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| Rudy Giuliani backs Trump's reported call for Hillary Clinton to be investigated – live | |
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| Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she’ll take a “hard pass” on efforts to oppose Nancy Pelosi for the House speakership because they are coming from her right. | |
| “So long as Leader Pelosi remains the most progressive candidate for Speaker, she can count on my support,” the Queens Democrat said on Twitter, calling the opposition “an apparent effort to make the party even more conservative and bent toward corporate interests.” | |
| Ocasio-Cortez said she disagrees with Pelosi on “many issues” but thinks her opponents are worse. | |
| I agree that our party should, and must, evolve our leadership.But changed leadership should reflect an actual, evolved mission; namely, an increased commitment to the middle + working class electorate that put us here.Otherwise it’s a just new figure with the same problems. | |
| There are many issues where the Leader and I disagree.I was one of only 2 Dems (w/ @RoKhanna) to go on the record to call the proposed tax rule & PAYGO a bad idea.Yet, we need leadership to be more daring, not less. Her challengers are conservative.https://t.co/eOkxvZCxPM | |
| Donald Trump called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday to push him to act on criminal justice legislation Trump favors, Politico reported. | Donald Trump called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday to push him to act on criminal justice legislation Trump favors, Politico reported. |
| The bill would reduce mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenses, expand a program allowing prisoners to earn early release, and provide more funding for programs to discourage recidivism. Republicans are split on the measure. | The bill would reduce mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenses, expand a program allowing prisoners to earn early release, and provide more funding for programs to discourage recidivism. Republicans are split on the measure. |
| Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that Hillary Clinton should “of course” be investigated for obstruction of justice. | Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that Hillary Clinton should “of course” be investigated for obstruction of justice. |
| Giuliani spoke to the Hill after it was reported that Donald Trump wanted to order the Department of Justice to prosecute Clinton, his opponent in the 2016 election, and former FBI director James Comey. | Giuliani spoke to the Hill after it was reported that Donald Trump wanted to order the Department of Justice to prosecute Clinton, his opponent in the 2016 election, and former FBI director James Comey. |
| “Of course she should be investigated,” Giuliani said, charging “there is plenty of evidence that Hillary obstructed justice by destroying evidence in a gross and massive way.” | “Of course she should be investigated,” Giuliani said, charging “there is plenty of evidence that Hillary obstructed justice by destroying evidence in a gross and massive way.” |
| He was referring to her deletion of 30,000 emails from a personal server. | He was referring to her deletion of 30,000 emails from a personal server. |
| Even as he attacked Clinton, Giuliani brushed off concerns about first daughter Ivanka Trump’s own use of personal email for official business. | Even as he attacked Clinton, Giuliani brushed off concerns about first daughter Ivanka Trump’s own use of personal email for official business. |
| “It’s so stupid!” he said. “So [Ivanka] used her personal email. The thing wrong with Hillary is not that she used her personal email. It’s that she didn’t maintain it. She destroyed it. She destroyed the emails. Somebody used a sledgehammer. Jesus!” | “It’s so stupid!” he said. “So [Ivanka] used her personal email. The thing wrong with Hillary is not that she used her personal email. It’s that she didn’t maintain it. She destroyed it. She destroyed the emails. Somebody used a sledgehammer. Jesus!” |
| He said there was nothing wrong with Trump’s aborted attempt to order a prosecution. | He said there was nothing wrong with Trump’s aborted attempt to order a prosecution. |
| “I don’t see how a president is prevented from saying someone should be investigated when there is public, probable cause that they committed a crime,” he said. | “I don’t see how a president is prevented from saying someone should be investigated when there is public, probable cause that they committed a crime,” he said. |
| Clinton’s email use has already been investigated, and the FBI, while criticizing her judgment, determined no criminal charges were appropriate. | Clinton’s email use has already been investigated, and the FBI, while criticizing her judgment, determined no criminal charges were appropriate. |
