Jonathan when I explain why clothes have to go in a pile on the chair instead of in the closet
Betsy Woodruff Swan
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Betsy Woodruff Swan
@woodruffbets
Mom, writer, fan of hikes that aren't too long
- From a combat-wounded Republican natsec staffer: "Sec. Esper and Gen. Milley have squandered the moral legitimacy of a nearly 245 year-old institution in a single farcical late spring promenade. They have no honor and to hell with them both"
- A big hello to everyone from our brand new baby, Esther Jane Swan
- Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell: "I just wish her well, frankly. I've met her numerous times over the years...I just wish her well, whatever it is"
- Scoop: Former Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann has received a grand jury subpoena as part of the Jan. 6 probe. Story to come
- EXCLU: We obtained the draft Trump executive order that would have seized the voting machines and named a special counsel to probe the 2020 election. Read the whole thing here:
- RE Trump's announcement on Syria plus the Ukraine scandal, from a European intel source: "The world order is collapsing in front of our eyes"
- New: Tim Morrison said he didn't think the president broke the law on his call with Zelensky, and that he didn't think there were any meaningful lines missing from the WH memo about that phone call. Republicans see the statement as very good news Piece:
- Baby Samuel is here! We are so thankful for this little cutie
- New: Lev Parnas is seeking permission to share a bunch of new material with House Intel, including the contents of an iPhone
- Hannity text to Meadows on 12/31/20, per Jan. 6 committee: “We can’t lose the entire WH counsels office. I do NOT see January 6 happening the way he is being told."
- Exclu: Congressional records show Nunes, Derek Harvey, and two other staffers traveled to Europe in late 2018. Lev Parnas helped set up meetings for them there, per his lawyer
- One federal prosecutor on Trump's well-wishes to Ghislaine Maxwell: “in the aftermath of the Stone pardon, it reeks of the president indicating to her that he might reward her if she’ll stay silent about whatever she knows about him."
- NEW: The Jan. 6 committee has interviewed Robert Engel, the top Secret Service agent on Trump's detail the day of the attack. It's also intv'd multiple other USSS personnel -- some in multiple sessions. Story TK
