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Norm Eisen

Norm Eisen

@normeisen

Sr. Fellow @ Brookings, Executive Chair of Democracy Defenders Fund & Co-Founder of The Contrarian contrarian.substack.com Posts with "TN" are from Team Norm

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Congress named the Kennedy Center & Congress is the only one who can change that Trump can’t just rewrite the law & the court just proved it The name is coming off More on our @democracydefendersaction.org win w/ @fox5dc.com.web.brid.gy 👇 -TN

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Trump praised Dell, bought Dell stock, & then Dell landed a $9 billion federal contract He bought into Paramount too-- right as he started pushing the Warner merger through These outside enablers don't have presidential immunity, & legal action is coming @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social 👇 -TN

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Trump better look at Hungary -- that's what happens when you take from the people The cost is too high & Americans are DONE paying it @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social 👇 -TN

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Renaming the Kennedy Center is ILLEGAL Congress named it -- not Trump! @repbeatty.bsky.social walked into the belly of the beast-- the White House & confronted Trump directly The court backed her up Brave doesn't begin to cover it More on our @democracydefendersaction.org win👇 -TN

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Reports say the $1.8B slush fund is dead... but we @democracydefendersfund.org aren't buying it That's why w/ our partners we filed in court to confirm it's DOA—& to make sure the settlements tied to it die w/ it @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social 👇 -TN

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Trump put his name on the Kennedy Center- - a building the American people own, named by an act of Congress he had no legal power to touch A federal judge just ordered him to take it off I break down it down 👇 -TN

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Trump is at historic lows & the country feels exactly why The courts are reflecting it—Kennedy Center blocked & the $1.8 billion fund case reopened…2 massive wins in 1 day At the gas pump, in healthcare costs, in the chaos…it’s all piling up 👇

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Kennedy Center blocked & the $1.8 billion fund case cracked open—our wins @democracydefendersfund.org @democracydefendersaction.org are built to survive higher court review The courts are delivering on some of the most important rule of law fights I break down why they’re here to stay👇

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The pushback on Trump is working! 2 massive wins on Friday: Courts blocked him from renaming & closing the Kennedy Center—& the $1.8 billion fund case was blown wide open More on our @democracydefendersfund.org @democracydefendersaction.org wins on @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social👇

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Trump wants to put his face on a $250 bill while pocketing billions for himself, his cronies & his family That's not what Americans voted for His base is noticing & it's costing him 👇

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The reflecting pool debacle, illegally renaming the Kennedy Center after himself, dumping toxins on DC's public golf courses, destroying the East Wing… All are corruption scandals & metaphors for this admin's incompetence @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social 👇 - TN

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Taxpayer money is being squandered in broad daylight... The reflecting pool will be a fiasco for Trump's birthday & still a disgrace when America turns 250 Americans are paying for this illegality—& we @democracydefendersaction.org are litigating it all on their behalf -TN

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The Courts & Congress are both closing in 2 dozen GOP members confronted Blanche directly when he came to defend the Trump-DOJ's political slush fund When the corruption hits on both fronts -- financial & rule of law -- the dam breaks @ms.now 👇 -TN

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Trump can’t make payments only to those prosecuted by Dems—or AT ALL We called it within minutes, this is absurd & a violation of the Constitution We @democracydefendersaction.org & pro-democracy partners are fighting to stop even $1 being paid from this unpalatable & ILLEGAL fund👇 -TN

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The outcry is only going to grow No president — of any party, going back to the founding — has ever done anything like this $1.7 B taken from the American people to hand cash to those who violently assaulted cops @ms.now👇 -TN

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The American people hate corruption -- irrespective of party That's why we litigate 300+ cases at @democracydefendersfund.org & the courts have stepped in again & again to stop this corrupt admins shenanigans We're confident on this $1.7B slush fund too I explain why @ms.now👇 -TN

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Latino voters are the fastest-growing part of the electorate, but for too long, campaigns have treated them as an afterthought, not a cornerstone LULAC, UnidosUS Action Fund, Mi Familia Vota & the Latino Victory Project are changing that—they just launched a coalition to make politics match reality

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Eric Trump is running his father's business & his father is running the country — w/ no blind trust separating them Crypto has seen some of the largest sums flow in— totals we still don't fully know More on Trump’s corruption @deadlinewh.bsky.social @jonlovett.bsky.social👇 -TN

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Pardons for sale? The pardon power is sacred—Trump is treating it like a Mar-a-Lago membership perk The list: Jan 6 rioters, crypto cronies, foreign drug lords This is a pardon bazzar where access is the currency & we @democracydefendersfund.org won't stop exposing it @deadlinewh.bsky.social👇-TN

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THIS SATURDAY: Thousands march to Montgomery Advocates, everyday citizens from all corners of the country I'll be there : blackpowerwarroom.com/dayofaction/ 👇 @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social -TN

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DeSantis took Trump's cue: don't care what the law says..Ram it through FL's own constitution bans partisan gerrymandering Our coalition went to court to STOP the illegal gerrymander gutting congressional & state races More on our fight for your vote👇 @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social -TN

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Americans are upset about three things — the three C's Costs, Corruption &Competence Trump is failing on all three He's taking money for himself & his cronies — literally — while the cost & other crises rage I explain @deadlinewh.bsky.social👇

