he would comply with congressional subpoenas, but that “apparently, his willingness to comply has been countermanded by a higher authority.” | Schiff made a point to note that secretary of defense Mark Esper said on Sunday that he would comply with congressional subpoenas, but that “apparently, his willingness to comply has been countermanded by a higher authority.” |
| “The case for obstruction of Congress continues to build,” Schiff said. | “The case for obstruction of Congress continues to build,” Schiff said. |
| In fielding questions from reporters, Pelosi said she would not be calling for a vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry. | In fielding questions from reporters, Pelosi said she would not be calling for a vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry. |
| White House has repeatedly cited failure of the full House to vote on authorizing an impeachment inquiry as justification for withholding documents and testimony subpoenaed by the Committees conducting the inquiry. Pelosi says she's not interested in calling WH bluff. | White House has repeatedly cited failure of the full House to vote on authorizing an impeachment inquiry as justification for withholding documents and testimony subpoenaed by the Committees conducting the inquiry. Pelosi says she's not interested in calling WH bluff. |
| “We are not here to call bluffs,” she said. “We are on a path that is taking us to a path to truth, a timetable that respects our consitition.” | “We are not here to call bluffs,” she said. “We are on a path that is taking us to a path to truth, a timetable that respects our consitition.” |
| For more on the impeachment inquiry, take a read of our story today: | For more on the impeachment inquiry, take a read of our story today: |
| Trump impeachment inquiry gathers pace as more officials testify | Trump impeachment inquiry gathers pace as more officials testify |
| “There is no requirement that we have a vote,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi . “We will not be having a vote.” | “There is no requirement that we have a vote,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi . “We will not be having a vote.” |
| “We are on the path of fairness,” she continued. “We are not here to call bluffs. We are on a path that is taking us to a path to truth, a timetable that respects our consitition.” | “We are on the path of fairness,” she continued. “We are not here to call bluffs. We are on a path that is taking us to a path to truth, a timetable that respects our consitition.” |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff provided an update on the impeachment inquiry, with Schiff focusing a portion of his remarks on the failure to comply with congressional subpoenas. | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff provided an update on the impeachment inquiry, with Schiff focusing a portion of his remarks on the failure to comply with congressional subpoenas. |
| “We know from the witnesses that have come forward that there are additional documents that they have provided the state department that they have not provided to Congress,” Schiff said. | “We know from the witnesses that have come forward that there are additional documents that they have provided the state department that they have not provided to Congress,” Schiff said. |
| The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a grand jury has issued a subpoena tied to Manhattan federal prosecutors’ investigation into Giuliani, seeking documents from former Rep Pete Sessions about his dealings with Trump’s lawyer. The Journal has cited people familiar with the matter: | The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a grand jury has issued a subpoena tied to Manhattan federal prosecutors’ investigation into Giuliani, seeking documents from former Rep Pete Sessions about his dealings with Trump’s lawyer. The Journal has cited people familiar with the matter: |
| NEWS: A grand jury has issued a subpoena related to the SDNY investigation into Rudy Giuliani’s business dealings in Ukraine, seeking documents from former Rep. Pete Sessions about his dealings with Giuliani, Parnas, Fruman and others. https://t.co/m1F66ePIA8 | NEWS: A grand jury has issued a subpoena related to the SDNY investigation into Rudy Giuliani’s business dealings in Ukraine, seeking documents from former Rep. Pete Sessions about his dealings with Giuliani, Parnas, Fruman and others. https://t.co/m1F66ePIA8 |
| From the Journal: | From the Journal: |
| The subpoena seeks documents related to Mr. Giuliani’s business dealings with Ukraine and his involvement in efforts to oust the U.S. ambassador in Kyiv, as well as any interactions between Mr. Sessions, Mr. Giuliani and four of Mr. Giuliani’s associates who were indicted last week on campaign-finance and conspiracy accounts, the people said. | The subpoena seeks documents related to Mr. Giuliani’s business dealings with Ukraine and his involvement in efforts to oust the U.S. ambassador in Kyiv, as well as any interactions between Mr. Sessions, Mr. Giuliani and four of Mr. Giuliani’s associates who were indicted last week on campaign-finance and conspiracy accounts, the people said. |
