"We've lost, I think, some perspective on decorum & appropriateness and just decency and conversation. We need to have a lot more conversations because these issues are complicated & they're nuanced."@RepDanGoldman
I think it's really dangerous when people start conflating the actions of the Israeli government w/ American Jews, who have absolutely nothing to do w/ what is going on in Israel & the rise in anti-Semitism because of what is happening in the Middle East here in the US is really dangerous & it is escalating significantly. @RepDanGoldman
"I would rather that [DOJ] spend their time defending Jewish students on campus who are being blamed for Israel's actions, or others who are being targeted completely unjustifiably because of what people believe that the Israeli government is doing." @RepDanGoldman on #DOJ investigating coffee shop
"We weren't elected to say, it's too hard, don't bother. And I think that folks in positions of power need to use the power they have to address the issues in their community."@DanielBiss on #reparations in #Evanston
"The fact that our president is so completely disconnected from reality that he can say there are no limits on his power, even as Iran is vividly showing him the limits on his power. That means he doesn't know how to handle the real world in terms of the power he has and the power he doesn't, and how to Leve what he can." @RepAdamSmith
"We're playing with American lives here. This is the Director of National Intelligence. This is the most important person for keeping America safe." @VanJones68
"We are calling uncle right now. I don't see how that can be spun into a victory. It seems to me that the congressman who said the worst foreign policy blunder ever, or in a generation is probably correct." @GeraldoRivera
"We're going to be underwhelmed by the page and a half... We have a letter of intent which is aspirational...But it's all going to basically succeed or fail in 60 days of negotiations, which frankly, is not enough time, in my judgment." @aarondmiller2
"I for one, am not going to vote for a terrible deal that does not address the nuclear program, that does not make the Middle East more secure, that does not have freedom of navigation and free passage in the Strait of Hormuz." @YVindman
Q: What are u learning about how DOJ attys viewed that deal for Trump to receive a kind of immunity from IRS audits?
A: I have yet to find a govt lawyer who thinks this is a good idea. I have yet to find a govt lawyer who doesn't think it's a horrible idea.
@DevlinBarrett
"What I was told over and over and over again is that basic principles of prosecutorial discretion are being chucked out the window when it comes to the types of cases that the White House cares about." @DevlinBarrett on his new book "The Department of Revenge"
"I know the President is a fan. He was a season ticket holder back in the 90s. So, he was at the game, so it's not like he doesn't care about it. But it's unfortunate that it disrupts it for so many other people." Former @nyknicks Center Chris Dudley @Dudley4Oregon