A lawyer advising on political law, FARA, congressional investigations & white collar defense. Reagan Republican. Zionist. Tweets reflect personal views only.
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Robert Kelner retweeted
Probe that led to charges against 2 former top FBI officials was ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel hours after Trump gave a speech denouncing Intel officials for favoring Biden, according to FBI agent, who said he feared case would be seen as political
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Robert Kelner retweeted
A dramatic hearing for two former FBI officials accused of making false statements about Hunter Biden’s laptop. A judge tore into DOJ at length and an FBI agent who worked it said it was launched immediately after a Trump speech on election security
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It’s so extraordinarily unusual for a federal grand jury to refuse to indict when asked to do so by DOJ. Or was. Remember the old lawyer’s saying that a grand jury will indict a ham sandwich? Not anymore. Bravo to the grand jurors who are standing up for the rule of law. They know injustice when they see it. They should all be made honorary Federalist Society members….
🚨Another prosecution of a Donald Trump critics falls apart, another rebuke for @TheJusticeDept . Grand jury declined to indict ex White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson re her testimony about Trump on Jan. 6
w @mychaelschnell @falgallagher @caseyagannon
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Bets on how long the pardons take to arrange?
Alon, Tal and Oren Alexander – three brothers who once lived at the height of wealth and society in New York and Miami – were each sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sex trafficking and other crimes. cnn.it/4yIrQE8
Good bye, Ben Gvir. The end of his role in the Israeli government is clear. Much else remains up in the air. He has done inestimable damage to the State of Israel. I’m glad both Jews and Arabs voted in a way that will rule out his staying in power, though it will take some time.
Arab power in a democratic Jewish state. How many Americans even know there are two million Arab Israeli citizens? Today, I hope the world takes note of what a real Middle Eastern democracy looks like. There is no Apartheid. There is no genocide. There is instead a multicultural state that’s unique in the region, and in some respects, unique in the world.
'Our record-breaking electoral achievement is all due to Ben Gvir and Smotrich and the entire government that neglected the Israeli Arab community. We responded by exercising our civil rights'
At the Ra'am party HQ, leader Mansour Abbas speaks to @ariel_oseran
Has anyone outed as many key sources as Bob Woodward?
The first excerpt of my upcoming memoir, Secrets, is out in print in the @NewYorker. It is about Richard G. Darman, who was one of my important secret sources in the Reagan and Bush administrations—and my best friend. I write about some of the painful consequences of getting too close to a source and how it changed my approach to reporting.
Secrets is available for early preorder at the link or via @amazonbooks @BNBuzz @Target @Walmart @booksamillion
simonandschuster.com/books/S…
Um, so you want Israel to annex the “West Bank” and make them all citizens? Deal. But as long as Israel does not annex Judea and Samaria, there is zero reason why noncitizens there should vote in Israeli elections. Think harder and better.
The most laughably stupid Israeli hasbara line you’ll hear today: “Arabs can vote in Israel, so it can’t be apartheid.”
Now tell me: how can more than 700,000 Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, vote in Israeli elections, while Palestinians living in the same territory cannot?
Robert Kelner retweeted
The Trump DOJ’s Latest Absurd Charge Against Comey nationalreview.com/2026/10/t…
Robert Kelner retweeted
Israelis aren't embarrassed to show you they're true feelings.
Bennett tries to shake a man's hand.
He doesn't even flinch.
We know “Eastern Europeans” is code for Jews. What’s code for Communists? “Ugandans”?
New Yorkers experience the abundant contributions of our Eastern European neighbors every day. As we pair syrniki with sour cream in Brighton Beach, look in wonder at a Chagall painting at MoMA and banter with babushkas in Rego Park.
Last week, we celebrated Eastern European heritage at Gracie Mansion, because the story of New York City cannot be told without the story of our Eastern European neighbors.
From new immigrants to those who've lived here for generations, Eastern Europeans have built New York City. We owe them a city they can afford to call home.
Election lawyer here. Israel runs model elections. They are secure, efficient, well administered, and nonpartisan. They facilitate voting my Arabs, Christians, various minorities, and Jews. Voting from abroad is not generally allowed, so many Israelis return home to vote. Identification is required to be shown in polling places to vote. Thomas Jefferson is beaming from the democratic heavens.
Robert Kelner retweeted
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Apartheid.
More than 2 million Muslim Arabs will cast their votes today in Israel 🇮🇱 freely with the full protection of the law and rights they have.
More than a dozen of them will be sworn in as members of the new Knesset.
They are judges, soldiers in the IDF, policemen and women, and full citizens of the strongest Democratic Ally in the world.
Robert Kelner retweeted
Today, we announced that @intel has entered into an agreement to acquire @ClassiqTech, a recognized pioneer in quantum computing software and algorithms, based in Tel Aviv, Israel. This marks a transformational moment for Intel’s quantum computing group, as we establish a new Quantum Computing Business. With Classiq, Intel will become a full-stack quantum solutions provider and add QPUs to our already diverse compute platform portfolio spanning CPUs, GPUs and ASICs.
Super excited to welcome Nir Minerbi, Amir Naveh, Yehuda Naveh, and the talented Classiq team to Intel!
intel.com/content/www/us/en/…
Robert Kelner retweeted
My values, my identity and my community are far more important to me than any individual election result. Regardless, it’s widely understood that I lost in my particular district for the same reasons this ad is repugnant, blatantly false, and incites even more violence against Jews.
And sadly, you consistently add fuel to this slanderous and anti-Jewish fire.
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Regardless of where you stand on this election, it’s moving to see @gadi_eisenkot accompany former hostage Gadi Moses to his polling place to vote…in Kibbutz Nir Oz. On October 7th, 2023, one in four residents of Nir Oz were killed or taken hostage. After being massacred, Israelis rebuild their communities to flourish. One of many signs of Israel’s promise: the ballot box.
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Today is election day in Israel, which is a national holiday. All voting is in person, ID required. No mail-in or absentee ballots. Arabs vote same as Israelis. Contentious process, but it's a democracy-not many of those in this region!
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The Arab voters are Israeli citizens. Listing them in contrast to Israelis is misconstruing the facts.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citi…
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