| Mr. Giuliani is the primary focus of the subpoena, the people said. Mr. Giuliani has denied wrongdoing and said he has had no indication his actions are being investigated by prosecutors. | Mr. Giuliani is the primary focus of the subpoena, the people said. Mr. Giuliani has denied wrongdoing and said he has had no indication his actions are being investigated by prosecutors. |
| Mike Pence’s office have said the vice president will not comply with a request from the House to turn over documents related to Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, NBC News is reporting: | Mike Pence’s office have said the vice president will not comply with a request from the House to turn over documents related to Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, NBC News is reporting: |
| In a letter to the chairs of the house intelligence, foreign affairs and oversight committees, Pence counsel Matthew Morgan called the request part of a “self-proclaimed impeachment inquiry”. | In a letter to the chairs of the house intelligence, foreign affairs and oversight committees, Pence counsel Matthew Morgan called the request part of a “self-proclaimed impeachment inquiry”. |
| Mike Pence says he won't comply with a wide-ranging request for documents from House impeachment investigators trying to better understand any role he may have played in Trump's attempts to pressure Ukraine to political investigations. https://t.co/ENrPMWcrRT | Mike Pence says he won't comply with a wide-ranging request for documents from House impeachment investigators trying to better understand any role he may have played in Trump's attempts to pressure Ukraine to political investigations. https://t.co/ENrPMWcrRT |
| The letter: | The letter: |
| Not Shocking: Pence refuses to comply with document requests from House investigators.Letter here: pic.twitter.com/yf5XQM1RaW | Not Shocking: Pence refuses to comply with document requests from House investigators.Letter here: pic.twitter.com/yf5XQM1RaW |
| Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer have released a joint statement following the introduction of a bipartisan resolution opposing the president’s decision in Syria: | Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer have released a joint statement following the introduction of a bipartisan resolution opposing the president’s decision in Syria: |
| The chaos and insecurity unleashed in Syria by President Trump’s disastrous decision to precipitously withdraw from northern Syria require strong, smart leadership from Congress. | The chaos and insecurity unleashed in Syria by President Trump’s disastrous decision to precipitously withdraw from northern Syria require strong, smart leadership from Congress. |
| Since President Trump gave Turkey the green light to attack our Kurdish partners, Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate have been united in our swift and serious condemnation of this reckless action, which threatens countless lives, endangers our Kurdish partners and undermines our credibility in the world. Furthermore, President Trump’s action not only risks regional security, it risks security in our homeland because ISIS is resurging. Already, dozens of people have died and hundreds of ISIS supporters and families have escaped. | Since President Trump gave Turkey the green light to attack our Kurdish partners, Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate have been united in our swift and serious condemnation of this reckless action, which threatens countless lives, endangers our Kurdish partners and undermines our credibility in the world. Furthermore, President Trump’s action not only risks regional security, it risks security in our homeland because ISIS is resurging. Already, dozens of people have died and hundreds of ISIS supporters and families have escaped. |
| We have always maintained that, while certainly needed, a sanctions package alone is insufficient for reversing this humanitarian disaster. Today, the Congress continues bipartisan, bicameral leadership to reject President Trump’s dangerous actions in Syria. With one voice, we call on President Trump to support Kurdish communities, to work to ensure that the Turkish military acts with restraint, and to present a clear strategy to defeat ISIS. This resolution also urges President Erdogan to immediately cease unilateral military action in Syria.” | We have always maintained that, while certainly needed, a sanctions package alone is insufficient for reversing this humanitarian disaster. Today, the Congress continues bipartisan, bicameral leadership to reject President Trump’s dangerous actions in Syria. With one voice, we call on President Trump to support Kurdish communities, to work to ensure that the Turkish military acts with restraint, and to present a clear strategy to defeat ISIS. This resolution also urges President Erdogan to immediately cease unilateral military action in Syria.” |