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The profit taking has been staggering Gulf nations pouring millions into Trump-linked businesses That's the direct corruption Then there's the indirect — vanity projects, toxic waste in public parks We've done the exposés & we're in court More on our fight @deadlinewh.bsky.social👇 -TN

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THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!! ALL EYES ON ALABAMA! Amid tornado sirens, flooding, and evacuations, the AL State Senate rammed through a bill to disenfranchise voters and strip representation But ppl are still showing up b/c this is an attack on us all & our democracy -TN

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Trump cronies are reportedly raising $ to remake the E. Potomac Links…through a nonprofit, with 0 transparency & no legal process He said he'd drain the swamp—not fill it w/billionaire $ @democracydefendersfund.org @democracyforward.org & Lowell & Associates are in court to expose it @ms.now👇-TN

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We're just getting started Next up? full documentation on toxic substances & what's really happening at this site The goal: a prelim injunct to stop this illegal construction & take back the park @democracydefendersfund.org @democracyforward.org & Lowell & Associates are fighting @ms.now 👇 -TN

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We @democracydefendersfund.org @democracyforward.org & Lowell & Associates went to court on an emergency basis today The judge gave stern warnings to the Trump admin E. Potomac Links & Park belong to the people No illegal alterations or toxic dumping! More on @ms.now👇

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“Show me the man, I'll find you the crime “ That's what Beria said to Stalin — & it's what's happening to Comey right now Judge Wolf joined me & @katiephang.bsky.social on LFC to expose the indictment for what it is: retribution, not justice👇 -TN

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The Trump DOJ attack on @splcenter.org is a TRAVESTY We will stand shoulder to shoulder with them in this fight -TN

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The next generation will inherit & shape U.S. democracy That's why we @democracydefendersfund.org are looking for young voices w/bold ideas 10 finalists will win The Future of Democracy Prize: $1,000 & national publication Submit by 4/30 👉 democracydefendersfund.org/future-prize

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Stories of Trump admin corruption are starting to break through with the American people We see our @democracydefendersfund.org & @democracydefendersaction.org cases on the Epstein files, the Kennedy Center & more resonating I discussed @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social

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We at @democracydefendersfund.org are pushing back on attempts to illegally seize ballots The courts just froze an attempted MAGA ballot seizure in Riverside CA where we filed a powerful brief Discussed with my friends @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social

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Trump called the play: “Get David Ellison in charge right away” That’s the executive branch handing a media empire to a billionaire ally As @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov tells @jenrubin.bsky.social @contrariannews.org: this is oligarchy — & AGs are the last line of defense

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Firing a Fed chair is illegal & this latest effort won't work Senator Tillis is drawing the line - - no new nominee while Powell is under investigation The guardrails are holding More on @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social👇 -TN

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Jeanine Pirro's complaint? Construction cost overruns Anybody who's ever done construction has had a cost overrun This investigation is completely groundless! & Senator Tillis agrees — he's not letting the nomination move until it's dropped I explain w/ @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social 👇 -TN

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Trump nominated Powell himself Now he wants to fire him over interest rates Economic policy is not partisan football The prosperity of the American people is riding on this Even Trump's own judges aren't buying it-- @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social 👇 -TN

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My dad came to this country with nothing & Earned citizenship through military service That’s the American promise Today SCOTUS heard if it still means anything — Barbara v. Trump - TN

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Birthright citizenship has been good supreme court law for over a century Trump thinks he’s above the law He’s in for a rude awakening at SCOTUS where our legal team will explain how his attempts to limit birthright citizenship defy the constitution & our laws -TN @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social

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8 million people took to the streets yesterday: No Kings We’re saying the same thing in court! We are suing to scrape Trump's name off the building where it was put without Congress’s permission More on @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social 👇

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Putting the full force of DOJ behind a political agenda is the scariest thing you can do &Todd Blanche is doing it But we stopped his phony crony U.S. attorneys cold & we're not done — 283 cases No kings then & No Kings Now @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social 👇 -TN

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Trump has one playbook: seize elections by any means necessary We have one answer: court Executive orders Redistricting Ballot seizures & now ICE at the polls There is no legal basis — & we're ready for all of it More on the fight @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social👇 -TN

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Peace envoy by day & Billionaire fundraiser by night Kushner is doing both — Seeking $5B for his private fund while negotiating on behalf of the US govt w/ the same Gulf countries We @democracydefendersfund.org filed a legal complaint sounding the alarm @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social👇 -TN

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The emoluments clause is in the Constitution to stop exactly what Kushner is doing Raising billions in the Gulf — while representing the US in time of war Modern American history has never seen anything like it @jenpsaki.bsky.social 👇 -TN

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Trump's putting his signature on the dollar bill... A reminder of who's really cashing in His net worth is exploding & his cronies are taking money out of our pockets More on this admin's corruption & ethics violations w/ @jenpsaki.bsky.social 👇 -TN

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Follow the money Then follow the remote Paramount+WBD would control 40% of the most-streamed acquired TV on earth — one company, controlling what America watches @jimacosta.bsky.social joined me on LFC to sound the alarm on what this merger actually means forbes.com/sites/tedlin...

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