A Follow-up Note on Notes

OK, so the brainwave hit this morning. I can just send out the notes separately. So here are last night’s notes.

For those who want the links on Facebook, they are the first thing I write in the comments. To find them easily, just go to the comments and hit “most relevant.” They will come to the top.

I’ll continue to work on figuring out how to share these with the newsletter without causing servers to reject them, but for now, let’s see how this goes.

Heather

Notes for January 27, 2020 (Monday)

Meadows: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/480151-meadows-republicans-that-break-with-trump-could-face-political-repercussions?__twitter_impression=true

Lankford:

Joshua Potash @JoshuaPotash

Oklahoma GOP Senator James Lankford has just said the Senate should see Bolton’s manuscript.

Maddow:

Acyn Torabi @Acyn

I guess this confirms the reporting on Bolton’s book

Ernst: https://iowastartingline.com/2020/01/27/its-all-a-big-joke-to-joni-ernst/

Bondi: https://apnews.com/d533bfca6c934034be0ed745cad8c611

Dan Friedman @dfriedman33

Bondi isn't just in pictures with Parnas. She worked last year for Ballard Partners, which has a relationship with Parnas. Parnas last spring seemed interested in helping arrange for Ballard to lobby for, clues suggest, indicted oligarch Dmitry Firtash. washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/…

Autocratic rulers:

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Breaking via NYT: John Bolton privately told Attorney General Barr last year that he had concerns that Trump was effectively granting personal favors to the autocratic leaders of Turkey and China, according to an unpublished manuscript by Bolton.

nytimes.comBolton Was Concerned That Trump Did Favors for Autocratic Leaders, Book SaysThe former national security adviser shared his unease with the attorney general, who cited his own worries about the president’s conversations with the leaders of Turkey and China.

Executive privilege: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/01/27/trump-waived-executive-privilege-when-he-called-bolton-liar/#click=https://t.co/EVE9QFUjKY

Graham: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/27/lindsey-graham-john-bolton-manuscript-106324

Dobbs:

Jason Campbell @JasonSCampbell

Just insane stuff happening on Lou Dobbs tonight

Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/01/john-bolton-book-impeachment?utm_source=twitter&utm_brand=vf&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social&mbid=social_twitter

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ukraine-turkey-corruption-mulvaney-903441/

Gerson: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-has-finally-met-his-match/2020/01/27/366776dc-413c-11ea-b5fc-eefa848cde99_story.html?fbclid=IwAR3_gDHF9j3EAC9hEUToTFBfxxdFOplRwxh4oJ8INgzLKq-QFBV8oDoN5jY

Hunter Biden: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/business/media/fact-check-biden-ukraine-burisma-china-hunter.html

Biden: https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/27/politics/fact-check-joe-biden-burisma-pam-bondi/index.html

Sekulow:

Rebecca Ballhaus @rebeccaballhaus

Jay Sekulow just argued that "not a single witness” said they heard from the president himself that the security assistance was linked to investigations. Doubling down on that argument despite the prospect of having a witness who could testify to exactly that.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm

2/ Actually, I spoke too soon. It quickly became far too much bullshit for me to possibly listen to.

Pompeo:

Nick Schifrin @nickschifrin

State Department removes @NPR's @michelekelemen from @SecPompeo plane--where she was scheduled for a pool radio rotation--during upcoming trip to London, Kiev. Comes after @SecPompeo accused media of being "unhinged" after @NPRKelly interview and subsequent back and forth.

Haberman: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/maggie-haberman-gop-senators-blindsided-by-bolton-manuscript-asking-questions-of-white-house/