| A federal judge has overturned Affordable Care Act protections for transgender patients, ruling against a non-discrimination policy included in Obamacare, the Hill is reporting: | A federal judge has overturned Affordable Care Act protections for transgender patients, ruling against a non-discrimination policy included in Obamacare, the Hill is reporting: |
| #BREAKING: Federal judge overturns ObamaCare transgender protections https://t.co/VmI4uKApib pic.twitter.com/4Wxtlx7kyw | #BREAKING: Federal judge overturns ObamaCare transgender protections https://t.co/VmI4uKApib pic.twitter.com/4Wxtlx7kyw |
| Texas fed judge O'Connor issues final judgment in Franciscan Alliance, challenge to nondiscrimination provisions in #ACA, says rule violates #APA and #RFRA. Opinion here: https://t.co/NhHxqYh6ig Final Judgment: https://t.co/zbRpwHncMf #TransRights #LGBTQ pic.twitter.com/rNQMBYmeoC | Texas fed judge O'Connor issues final judgment in Franciscan Alliance, challenge to nondiscrimination provisions in #ACA, says rule violates #APA and #RFRA. Opinion here: https://t.co/NhHxqYh6ig Final Judgment: https://t.co/zbRpwHncMf #TransRights #LGBTQ pic.twitter.com/rNQMBYmeoC |
| The regulation in question prohibited federally funded providers and insurers from refusing to treat or provide coverage to people based on their gender identity or termination of pregnancy, the Hill reported, noting that the judge’s decision would likely be appealed. | The regulation in question prohibited federally funded providers and insurers from refusing to treat or provide coverage to people based on their gender identity or termination of pregnancy, the Hill reported, noting that the judge’s decision would likely be appealed. |
| The ruling comes as trans rights are facing significant and repeated attacks by the Trump administration, and following a high-stakes US supreme court hearing this month. | The ruling comes as trans rights are facing significant and repeated attacks by the Trump administration, and following a high-stakes US supreme court hearing this month. |
| 'A critical point in history': how Trump's attack on LGBT rights is escalating | 'A critical point in history': how Trump's attack on LGBT rights is escalating |
| Nancy Pelosi is due to speak in an hour – a bit before the 2020 debate is set to start. Could be newsworthy: | Nancy Pelosi is due to speak in an hour – a bit before the 2020 debate is set to start. Could be newsworthy: |
| Pelosi alerts a media avail in an hour — indicating some news. Dem leadership is discussing a vote to authorize impeachment inquiry — something republicans have pushed for. pic.twitter.com/Wgd9JlsFfj | Pelosi alerts a media avail in an hour — indicating some news. Dem leadership is discussing a vote to authorize impeachment inquiry — something republicans have pushed for. pic.twitter.com/Wgd9JlsFfj |
| ProPublica is reporting that one of the speakers at at a recent pro-Trump conference repeatedly urged the crowd to go to “war” in support of the president: | ProPublica is reporting that one of the speakers at at a recent pro-Trump conference repeatedly urged the crowd to go to “war” in support of the president: |
| “We’ve come to declare war!” Pastor Mark Burns told the crowd three times in the Donald J Trump Grand Ballroom. Conference-goers roared back: “War! War!” | “We’ve come to declare war!” Pastor Mark Burns told the crowd three times in the Donald J Trump Grand Ballroom. Conference-goers roared back: “War! War!” |
| Full story here: | Full story here: |
| EXCLUSIVE: Speakers at a pro-Trump conference urged attendees to “go to war” for the president and laughed about beating up classmates. It’s the same conference where a video of a fake Trump shooting members of the media played. https://t.co/pXBnVCRbVX @wnyc @propublica | EXCLUSIVE: Speakers at a pro-Trump conference urged attendees to “go to war” for the president and laughed about beating up classmates. It’s the same conference where a video of a fake Trump shooting members of the media played. https://t.co/pXBnVCRbVX @wnyc @propublica |
| Asked for comment, Burns told ProPublica he does not endorse violence: “Me talking about going to war for Donald Trump is simply a call to action for Republicans to be verbal in support of our conservative values and support for this president.” | Asked for comment, Burns told ProPublica he does not endorse violence: “Me talking about going to war for Donald Trump is simply a call to action for Republicans to be verbal in support of our conservative values and support for this president.” |
