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Senate Judiciary Committee to request Trump Jr.’s testimony

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The Senate Judiciary Committee will request Donald Trump Jr.’s testimony, on the heels of the bombshell discovery that he met with a Russian lawyer in order to receive damaging information about his father’s campaign opponent.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the chairman of the committee, told CNN on Thursday he and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., were preparing a letter to Trump Jr. inviting him to testify. Feinstein separately told CNN she would like Trump Jr. to appear before the committee as soon as next week.

Alan Futerfas, Trump Jr.’s attorney, did not immediately return a request for comment.

After a series of escalating New York Times stories regarding Trump Jr.’s June 2016 meeting with Kremlin-linked lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, the president’s son posted screenshots of an email chain between him and Rob Goldstone, a music publicist who helped arrange the meeting.

In his initial email to Trump Jr., Goldstone floats the existence of “very high level and sensitive information” about Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee, which he characterized as “part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump.”

Eagerly, Trump Jr. responded, “If it’s what you say I love it especially later in the summer.”

Trump Jr.’s defense has so far been that no valuable information resulted from the meeting, which was also attended by then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort and now senior White House adviser Jared Kushner.

President Trump has defended his oldest son from scrutiny later in the Day Thursday. At a joint press conference with French President Emanuel Macron Thursday, Trump called his son “a wonderful young man” and said taking such a meeting was not unusual.

“I do think from a practical standpoint, most people would have taken that meeting, it’s called opposition research or even research into your opponent,” Trump said. “I’ve had many people I’ve only been in politics for two years, I’ve had many people call up, ‘Oh gee, we have information on this factor or this person or frankly, Hillary,’ that’s very standard in politics. Politics is not the nicest business in the world, but it’s very standard.”

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders does her best to defend Trump’s attack on Mika Brezinski

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White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders sparred with reporters Thursday over President Trump’s incendiary tweets attacking the hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

“I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don’t watch anymore),” Trump wrote in a two-part tweet Thursday morning. “Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year’s Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!”

The president’s words were immediately met with criticism from politicians from both sides of the aisle, and the attacks on Brzezinski’s intelligence and appearance were roundly denounced as sexist.

The White House, as is their wont, did not back down.

In Thursday’s press briefing, Sanders became outwardly exasperated at the volume of questions she was asked about the tweets. She framed Trump’s attack as the president defending himself after being “personally attacked, day after day, minute by minute.”

“He does it one time,” Sanders said. She went on to argue that Trump’s outburst was justified because critics had launched “a war on this president and everybody that works for him.”

Sanders also lamented specific insults she said had been lobbed at the president. “’Utterly stupid, personality disorder, mentally ill,’ constant personal attacks,” she said.

One reporter, pointing out that Sanders has frequently spoken about her family at the briefing room podium, asked how she would explain the president’s behavior to her young children.

“As a person of faith, I think we all have one perfect role model,” Sanders responded.

“That’s where I tell my kids to look,” she added. “None of us are perfect, certainly there is only one that is and I would point in that direction.”

Sanders also hinted the White House was not concerned about Trump’s support base abandoning him.

“They knew what they were getting when they voted for Donald Trump,” Sanders said.

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NRA video calls for a 'clenched fist' response to protests

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A recruitment video released by the National Rifle Association is making waves for its militant tone, denouncing protesters and calling on viewers to “fight this violence of lies with a clenched fist of truth.”

The minute-long advertisement was originally released in April, but was re-posted on Facebook June 12. It went viral Wednesday when a journalist tweeted it was “barely a whisper shy of a call for full civil war.”

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The video is narrated by conservative commentator and NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch, who addresses the camera directly and in urgent tones denounces an unnamed “they,” presumably a reference to the anti-Trump left.

“They use their media to assassinate real news,” Loesch begins. “They use their schools to teach children that their president is another Hitler. They use their movie stars and singers and comedy shows and award shows to repeat their narrative over and over again.”

“And then they use their ex-president to endorse the resistance. All to make them march, make them protest, make them scream racism and sexism and xenophobia and homophobia, to smash windows, burn cars, shut down interstates and airports, bully and terrorize the law-abiding, until the only option left is for the police to do their jobs and stop the madness.”

“And when that happens, they’ll use it as an excuse for their outrage. The only way we stop this, the only way we save our country and our freedom, is to fight this violence of lies with a clenched fist of truth.”

“I’m the National Rifle Association of America, and I’m freedom’s safest place,” Loesch concludes. Loesch’s commentary is intercut with b-roll of protests and protestors clashing with police.

The video, which has racked up over 2.5 million views on Facebook, was criticized for its ominous tone, although the video makes no specific reference to the NRA’s signature issue of gun rights and doesn’t mention firearms. Various progressive-leaning news outlets called it “chilling,” “outrageous,” and said it “stops just short of calling for violence.” “What Is This NRA Video Trying to Accomplish, Exactly?” one columnist asked. Deray McKesson, an activist and one of the most visible members of the Black Lives Matter movement, said it was “an open call to violence to protect white supremacy.”

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Jason Stanley, a philosophy professor at Yale University and the author of “How Propaganda Works,” called the video “utterly terrifying” and took particular issue with its allusions to tamping down protests.

“Dissent against the president is represented as an attack on freedom—when in a democratic society, dissent and protest are the essence of freedom,” Stanley said in an email to Yahoo News.