| National security advisor John Bolton will meet with Brazil’s far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro this month, he said Wednesday. | National security advisor John Bolton will meet with Brazil’s far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro this month, he said Wednesday. |
| They’ll meet in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 29. | They’ll meet in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 29. |
| Look forward to seeing Brazil’s next President @JairBolsonaro in Rio on November 29th. We share many bilateral interests and will work closely on expanding freedom and prosperity throughout the Western Hemisphere. | Look forward to seeing Brazil’s next President @JairBolsonaro in Rio on November 29th. We share many bilateral interests and will work closely on expanding freedom and prosperity throughout the Western Hemisphere. |
| Bolton has welcomed Bolsonaro’s election as a “positive sign,” despite widespread concerns about Bolsonaro’s stated admiration for Brazil’s 21-year military dictatorship and its use of torture. | Bolton has welcomed Bolsonaro’s election as a “positive sign,” despite widespread concerns about Bolsonaro’s stated admiration for Brazil’s 21-year military dictatorship and its use of torture. |
| As Donald Trump heads for his Mar-a-Lago club for Thanksgiving, a former White House ethics lawyer called the Florida club “a place where, for sky-high admissions fees, business executives who have strong interests before the government can literally engage in purchasing access to the president. Those fees also seem to be down payments on ambassadorships.” | As Donald Trump heads for his Mar-a-Lago club for Thanksgiving, a former White House ethics lawyer called the Florida club “a place where, for sky-high admissions fees, business executives who have strong interests before the government can literally engage in purchasing access to the president. Those fees also seem to be down payments on ambassadorships.” |
| “His visits to Mar-a-Lago are part of the original sins of his presidency, and the fact that he’s returning there shows that he has not learned his lesson,” Norman Eisen, the lawyer and chair of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, told the AP. | “His visits to Mar-a-Lago are part of the original sins of his presidency, and the fact that he’s returning there shows that he has not learned his lesson,” Norman Eisen, the lawyer and chair of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, told the AP. |
| The comment is not hyperbole: Trump recently appointed Lana Marks, a Palm Beach handbag designer and Mar-a-Lago member, as US ambassador to South Africa, and she’s the fourth club member to get an ambassadorship, according to Eisen’s group. | The comment is not hyperbole: Trump recently appointed Lana Marks, a Palm Beach handbag designer and Mar-a-Lago member, as US ambassador to South Africa, and she’s the fourth club member to get an ambassadorship, according to Eisen’s group. |
| Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement backing Nancy Pelosi for House Speaker, per Politico. | Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement backing Nancy Pelosi for House Speaker, per Politico. |
| >@RahmEmanuel comes out for @NancyPelosi.A lot to unpack here. Yes, as rahm notes, he clashed w Pelosi. He was also seen as a potential speaker at one point. pic.twitter.com/xP9UCyhhln | >@RahmEmanuel comes out for @NancyPelosi.A lot to unpack here. Yes, as rahm notes, he clashed w Pelosi. He was also seen as a potential speaker at one point. pic.twitter.com/xP9UCyhhln |
| Defense secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday that a new order granting more authority to military personnel at the border will not change their mission. | Defense secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday that a new order granting more authority to military personnel at the border will not change their mission. |
| “We are not doing law enforcement. We do not have arrest authority,” Mattis said, according to Politico. | “We are not doing law enforcement. We do not have arrest authority,” Mattis said, according to Politico. |
| The new order authorizes the troops to protect border patrol agents from migrants if they engage in violence - including by using lethal force if necessary, CNN reported. | The new order authorizes the troops to protect border patrol agents from migrants if they engage in violence - including by using lethal force if necessary, CNN reported. |
| The order, which has not been released publicly, does not give new tasks to the military but allows Mattis to expand the troops’ duties if Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen requests it, Politico reported. | The order, which has not been released publicly, does not give new tasks to the military but allows Mattis to expand the troops’ duties if Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen requests it, Politico reported. |
