Nick Merrill

Co-Founder, Evergreen Strategy Group. HFA Alum. Former U.S. Department of State.

[Nick Merrill @NickMerrill]

Smart guy. Smart piece.
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[Sam Silverman @SamMSilverman]

My first essay: Pascal’s Wager.

Tech bet everything on Trump.

They got the math wrong.

It’s time for Silicon Valley to fundamentally reshape how they deal with Washington — and with the American people.

Because the backlash has only just begun.

[Sam Silverman @SamMSilverman]

My first essay: Pascal’s Wager.

Tech bet everything on Trump.

They got the math wrong.

It’s time for Silicon Valley to fundamentally reshape how they deal with Washington — and with the American people.

Because the backlash has only just begun.

[Kaivan Shroff @KaivanShroff]

I mean word for word she nailed exactly how Trump would lead us into this exact crisis…

“Donald Trump doesn’t know the first thing about Iran…”

[Sara Guerrero @chipiaje_sara]

They cooked I fear

[Edward Luce @EdwardGLuce]

Watched @HillaryClinton's testimony. A masterclass in marshalling law, argument, knowledge, clear English - qualities most lacking in those who arranged this sordid kangaroo hearing. There's one man above all others who should be called to testify but they'd never dare ask him.

[Mikel Jollett @Mikel_Jollett]

For the 500th time:

Powerful women are always popular as long as they are not SEEKING power.

As soon as they SEEK power, they are branded as "unlikable."

Hillary was a very popular Senator (even among Republicans) and was destroyed once she dared to LEAD.

[Nick Merrill @NickMerrill]

Says the guy who sits under carefully placed lighting caked in makeup every night and spews nonsense like an angry teenager who didn’t read the book but still has lots of thoughts to share with the class.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Watters: A source told the post Hillary's team demanded beauty lighting for the deposition and kept moving the camera to get the best angle. Maybe that's why she lost it when a congresswoman leaked a picture.

[Glenn Thrush @GlennThrush]

The emotion Clinton is expressing about 9/11 is not new, and it's not manufactured. The recovery was the central focus of her efforts after being elected in 2000. She was as informed and engaged on the recovery as any elected official. Even her critics acknowledged that.

[Angel Ureña @angelurena]

President Clinton was simply giving an example of the many people he traveled with to see the Clinton Foundation’s work. Governor Pritzker joined a Clinton Foundation trip in 2008.

Not on Epstein’s plane. Not with Epstein. Not with Maxwell.

[Nick Merrill @NickMerrill]

Defending her work to rebuild New York after 9/11.

[Rep. Anna Paulina Luna @RepLuna]

Told you she lost her cool.

[Nick Merrill @NickMerrill]

@nicksortor @RepNancyMace No one said that.

[Nick Merrill @NickMerrill]

Thank you Congresswoman.
I feel good about what I said to you last week, and here’s what I’ll say today:

Hillary was dumbfounded by the conspiracy theories you seemed to mash together.
Then she was appalled by your inability to find a coherent line of inquiry.
Then she was pissed because you interrupted her while she was literally talking about people murdered in a terrorist attack in response to a question you asked.

And while you’re throwing around words like “lie” and “cover up,” only one of us was declared the subject of an ethics investigation in the last hour.

Have a terrific day.

[Bakari Sellers @Bakari_Sellers]

Let the big dawg eat!!!

[Nick Merrill @NickMerrill]

Below is a screenshot of a deepfake video that was posted on Thursday evening after Secretary Clinton's testimony. The video has nearly 750,000 views. It appears to be based on the image that Lauren Boebert sent earlier in the day (there is no other photo that this could be based on unless another member was also leaking photos). In addition to being a violation of the rules set forth by the very people who wouldn't allow for a public hearing, this is what is so dangerous about playing games with a purportedly serious congressional oversight effort.

[Nick Merrill @NickMerrill]

3,000 people died on 9/11. 650 of them worked for Howard Lutnick’s firm. He lost hundreds of colleagues including his own brother. That’s was the nature of her relationship with him, as she worked tirelessly to help New York rebuild after the most deadly terrorist attack in our nation’s history.

Also aren’t you in a deposition right now? Why are you tweeting?

Call Howard Lutnick. Do your job.

[Rep. Nancy Mace @RepNancyMace]

Since Hillary’s spokesperson is trying to spin Hillary’s meltdown yesterday, as she became unglued, screaming, let me be abundantly clear:

Hillary Clinton shamefully used the terrorist attack of 9/11 as a scapegoat to cover for her and her family’s close relationship with Howard Lutnick, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell. In fact, Lutnick appeared to be key to Hillary trying to fundraise off Epstein for her failed presidential campaign LONG after Epstein was a well-known convicted pedophile (2015).

Keep spinning Hillary, cause that’s what you have to do your part in one of the greatest cover ups in American history.

[Nick Merrill @NickMerrill]

Even your Republican colleague is hedging in her agreement.

[Rep. Anna Paulina Luna @RepLuna]

Secretary Clinton did lose her cool. You’ll hear it on the audio. @RepNancyMace is correct in her assessment.

[Nick Merrill @NickMerrill]

You made something up. I corrected you. You can become unglued all you want today, just tell the truth.

[Rep. Nancy Mace @RepNancyMace]

If Hillary Clinton's spokesperson is scared about my line of questioning from yesterday and how unglued Hillary became (screaming at me); just wait until I get in front of Bill.

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

Dirty pool to close it to press then play this Rashomon game with what happened

[MJ Lee @mj_lee]

Rep. Boebert came out of the deposition and told reporters she was not reprimanded for the photos she took, and said "why not" take them.

When I asked her what's stood out to her so far from Hillary Clinton's deposition, she said "I admired her blue suit."

[Nick Merrill @NickMerrill]

This is 100% incorrect. I'm going to abide by the rules set forth, but you will see that when you see the video released tomorrow, assuming they release it.

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

It was authorized.

And it’s hilarious they’re trying to use this to weasel out of answering questions about Epstein.

It was Hillary who demanded this deposition be LIVE for all to see.