Byron York
Chief political correspondent, Washington Examiner, Fox News contributor, author of The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy
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Dem Rep. explains why she's undecided on impeaching Trump
YouTube 15h 1 tweets
Rep. Elissa Slotkin breaks down her thoughts on the impeachment process and how representing a pro-Trump district has shaped her decision. #AmericasNewsroom ...
Byron York House Democrat from Trump district stays undecided on impeachment: 'I'm not going to be pushed and prodded one way or another.' From 15h
Crossfire Hurricane Team Didn’t Know About Steele’s Work For A Russian Oligarch, DOJ Report Says
Dailycaller.com 19h 1 tweets
The FBI's Crossfire Hurricane did not know that Christopher Steele was working for a Russian oligarch while he was investigating the Trump campaign.
Britain needs its own Mueller report on Russian ‘interference’ | Glenn R Simpson and Peter Fritsch
the Guardian 41h 13 tweets
Conservative-leaning media in the UK and US see little mileage in exposing meddling that helped their own side, say the founders of the research firm Fusion GPS
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Byron York Disgraced in US, the Fusion GPS team tries to sell the product in Britain. 31h
The Incredible Shrinking Impeachment
WSJ 57h 4 tweets
The Democratic grounds for ousting Trump are weak—and damaging to constitutional norms.
Byron York Read 'The Incredible Shrinking Impeachment.' 42h
Of course the FBI spied on the Trump campaign
Byron York - Washington Examiner 54h 5 tweets
The great debate about whether the FBI spied on the Trump campaign continues. The question is why there is still any argument. The newly-released report from Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz shows that by any definition the FBI...
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Byron York New: Of course the FBI spied on the Trump campaign. 54h
Byron York The great debate about whether the FBI spied on Trump campaign continues. Now, the question is why there is still any argument. Horowitz report shows that by any definition the FBI did indeed spy. 47h
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Byron York FBI used informants against Page, Papadopoulos, and unnamed high-level Trump campaign official. Secretly recorded everything. Wiretapped Page, read his emails. Plus: held 'pretext' briefing to snoop on unaware Trump, Flynn. How is all of that not spying? 46h
The Steele Dossier: A Retrospective
Lawfare 365d 7 tweets
Not all of the material in the dossier has been proven. But none has been disproven. As a raw intelligence document, the Steele dossier holds up well.
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Byron York From the experts at in December 2018, when everyone should have known better: 'The dossier holds up well over time, and none of it, to our knowledge, has been disproven.' 59h
The IG, Nunes and Schiff
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The Horowitz report reveals the Democrat’s many distortions.
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Byron York Seems reasonable that Adam Schiff, currently leading D efforts to impeach the president, would take a reputational hit for being so wrong in the FISA matter. Of course, it hasn't happened. From : 3d
Biden signals to aides that he would serve only a single term
POLITICO 3d 21 tweets
Advisers weigh the merits of a one-term pledge by the 77-year-old former vice president.
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WBUR - Wbur.org 123d 3 tweets
Analysis: IG’s FISA Report Undercuts ‘Schiff Memo,’ Which Defended FBI And Steele Dossier
Dailycaller.com 4d 2 tweets
The Justice Department inspector general's report supports the claims that Rep. Devin Nunes made in a memo criticizing the FBI's handling of the Steele dossier.
IG Report Confirms Schiff Memo Media Praised Was Riddled With Lies
Mollie - The Federalist 4d 11 tweets
Nearly two years later, the inspector general's report vindicates the Nunes memo while showing that the Schiff memo was riddled with lies.
Byron York Read 'IG Report Confirms Schiff FISA Memo Media Praised Was Riddled With Lies.' 4d
'End this': Republicans poised to call no witnesses during Trump impeachment trial in Senate
Washington Examiner 4d 2 tweets
Senate Republicans do not expect to call witnesses President Trump might want to hear from most in an impeachment trial, conceding there are not the votes to summon key figures such as Hunter Biden and the unidentified government whistleblower whose...
Barr thinks FBI may have acted in bad faith in probing Trump campaign
NBC News 4d 17 tweets
"I think our nation was turned on its head for 3 years based on a bogus narrative," said the attorney general in an exclusive interview with Pete Williams.
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Byron York Horowitz fallout. AG Bill Barr to NBC: 'I think our nation was turned on its head for three years based on a completely bogus narrative that was largely fanned and hyped by a completely irresponsible press.' 4d
It's official -- the dossier was malarkey
Byron York - Washington Examiner 4d 13 tweets
The new report from Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz is an absolutely damning indictment of the Steele dossier.
Byron York New: It's official -- the dossier was malarkey. 4d
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Byron York Look at three of dossier's most incendiary charges: 1) The 'well-developed' conspiracy. 2) The Carter Page bribe. 3) The pee tape. FBI found embarrassing lack of evidence for all. Yet all did terrible damage. 3/9 4d
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Byron York All in all, the dossier was shameful episode. But what now? Certainly those responsible--Steele, Comey, Fusion GPS--should suffer disgrace. 7/9 4d
A preemptive impeachment
Byron York - Washington Examiner 5d 2 tweets
Monday's House Judiciary Committee hearing gives Democrats perhaps their last chance to make a televised case for removing President Trump from office before the committee moves on to finalizing articles of impeachment. The Intelligence Committee...
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Byron York Ds have refined their rationale for rushing impeachment. Now, has to be done to pre-empt Trump cheating in next election. It's a first: A pre-emptive impeachment. 5d
A preemptive impeachment
Byron York - Washington Examiner 5d 1 tweets
Monday's House Judiciary Committee hearing gives Democrats perhaps their last chance to make a televised case for removing President Trump from office before the committee moves on to finalizing articles of impeachment. The Intelligence Committee...
Byron York New: A pre-emptive impeachment. 5d
Trump and Democrats Turn Impeachment Into a Partisan Brawl
Maggie Haberman, Michael D. Shear, Nicholas Fandos - Nytimes.com 6d 12 tweets
The White House is refusing to engage and Democrats have abandoned all but a semblance of comity as the House races ahead, rendering a historic undertaking little more than a foregone conclusion.
Byron York Don't think the White House minds this headline one bit... 5d
‘We can impeach again’: Democratic congressman suggests continuous impeachment effort
Washington Examiner 5d 1 tweets
Texas Rep. Al Green advocated that Democrats continue to pursue impeachment several times if the Senate does not vote to convict President Trump.
Byron York ‘We can impeach again’: Democratic congressman suggests continuous impeachment effort.' Don't scoff; Rep. Green has been on the cutting edge of Democratic impeachment efforts. 5d
America’s Drift toward Feudalism
American Affairs Journal 21d 4 tweets
America’s emergence in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries represented a dramatic break from the past. The United States came on the scene with only vestiges of the old European feudal order—mostly in the plantation economy of the Deep South....
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Byron York 'Six firms--Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Netflix--have achieved a combined net worth...equal to the GDP of France.' From 5d
Katie Hill: It’s Not Over After All
Nytimes.com 7d 16 tweets
I overcame the desperation I felt after stepping down from Congress, and I’m still in the fight.
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Byron York In NYT, former Rep. Katie Hill says she contemplated suicide after nude-photos-with-bong-affair-with-campaign-staffer scandal erupted. 6d