| “We’ll decide if it’s appropriate for the military, and at that point things like Posse Comitatus obviously are in play,” Mattis said, referring to a federal law that bars the military from engaging in law enforcement inside the United States. “We’ll stay in strict accordance with the law.” | “We’ll decide if it’s appropriate for the military, and at that point things like Posse Comitatus obviously are in play,” Mattis said, referring to a federal law that bars the military from engaging in law enforcement inside the United States. “We’ll stay in strict accordance with the law.” |
| Mattis said the troops are mostly unarmed, Politico reported. | Mattis said the troops are mostly unarmed, Politico reported. |
| “It’s not an unreasonable concern on the part of the president that we may have to back up Border Patrol,” he said, but added that the soldiers would mainly do that by constructing physical barriers along the border. “They’re not even carrying guns, for Christ’s sake.” | “It’s not an unreasonable concern on the part of the president that we may have to back up Border Patrol,” he said, but added that the soldiers would mainly do that by constructing physical barriers along the border. “They’re not even carrying guns, for Christ’s sake.” |
| Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo called Donald Trump’s deployment of the military to the US border “disrespectful” to both the troops and border patrol officers. | Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo called Donald Trump’s deployment of the military to the US border “disrespectful” to both the troops and border patrol officers. |
| The White House has signed an order authorizing the military to perform law enforcement functions, which is barred by US law, and to use lethal force if deemed necessary. | The White House has signed an order authorizing the military to perform law enforcement functions, which is barred by US law, and to use lethal force if deemed necessary. |
| “What the president is doing, I think, is number one disrespectful to our Customs and Border Protection agents,” Curbelo, of Florida, said on CNN. “This is also disrespectful to these troops.” | “What the president is doing, I think, is number one disrespectful to our Customs and Border Protection agents,” Curbelo, of Florida, said on CNN. “This is also disrespectful to these troops.” |
| Trump ordered the deployment to the border in reaction to a caravan of Central American migrants, which he often brought up during the election to stir up fears of a supposed invasion. | Trump ordered the deployment to the border in reaction to a caravan of Central American migrants, which he often brought up during the election to stir up fears of a supposed invasion. |
| “This was a creation of the president, to make people believe that there’s this horrible threat,” Curbelo said. He said the existing border patrol force is “more than capable” of processing caravan arrivals. | “This was a creation of the president, to make people believe that there’s this horrible threat,” Curbelo said. He said the existing border patrol force is “more than capable” of processing caravan arrivals. |
| Curbelo lost re-election this month, and was among the Republicans attacked by Trump for losing their races after declining to embrace him. | Curbelo lost re-election this month, and was among the Republicans attacked by Trump for losing their races after declining to embrace him. |
| But he said the president’s rhetoric hurt Republicans in suburban districts like his. | But he said the president’s rhetoric hurt Republicans in suburban districts like his. |
| “That type of rhetoric really hurt, because people really saw through it,” he said. | “That type of rhetoric really hurt, because people really saw through it,” he said. |
| Donald Trump is at his Palm Beach golf course today playing a round of golf with Jack Nicklaus, per CNN. | Donald Trump is at his Palm Beach golf course today playing a round of golf with Jack Nicklaus, per CNN. |
| The White House adds that Trump is playing with famed golfer Jack Nicklaus. https://t.co/qbLA4jJoxq | The White House adds that Trump is playing with famed golfer Jack Nicklaus. https://t.co/qbLA4jJoxq |
| Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has some choice words in response to Donald Trump’s embrace of Saudi Arabia after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. | Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has some choice words in response to Donald Trump’s embrace of Saudi Arabia after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. |
| Hey @realdonaldtrump: being Saudi Arabia’s bitch is not “America First.” | Hey @realdonaldtrump: being Saudi Arabia’s bitch is not “America First.” |
| Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is rebutting Donald Trump’s criticism of the federal judiciary. | Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is rebutting Donald Trump’s criticism of the federal judiciary. |
