Our system of balance of power. And today i can tell you what this all looks like. One, the Supreme Court holding as mentioned these unprecedented oral arguments by telephone Conference Call, no zoom for the justices in this case overseeing trump and his historically unusual secrecy. And then this visual of the Senate Holding its own virtual hearing, zooming along of sorts, just like so many other americans. And these were for reasons even more pressing than what faces the high court, because three Top Health Officials testifying from home are doing so because theyre selfisolating after west wing staffers tested positive for the virus. The most prominent dr. Fauci facing the senators and at times undercutting and debunking information from the president. This was a doctor in a setting with several other leaders who are of course in a coequal branch of government. So its different than when we see him in those other settings like the president over his shoulder at the press conference.
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If hypothetically someone comes to the door and knocks tonight, oh, heck, lets just say the fbi rings the doorbell tonight its like, whose there . Elaine chao . Who else is around . As soon as wheels were up to start this foreign trip, the New York Times reported this story. According to the times reporting, and the white house does not dispute it, the official white house record of the president hosting the Russian Foreign minister and the Russian Ambassador in the Oval Office Last week, the official white house record not disputed by the white house includes direct quotes from the president telling these russian officials that thank god the pressure on him about russia is lifted now because he fired the fbi director. Quote, i just fired the head of the fbi. I faced great pressure because of russia. Thats taken off. Lots of subsequent headlines about this story and discussion about this story today have been focusing on the fact that the president is also quoted in this official white
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