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The bombshell Buzzfeed News report that President Donald Trump suborned perjury by directing Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the president's Trump Moscow hotel project.
From listing all the applicable federal laws that may have been violated to ridiculing Trump's political future, Twitter lit up over the revelations.
Here are some of the most insightful -- or funny -- tweets:
@BuzzFeedNews https://t.co/4OWrHrejcw— Kevin Levesque (@Kevin Levesque) 1547783291.0
Nixon was literally impeached for this https://t.co/d4xaqg7vrC— Chris Hayes (@Chris Hayes) 1547781458.0
I'd be shitting bricks now https://t.co/Enh1dM7uwd— Eric Budd (@Eric Budd) 1547781585.0
https://t.co/gaPqPRY64k— Benjamin Wittes (@Benjamin Wittes) 1547781756.0
Raise your hands if you've heard this in the past 2 years: this latest bombshell is it for Trump, this changes ever… https://t.co/EHVjDZZyok— Wajahat "Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic" Ali (@Wajahat "Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic" Ali) 1547786619.0
If the @BuzzFeed story is true, President Trump must resign or be impeached.— Joaquin Castro (@Joaquin Castro) 1547785408.0
Pretty much the last chance for the GOP to decide whether it's an actual party or a nihilistic personality cult. I… https://t.co/rJ7z39h9fT— Mark Harris (@Mark Harris) 1547785510.0
I see your 18 U.S.C. § 2(a), and raise you 18 U.S.C. § 1622: "Whoever procures another to commit any perjury is gu… https://t.co/zRwZcdUxg6— Steve Vladeck (@Steve Vladeck) 1547785647.0
What’s that thing when it’s the crime AND the coverup? https://t.co/JAxDpQLcwB— Nick Wing (@Nick Wing) 1547786007.0
@BuzzFeedNews https://t.co/ZMOihY326v— Regina Phalange (@Regina Phalange) 1547782132.0
This is a very important report. IF IT IS TRUE, this is evidence remarkably similar to evidence used to build the i… https://t.co/U2z9GvvIT8— David French (@David French) 1547782062.0
Gotta think this would be bad for Trump if literally anything mattered https://t.co/TSu6rKAWvO— Russell Steinberg (@Russell Steinberg) 1547781645.0
"If a President...suborns perjury, or induces a witness to change testimony, or commits any act deliberately impair… https://t.co/yzJdHlXLwB— Justin Miller (@Justin Miller) 1547782607.0
Important fact in article: SCO "learned about Trump’s directive for Cohen to lie to Congress through interviews wit… https://t.co/GIsI32GiKu— Mimi Rocah (@Mimi Rocah) 1547782938.0
Big breaking news. About to talk about it on @cnn with @donlemon. Ordering someone to lie to Congress is a felony. https://t.co/HnOKdw3DlW— Neal Katyal (@Neal Katyal) 1547785096.0
If I were Trump, Ivanka or Don Jr, this would make my blood run cold: "The special counsel’s office learned about… https://t.co/UWe1JyNqMN— Chris Hayes (@Chris Hayes) 1547782081.0
@BuzzFeedNews @4everNeverTrump Why is Trump still in office?— John M. Busher (@John M. Busher) 1547781843.0
If true, he’s done: President Trump Directed His Attorney To Lie To Congress About The Moscow Tower Project… https://t.co/grubZMxlC7— Frank Figliuzzi (@Frank Figliuzzi) 1547784207.0
I mean everything feels like a bombshell and we are all numb but I’m pretty sure if this story is true it’s - I’m g… https://t.co/rLzW6QLbSJ— Brian Schatz (@Brian Schatz) 1547784829.0
At this point, Giuliani’s credibility is even lower than Cohen’s. https://t.co/tgppFXmQsS— Renato Mariotti (@Renato Mariotti) 1547784936.0
@Popehat https://t.co/FHB1Iu5aaJ— Andrew Chen (@Andrew Chen) 1547784758.0
This sounds like conspiracy to commit/suborning perjury. And of course, there are others in Trump’s orbit who testi… https://t.co/hY6DORXX4E— Joyce Alene (@Joyce Alene) 1547783487.0
William Barr said the president coaching a witness to give false testimony or to conceal evidence would be obstruct… https://t.co/YkokG4wZ5K— Brian Tashman (@Brian Tashman) 1547783512.0