| BREAKING: In rare rebuttal, Chief Justice Roberts rejects Trump criticism of federal judges, praises independent judiciary. | BREAKING: In rare rebuttal, Chief Justice Roberts rejects Trump criticism of federal judges, praises independent judiciary. |
| More from the AP: | More from the AP: |
| Chief Justice John Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s description of a judge who ruled against Trump’s new migrant asylum policy as an “Obama judge.” | Chief Justice John Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s description of a judge who ruled against Trump’s new migrant asylum policy as an “Obama judge.” |
| It’s the first time that the leader of the federal judiciary has offered even a hint of criticism of Trump, who has previously blasted federal judges who ruled against him. | It’s the first time that the leader of the federal judiciary has offered even a hint of criticism of Trump, who has previously blasted federal judges who ruled against him. |
| Roberts said Wednesday the U.S. doesn’t have “Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges.” He commented in a statement released by the Supreme Court after a query by The Associated Press. Roberts said on the day before Thanksgiving that an “independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful for.” | Roberts said Wednesday the U.S. doesn’t have “Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges.” He commented in a statement released by the Supreme Court after a query by The Associated Press. Roberts said on the day before Thanksgiving that an “independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful for.” |
| Last year, the president used the term a “so-called judge” after the first federal ruling against his travel ban. | Last year, the president used the term a “so-called judge” after the first federal ruling against his travel ban. |
| The full statement, via Buzzfeed: | The full statement, via Buzzfeed: |
| JUST IN: Chief Justice John Roberts speaks out in defense of an "independent judiciary" in the wake of President Trump's latest attack on the judiciary. (News first reported by @shermancourt and the AP.) pic.twitter.com/22YssGOWXv | JUST IN: Chief Justice John Roberts speaks out in defense of an "independent judiciary" in the wake of President Trump's latest attack on the judiciary. (News first reported by @shermancourt and the AP.) pic.twitter.com/22YssGOWXv |
| Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s editor at the Washington Post asked Congress to investigate Donald Trump and his son in law Jared Kushner’s financial ties to Saudi Arabia. | Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s editor at the Washington Post asked Congress to investigate Donald Trump and his son in law Jared Kushner’s financial ties to Saudi Arabia. |
| Editor Karen Attiah spoke out Wednesday after Trump issued an extraordinary statement standing with Saudi Arabia despite the journalist’s murder. | Editor Karen Attiah spoke out Wednesday after Trump issued an extraordinary statement standing with Saudi Arabia despite the journalist’s murder. |
| “Congress must investigate Trump’s and Jared Kushner’s financial dealings with Saudi Arabia and Mohammed bin Salman and resulting conflicts of interest,” she said on Twitter. | “Congress must investigate Trump’s and Jared Kushner’s financial dealings with Saudi Arabia and Mohammed bin Salman and resulting conflicts of interest,” she said on Twitter. |
| She also said the Saudi ambassador should be expelled from Washington, and the US and UK should push for an end to Saudi Arabia’s “atrocious war” in Yemen. | She also said the Saudi ambassador should be expelled from Washington, and the US and UK should push for an end to Saudi Arabia’s “atrocious war” in Yemen. |
| “Jamal #Khashoggi wanted to live in Washington so that he could be free. And for a year, he was,” she wrote. “It is why the fight for #JusticeForJamal is global— its about the freedom for peaceful people and journalists to express themselves without fear of imprisonment and death.” | “Jamal #Khashoggi wanted to live in Washington so that he could be free. And for a year, he was,” she wrote. “It is why the fight for #JusticeForJamal is global— its about the freedom for peaceful people and journalists to express themselves without fear of imprisonment and death.” |
| *Deep breaths*It’s easy to get lost in the grief and outrage over Trump siding Saudi regime that thinks nothing of butchering peaceful journalists in consulates. But hope is not all lost. Congress must act, and the American people can still help. Here’s a thread #Khashoggi | *Deep breaths*It’s easy to get lost in the grief and outrage over Trump siding Saudi regime that thinks nothing of butchering peaceful journalists in consulates. But hope is not all lost. Congress must act, and the American people can still help. Here’s a thread #Khashoggi |