| The Guardian’s senior technology reporter, Julia Carrie Wong, has this update on Twitter’s policies for world leader’s tweets: | The Guardian’s senior technology reporter, Julia Carrie Wong, has this update on Twitter’s policies for world leader’s tweets: |
| Twitter on Tuesday published additional information about how it plans to act if a world leader tweets something that violates its rules. The update follows the announcement in June of a policy whereby the company would choose not to delete tweets by major political figures that violated the company’s rules if the company decided it was in the public interest. | Twitter on Tuesday published additional information about how it plans to act if a world leader tweets something that violates its rules. The update follows the announcement in June of a policy whereby the company would choose not to delete tweets by major political figures that violated the company’s rules if the company decided it was in the public interest. |
| Since the election of Donald Trump, Twitter has been in the unenviable position of having the ability to censor the president of the United States on the very platform where he is the most unguarded. It has largely resisted the intense pressure to do so, even when it seemed that Trump’s tweets might have fallen afoul of Twitter’s rules if they had been sent by anyone else. | Since the election of Donald Trump, Twitter has been in the unenviable position of having the ability to censor the president of the United States on the very platform where he is the most unguarded. It has largely resisted the intense pressure to do so, even when it seemed that Trump’s tweets might have fallen afoul of Twitter’s rules if they had been sent by anyone else. |
| In September 2017, after Trump appeared to threaten North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Twitter, the company announced that it had begun considering “newsworthiness” when considering whether to take down a tweet. | In September 2017, after Trump appeared to threaten North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Twitter, the company announced that it had begun considering “newsworthiness” when considering whether to take down a tweet. |
| The June 2019 policy allowed for a scenario whereby a world leader’s tweet was bad enough to come down, but merited remaining up for documentation or accountability. In these scenarios, Twitter said today, the company will apply a label to the offending tweet and users will not be allowed to like, retweet or otherwise share it. | The June 2019 policy allowed for a scenario whereby a world leader’s tweet was bad enough to come down, but merited remaining up for documentation or accountability. In these scenarios, Twitter said today, the company will apply a label to the offending tweet and users will not be allowed to like, retweet or otherwise share it. |
| Today’s blog post by Twitter also provides a bit more detail about how they plan to approach such a scenario. The company says that it is more likely to simply delete a tweet by a world leader if it promotes terrorism, violence or self-harm; involves illegal goods or services; is intended to interfere with elections (such as by posting misinformation about voting); or includes the private information of another person – especially if that person is not a public figure. | Today’s blog post by Twitter also provides a bit more detail about how they plan to approach such a scenario. The company says that it is more likely to simply delete a tweet by a world leader if it promotes terrorism, violence or self-harm; involves illegal goods or services; is intended to interfere with elections (such as by posting misinformation about voting); or includes the private information of another person – especially if that person is not a public figure. |
| The company says that it is more likely to allow a violating tweet to remain published if it violates rules against hate speech and hateful conduct; abuse or harassment; or contains graphic or gruesome media. | The company says that it is more likely to allow a violating tweet to remain published if it violates rules against hate speech and hateful conduct; abuse or harassment; or contains graphic or gruesome media. |
| There continues to be meaningful public conversation about how we think about Tweets from world leaders on our service. We welcome the conversation and want to share more context on our principles and process for reviewing Tweets from these accounts. https://t.co/UlbdUVIeV9 | There continues to be meaningful public conversation about how we think about Tweets from world leaders on our service. We welcome the conversation and want to share more context on our principles and process for reviewing Tweets from these accounts. https://t.co/UlbdUVIeV9 |