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A journalist covering the recount in Arizona got kicked out for taking a picture of Rep. Biggs:
In the middle of the room are five laptops and five printers. But they dont seem to be printing anything at the moment #azauditpool
There were 3 boxes in the fenced area labeled complete when I got here but two men just moved them out of view, so unclear how many they have finished.
Two men did some more shuffling with the boxes in the fenced area marked complete and this is the best view I can get of them. I can count 5 but could be more against the wall out of view.
Looks like we have former AZ lawmaker Anthony Kern reviewing ballots #azauditpool
Kern took a moment to shake hands with Rep. Andy Biggs, who got a tour of the facility from Ken Bennett.
Well, a man in a cowboy hat and a badge that said Wake TSI just came over, asked if I tweeted the picture of Anthony Kern, and when I said yes he escorted me out of the building and said my press privileges were revoked
They said I am welcome to stay in the parking lot where its 97 degrees and this is my view
Im seeing questions about Kerns pen. It appears to be green and the cap was not stuck on the back end in my previous photo. This shot from the pool photographer @thawthornephoto
is clearer
Senate President @FannKfann, who is in charge of the audit, is saying I broke a judges order. This is false. We have no judges order. We have an agreement not to show any discernible info on ballots. And our agreement states specifically we can/will show faces. #azauditpool
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Manchin says he doesn't support D.C. statehood bill
Source: WaPo
Sen. Joe Manchin III told reporters in his home state of West Virginia on Friday morning that he does not support the bill to make D.C. the nations 51st state, according to audio provided by the Democrats office and a report from WVNews.
Manchin, a key swing vote in the closely divided Senate, said he believed a constitutional amendment, rather than legislation, would be required to admit D.C. as a state. His stance deals a major blow to statehood advocates who were hoping for his support after the bill passed the House last week.
Manchin cited findings from the Justice Department under Presidents Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter and comments from then-Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in reaching his decision.
They all came to the same conclusion: If Congress wants to make D.C. a state, it should propose a constitutional amendment. It should propose a constitutional amendment and let the people of America vote, Manchin said in a radio interview with Hoppy Kercheval of West Virginias MetroNews, the full audio of which was provided to The Washington Post by Manchins staff.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/manchin-dc-statehood-amendment/2021/04/30/39fab2ae-a9dd-11eb-8d25-7b30e74923ea_story.html
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"She is waiting in the wings," said first lady Jill Biden about a cat joining the White House.
https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1388121523391803393FBI warned Giuliani, key Trump ally in Senate of Russian disinformation campaign targeting Biden
Source: WaPo
The FBI warned Rudolph W. Giuliani in late 2019 that he was the target of a Russian influence operation aimed at circulating falsehoods intended to damage President Biden politically ahead of last years election, according to people familiar with the matter.
The warning was part of an extensive effort by the bureau to alert members of Congress and at least one conservative media outlet, One America News, that they faced a risk of being used to further Russias attempt to influence the elections outcome, said several current and former U.S. officials. All spoke on the condition of anonymity because the matter remains highly sensitive.
Giuliani received the FBIs warning while deeply involved with former president Donald Trumps 2020 reelection campaign and related activities in Ukraine to surface unflattering or incriminating information about the Biden family. The revelation comes as the FBI this week seized Giulianis cellphone and other electronic devices as part of a long-running criminal investigation into whether the onetime New York
The warning, made by counterintelligence agents, was separate from the Justice Departments ongoing criminal probe, but it reflects a broader concern by U.S. intelligence and federal investigators that Giuliani among other influential Americans and U.S. institutions was being manipulated by the Russian government to promote its interests and that he appears to have brazenly disregarded such fears.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/rudy-giuliani-fbi-warning-russia/2021/04/29/5db90f96-a84e-11eb-bca5-048b2759a489_story.html
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1387933469125271552
Bombshell Letter: Gaetz Paid for Sex With Minor, Wingman Says
Source: The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast has obtained a confession letter that Joel Greenberg wrote after asking Roger Stone to help him obtain a pardon.
A confession letter written by Joel Greenberg in the final months of the Trump presidency claims that he and close associate Rep. Matt Gaetz paid for sex with multiple women--as well as a girl who was 17 at the time.
"On more than one occasion, this individual was involved in sexual activities with several of the other girls, the congressman from Florida's 1st Congressional District and myself," Greenberg wrote in reference to the 17-year-old. "From time to time, gas money or gifts, rent or partial tuition payments were made to several of these girls, including the individual who was not yet 18. I did see the acts occur firsthand and Venmo transactions, Cash App or other payments were made to these girls on behalf of the Congressman."
The letter, which The Daily Beast recently obtained, was written after Greenberg asked Roger Stone to help him secure a pardon from then-President Donald Trump.
In late 2020, Greenberg was out of jail and in communication with Stone. A series of private messages between the two--also recently obtained by The Daily Beast--shows a number of exchanges between Greenberg and Stone conducted over the encrypted messaging app Signal, with communications set to disappear. However, Greenberg appears to have taken screenshots of a number of their conversations.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/joel-greenberg-letter-written-for-roger-stone-says-matt-gaetz-paid-for-sex-with-minor
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