Deleted Tweets From Ted Lieu, D-Calif.
Ted Lieu's accounts: tedlieu, RepTedLieu
Tracking Since: June 11, 2014
Democrats are people just like you. MAGA Republicans and Trump embrace the fringe cult QAnon. What does #QAnon believe? That Dems are harvesting the blood of children to extract adrenochrome for psychedelic benefits. The two parties are not the same. Vote in this midterm. QT @willsommer: Trump is really stepping his QAnon outreach — last night he posted a video filled with overt QAnon memes on TruthSo… https://t.co/10EA3R2c6i)
The amazing, funny and super cool Andy Borowitz will be in my district on Friday, September 16 with Intelligence Chair @AdamSchiff. Event details for this great @BorowitzReport evening are below. https://t.co/tUNmmhOQsi
Trump as President couldn’t just declassify docs in his own mind. He would need to communicate to an official to declassify X, Y and Z docs. He didn’t do that. But’s let’s say he did. Biden would have reclassified the docs and Trump would be in the same trouble he is in now. QT @JRubinBlogger: all of the Trump flacks that carried the "declassified" canard are once more looking like fools. even Trump's lawye… https://t.co/fXuqbkZL0H)
The MAGA Republican argument is that all U.S. national security documents described in the #Affidavit were magically declassified. That means not only can Trump see them, but also your neighbor. And the Iranians. And the Russians. That’s a traitorous argument being made by @GOP. QT @MarkHertling: For those interested: -ORCON =“originator control” -NOFORN = “no foreign nationals” (should see these documents) -… https://t.co/13ZmcpxUuz)
I watched Rocky as a kid and read Ramona the Brave. That’s why I’m heterosexual. Awww, just kidding. I was born that way, which is also a great song by Lady Gaga, who I’m sure MAGA Republicans also want to ban. QT @JenAshleyWright: Your sexuality isn't determined by a book you read in Kindergarten. It's determined the way God intended -- by watc… https://t.co/mj7Z9rqUnt)
In a court of law, we cannot draw a negative inference if a person invokes the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. In the court of public opinion, we can draw any negative inference we want. What is Trump hiding? QT @NoLieWithBTC: Trump just said he pleaded the fifth to the New York Attorney General’s office. Trump before: “The mob takes the f… https://t.co/8EmzXTiL69)
RT @RepChuyGarcia: I just voted to reinstate the assault weapons ban. Now it’s the Senate’s turn to pass it and send it to President B… https://t.co/PU1U0RiP1C
I simply note that Steve Bannon didn’t have the guts to testify in open court. #Projection QT @Acyn: Bannon: I only have one disappointment and that is the gutless members of that show trial committee, the J 6 commit… https://t.co/M7mWG4QJIy)
@keelsheelsIV @BorisJohnson @TalkTV @Nigel_Farage @GBNEWS While you were watching TV, I was getting evacuated on Capitol Hill. So no, it wasn’t a set up. 150 police officers were assaulted by Trump supporters.
What Trump did went far beyond dereliction of duty. It was criminal. As @RepElaineLuria explains, Trump was calling Senators to have them overturn the election WHILE THE ASSAULT WAS HAPPENING. Trump was leveraging the attack to try to stop the certification. THIS IS A CRIME. QT @PoliticusSarah: Instead of ordering the Capitol attack stopped, Trump was calling senators to get them to overturn the election and… https://t.co/HaDoNG58E1)
Dereliction of duty doesn’t fully describe what happened on Jan 6. Trump assembled the mob, incited the mob, and sent them to the Capitol to stop the electoral certification. He then sent a text during the assault to incite them more. This is a criminal conspiracy. #Jan6Hearing QT @sewellchan: Perhaps the most damning/horrifying revelation: Trump didn’t make his Rose Garden appearance (at 4:03pm) until AFTE… https://t.co/ouyoZPHRD0)
Problem is, the former President committed Obstruction of Justice. The evidence was overwhelming. And @TheJusticeDept failed to prosecute. Hopefully the Department doesn’t make the same mistake twice. QT @MeidasTouch: Merrick Garland just affirmed that Trump can be prosecuted: "No person is above the law in this country. There is n… https://t.co/V7WGTQ1Rqp)
RT @usairforce: Today is #PTSDAwarenessDay. Be a great #Wingman and help us spread the word. PTSD resources are available… https://t.co/07F4eSUyh6
Actually, there are two more things folks should know about Eric Greitens. First, who wears a button down collared shirt in a military operation? Second, Greitens wore that shirt because he is no longer a Navy Seal. The Navy Seals refused to reinstate him due to his scandals. https://t.co/GLZgdSqwuZ QT @MollyJongFast: The only thing you need to know about Eric Greitens. Who just released a disgusting campaign video about shooting h… https://t.co/UVYPKM0wyK)
This is what authoritarianism looks like: your vote doesn’t count. I was a former state legislator. And NO, we did not have the authority to change electoral outcomes because we didn’t like the winner. QT @Acyn: Levin:. The fact of the matter is, when it comes to state legislatures, of course you can lobby state legislatures… https://t.co/8swQs6d4TI)
Honored to coauthor legislation by @RepGraceMeng that is the first step in creating a national Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander museum! Thank you to @POTUS, @VP and @CAPAC for a wonderful bill signing ceremony today. https://t.co/MJhHKqKcnU
The single, short article was designed to get GOP support, and it did. This was the most bipartisan impeachment vote in US history. And in the trial, the vote was 57 to 43, the most bipartisan vote to convict in U.S. history. In most contexts, 57 to 43 is a blowout.
RT @sjp078: Important op-ed from @RubenGallego & @tedlieu: #Arctic drilling threatens America’s national security. Here’s why. https://t.co/v8U6Yr5NTX