.The Wall Street Journal scoop: Career budget staffers at OMB questioned the legality of delaying aid to Ukraine. The White House then gave a political appointee at OMB—a former executive director of the Wisconsin Republican Party—the authority to keep the aid on hold. wsj.com/articles/white…

Reup this must read from July: buzzfeednews.com/article/mikesa…

The indictment against Giuliani’s partners says they bribed a GOP Congressman to help Teump’s Ukrainian quid pro quo project. What other Republican Members and Senators have taken Team Trump bribes?

Two men who have represented to Congress that they are members of the President’s legal team were arrested last night while apparently trying to flee the country and charged in an alleged conspiracy to use foreign money to influence US politics.

Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman had lunch with Rudy Giuliani at the Trump hotel in Washington YESTERDAY, a source who saw them tells @nataliewsj. They were arrested later that night at Dulles, where they were awaiting an international flight. wsj.com/articles/two-f…

The two guys who got arrested last night (Parnas and Fruman) had lunch with Rudy at the Trump Hotel DC yesterday, before heading to Dulles for an international flight - despite being scheduled to testify before Congress - where they were apprehended. Hard to make this stuff up!

Watch Cory Gardner turn himself into a human pretzel as he avoids taking a position on a simple question: Is solicitation of foreign interference in elections an abuse of power? Yes or no. Keep asking this to ALL Republicans. Make. Them. Say. It. demcastusa.com/2019/10/10/wat…

My response then and now: “It is absolutely within my official duties as a federal election official to comment publicly on any aspect of the integrity of federal elections in the United States. I will not be silenced.” beta.fec.gov/resources/abou… /6

Deutsche Bank Donald J. Trump I talked today to a former Deutsche Bank executive, who was among those who reviewed the Donald J. Trump tax returns that were in the bank's possession. When I told him Deutsche says it doesn't have the returns, this is how he reacted. (Posting this with source's permission)

New: Lawyers for the whistleblower have asked Congress whether their client could submit testimony in writing instead of appearing in person, amid persistent concerns about protecting his anonymity and safety wsj.com/articles/ukrai…

Parnas and Fruman "also assisted Joseph DiGenova and Victoria Toensing in their law practice," Mr. Dowd wrote, comically but without serifs.

This is the headline you should be reading in every media outlet.

Seth Meyers aired clips from Donald Trump's 2016 campaign trail in which he demonstrated a complete lack of understanding about the Constitution. #BringItBack!huffpost.com/entry/seth-mey… # via HuffPost Comedy

Holy fuck! DeSantis too?? This is getting fantastic..... miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

Great piece.

"The Constitution doesn’t indicate that removal from office requires two-thirds of the Senate. It requires two-thirds of senators present for the proceedings." washingtonian.com/2019/10/10/the… This might give some Republican Senators an out on the impeachment vote. Just don't be there.

Hold your emoluments: 4th Circuit US Appeals Court *says it will reconsider argument* that Trump is violating Constitution's ban on gifts from foreign states. ORDER:

Democratic presidential candidates stood united at the CNN/New York Times debate in supporting the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Here's what each of them said. #DemDebate cnn.it/2MIqxQY

Can't make it to a haunted #USCG unit this year? We will bring the horror to you! Welcome aboard Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, enter if you dare! #HappyHalloween

If we get to choose where we should be deported for disagreeing with the president, I’m heading to the Caribbean.