Lorie Masters

Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Fighter for DC voting rights, autonomy and women's rights; Lawyer, author on insurance coverage issues; Bar leader.

[Lorie Masters @LSMlaw]

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[Mike Young @micyoung75]

Pulte referred Lisa Cook and Letitia James for criminal prosecution over mortgage document errors. Scott Bessent committed the same errors. No referral. No investigation. Bessent is in the cabinet.

Same paperwork. Three people. Three completely different outcomes based entirely on who they are to Donald Trump.

That is the man now running 18 intelligence agencies. The willingness to weaponize regulatory authority selectively wasn't a disqualification. It was the job interview.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

There were multiple votes tonight to make the $1.8 billion cop beater fund illegal and Republicans blocked every single one, paving the way for Trump to resuscitate his slush fund.

[Lorie Masters @LSMlaw]

They are stealing our tax dollars.

[Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

I asked Senate Republicans who among them thought Trump’s slush fund was a good idea. None replied and silence filled the chamber.

I then offered Republicans a chance to shut it down by voting for my amendment.

They chose not to. They are simply too scared of crossing this corrupt president.

[Lorie Masters @LSMlaw]

Another great idea from elected leaders who seem to hate Americans.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

As grocery prices continue to rise nationally, the House passed an appropriations bill that would cut $141 million in funding for a program that helps pregnant women and children purchase healthy foods. https://t.co/NJ8vGuBc0P

[Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer]

50-49: Republicans, by one vote, chose to keep Trump’s insurrectionist slush fund dream alive.

After they fumbled around for hours, we needed just one more Republican to muster the courage to end Trump’s taxpayer handout to cop beaters and felons.

As per usual, they were spineless.
https://t.co/DNSTwTh7F3

[scary lawyerguy @scarylawyerguy]

Instead of just asking "is Pulte qualified to be DNI?" Can I suggest reporters just READ THE FUCKING STATUTE TO REPUBLICANS, WHICH EXPLICITLY REQUIRES (SHALL, NOT MAY!) THE PERSON TO HAVE "EXTENSIVE NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERTISE."

[Andy Kim @AndyKimNJ]

We're seeing a revolving door between ICE and the private prison industry. The new head of ICE is a former VP at GeoGroup, the company that runs over a dozen detention centers, including Delaney Hall. This is corruption using taxpayer dollars, and we need to stop it.

[Lorie Masters @LSMlaw]

More theft and graft.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

More than half of the publicly identified donors to President Trump’s White House ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts worth more than $50 billion, according to a report from a government watchdog group. https://t.co/wEAqxMA7AG

[Tyler McBrien @TylerMcBrien]

NEW: A stunning new project from @lawfare's Katherine Pompilio finds that 97 Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the Capitol riot then got arrested, charged, and/or convicted with subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Bryce Mitchell on Trump's White House UFC fight:

Our government is desecrating its role in society by entertaining sports. Our government is to protect and serve the people. Our tax dollars and resources are funding this operation. The government is supposed to protect us, not entertain us.

[Lorie Masters @LSMlaw]

The facts show that the 6 care not about the rule of law, the law, the institution, history (I don’t mean “originalism,” a results-oriented “doctrine”) or even their reputations.

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

1/ I’ve always thought that knowing history will follow “The Roberts Court,” the Chief Justice would have at least some measure of concern for the reputation attached to his tenure. I no longer believe that.

[Lorie Masters @LSMlaw]

It is the law after all.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The Kennedy Center ordered employees to remove President Trump’s name from the performing arts venue, strip all references from signs, brochures, the website and other materials — and to update email signatures and letterhead immediately. https://t.co/1J2FEPH33q

[Scott Dworkin @funder]

🚨 THE LIE IS EXPOSED. Republicans are pushing laws across the country to require proof of citizenship to vote, claiming it's to stop "massive noncitizen voting." But US District Judge Samantha Elliott just looked at 26 years of actual data and slaughtered that narrative in a major 98-page ruling.

The actual facts? Noncitizen voting is "essentially nonexistent." Out of 8.3 million ballots, they found exactly eight cases by noncitizens in 26 years. The law wasn't about integrity; it was a voter suppression scheme designed to purge legitimate voters right before the midterms. This ruling changes everything.

Hit the ❤️ LIKE and SHARE buttons to stop the voter suppression machine! Click the link to see how a courageous judge just saved your right to vote: 👇 https://t.co/vUykYSx15u

[Andy Kim @AndyKimNJ]

A highschool senior, a pregnant woman, and a man with Stage Three cancer. These are the people I met in Delaney Hall. When DHS tells you they are only arresting the worst of the worst, they're lying. These are everyday people kept in inhumane conditions with our tax dollars.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Wow, Republicans try to end Rep. Dean’s time 3 minutes early while she is asking Blanche about Epstein.

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

Nearly 70% of the 608 DOJ officials who have departed were:
-investigating Trump and his supporters for their involvement in Jan. 6.
-officials working on immigration
-staff of the Civil Rights Division
-staff in the US Attorney’s office in Minnesota.
https://t.co/I9UXTrCnbN

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

🚨BREAKING: All I can say is this is fucking so cynical I have no words. https://t.co/y3fgOAbLRJ

[Lorie Masters @LSMlaw]

@marceelias And they wonder why the public trust in the Court is plummeting….

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

The heart of our constitutional crisis in one exchange between me and Sec. Mullin. When asked a simple question - if he will obey court orders - he says he will not because some court orders are "politicized".

That's not how democracy works. And that's why we are in a crisis.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Sen. @JeffMerkley to Rubio: You have expressed that no one died as a result of the shutdown of USAID. I want to note that it's estimated that over 500,000 children have died from that shutdown. I hope you ponder that as we strive to rebuild programs related to malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS, HIV, nutrition, and Ebola.