| Special counsel Robert Mueller may still have more questions for Donald Trump after the president submitted answers to written queries, Trump’s lawyer said. | Special counsel Robert Mueller may still have more questions for Donald Trump after the president submitted answers to written queries, Trump’s lawyer said. |
| Presidential attorney and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani told CNN the legal team will fight providing any information they believe is protected by executive privilege. | Presidential attorney and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani told CNN the legal team will fight providing any information they believe is protected by executive privilege. |
| “We’ll consider them and answer them if necessary, relevant and legal,” Giuliani said. “If it was something that would be helpful, relevant — not a law school exam.” | “We’ll consider them and answer them if necessary, relevant and legal,” Giuliani said. “If it was something that would be helpful, relevant — not a law school exam.” |
| Trump submitted answers Tuesday to written questions about possible collusion between his 2016 campaign and Russia, but did not answer questions about potential obstruction of justice. | Trump submitted answers Tuesday to written questions about possible collusion between his 2016 campaign and Russia, but did not answer questions about potential obstruction of justice. |
| “It’s not on the table, but could be put back on the table,” Giuliani told CNN about obstruction questions. | “It’s not on the table, but could be put back on the table,” Giuliani told CNN about obstruction questions. |
| Giuliani said there were no surprises in the answers from Trump, who has insisted his campaign did not participate in Russian efforts to sway the election in his favor. “I don’t think there’s an answer that will surprise them very much,” he said. “None of the answers have changed.” | Giuliani said there were no surprises in the answers from Trump, who has insisted his campaign did not participate in Russian efforts to sway the election in his favor. “I don’t think there’s an answer that will surprise them very much,” he said. “None of the answers have changed.” |
| Two Republican Congressional committee chairmen have asked the White House for information about first daughter Ivanka Trump’s use of a personal email account for official business. | Two Republican Congressional committee chairmen have asked the White House for information about first daughter Ivanka Trump’s use of a personal email account for official business. |
| In a letter to White House chief of staff John Kelly, Rep. Trey Gowdy, chair of the committee on oversight and government reform, said the committee must assess whether the White House complied with record keeping and information security laws. | In a letter to White House chief of staff John Kelly, Rep. Trey Gowdy, chair of the committee on oversight and government reform, said the committee must assess whether the White House complied with record keeping and information security laws. |
| Sen. Ron Johnson, head of the Senate homeland security committee, also wrote to the White House counsel asking for information on the Trump administration’s compliance with federal record keeping requirements. | Sen. Ron Johnson, head of the Senate homeland security committee, also wrote to the White House counsel asking for information on the Trump administration’s compliance with federal record keeping requirements. |
| In an interview with the BBC, Cindy McCain, the widow of John McCain, said she wasn’t sure if she could vote for Donald Trump in 2020. | In an interview with the BBC, Cindy McCain, the widow of John McCain, said she wasn’t sure if she could vote for Donald Trump in 2020. |
| She added that she never get over Trump’s attack on her husband when he said that McCain wasn’t a war hero because he was captured. McCain, who was shot down over North Vietnam, was held prisoner for five and a half years, and repeatedly tortured. | She added that she never get over Trump’s attack on her husband when he said that McCain wasn’t a war hero because he was captured. McCain, who was shot down over North Vietnam, was held prisoner for five and a half years, and repeatedly tortured. |
| One signer of the anti-Pelosi letter has flipped. | One signer of the anti-Pelosi letter has flipped. |
| Brian Higgins of New York has now announced that he will back Pelosi to be Speaker. | Brian Higgins of New York has now announced that he will back Pelosi to be Speaker. |
| Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY), who signed the anti-Pelosi letter, flips and says he’ll support her for Speaker.https://t.co/Ee1MC7x6fe | Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY), who signed the anti-Pelosi letter, flips and says he’ll support her for Speaker.https://t.co/Ee1MC7x6fe |