“’Law abiding’ is used as a contrast with ‘democratic,’” he added. “So political protest—for example at airports—is not ‘law abiding,’ even though it is clearly consistent with the constitution. ‘Law abiding’ here means ‘following whatever the leader says.’ This is an authoritarian notion of law, not a democratic one.”

After the video started receiving renewed attention Wednesday, Loesch took to Twitter to defend it, engaging with both critics and supporters.

The NRA did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but posted a message of support for Loesch.

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McCain castigates Defense Department pick at confirmation hearing

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At a confirmation hearing Tuesday, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., berated the deputy defense secretary nominee Patrick Shanahan for a wishy-washy answer to whether, in his position, he would advocate for providing lethal defensive aid to Ukraine.

McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, even threatened to block Shanahan’s nomination.

“Not a good beginning. Not a good beginning,” McCain cautioned at one point. “Do not do that again, Mr. Shanahan, or I will not take your name up for a vote before this committee. Am I perfectly clear?”

Shanahan, a Boeing executive, provided a prewritten answer on the subject of arming Ukraine, which is battling Russian-backed separatists in its east. He said he would have to look into the issue more before taking a stance. McCain, who supports giving more military aid to Ukraine, called that response “inexplicable.”

“It’s not satisfactory, Mr. Shanahan,” McCain said in an even but stern tone. “Would you wish to abridge or amend your statement?”

“I support equipping the Ukraine,” Shanahan responded.

Later in the exchange, McCain contended that Shanahan’s position at Boeing should beget more knowledge on the issue and unloaded on the nominee.

“Your response to that question was, frankly, very disappointing to me,” he began. “You have been associated for the last I don’t know how many years with one of the five corporations that provide 90 percent of the defensive weaponry to defend this nation. And your answer was, ‘Well, I’d have to look at the issue.’ It’s not good enough, Mr. Shanahan.

“I’m glad to hear you have changed your opinion from what was submitted, but it’s still disturbing to me,” he said. “It’s still disturbing to me after all these years that you would say that you have to look at the issue.”

He continued: “Have you not been aware of the issue? Have you not been aware of the actions of the Senate Armed Services Committee? Have you not been aware of the thousands of people that have been killed by Vladimir Putin? Have you missed all that in your duties at one of the major defense corporations in this country?”

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McCain: North Korea ‘murdered’ American student Otto Warmbier

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Sen. John McCain said Monday North Korea ‘murdered’ Otto Warmbier, the American student who was imprisoned by the regime for over a year and died days after returning to the United States in a coma.

“Let us state the facts plainly: Otto Warmbier, an American citizen, was murdered by the Kim Jong-Un regime,” McCain said in a statement. The senator, who was captured and imprisoned in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War, is chairman of the Armed Services Committee. “In the final year of his life, he lived the nightmare in which the North Korean people have been trapped for 70 years: forced labor, mass starvation, systematic cruelty, torture, and murder.”

Warmbier died Monday at age 22, six days after being medically evacuated from North Korea and returning to the United States in a coma, which North Korea claimed was caused when he contracted botulism and took a sleeping pill in March 2016. Doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where Warmbier was being treated, said his condition was consistent with a cardiopulmonary arrest and brain damage from lack of oxygen.

In a statement announcing his death, Warmbier’s family said, “It would be easy at a moment like this to focus on all that we lost—future time that won’t be spent with a warm, engaging, brilliant young man whose curiosity and enthusiasm for life knew no bounds. But we choose to focus on the time we were given to be with this remarkable person.”

“He was at home and we believe he could sense that,” they added.

President Trump reacted to Warmbier’s death at a meeting with technology executives at the White House, where he said “at least we got him home to be with his parents…even though he was in very tough condition.”

A follow-up statement from Trump read, “There is nothing more tragic for a parent than to lose a child in the prime of life.”

“The United States once again condemns the brutality of the North Korean regime as we mourn its latest victim,” Trump added.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in also reacted to Warmbier’s death in an interview with CBS. Though Moon said North Korea bears “heavy responsibility” for Warmbier’s fate, he added, “We cannot know for sure that North Korea killed Mr. Warmbier.”

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Preet Bharara explains his embrace of Twitter. He’ll let Trump ‘keep his own wise counsel’ on the same.

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Preet Bharara, the high-profile U.S. attorney unceremoniously fired by President Trump, has embraced the commander in chief’s favorite communications platform: Twitter.

Bharara created a personal Twitter account shortly before being ousted in March, but he told Yahoo News last week that the timing was a coincidence.

“I do not have a firing crystal ball,” he said, citing a departmental rules change about personal social media accounts.

Since then, he has accumulated nearly 300,000 followers through a mix of patriotic musings, legal commentary and a heavy dose of caustic wit.

“I think some conduct deserves to be satirized and ridiculed,” Bharara said.

Indeed, he’s mused about being drunk enough to retweet Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera’s commentary after Trump did precisely that.

If I drank each time a knee-jerk partisan called me "disgruntled" in a tweet today, would I be drunk enough to RT Geraldo Rivera? Prolly not https://t.co/y6CKNTMAnw

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) June 12, 2017

…and wondered aloud how to get his mom off his back.

My mom wants to know if there is an exception to this rule. https://t.co/sZxqbR1p6E

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) May 6, 2017

…after invoking a founding father to rib Congress.

"I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress." – John Adams https://t.co/XoQZGI3gw7

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) May 1, 2017

Characterizing his 140-character habit as little more than a “fun, occasional sideline,” Bharara denied yearning for same freedom he has now as private citizen during his tenure as U.S. attorney.

“When you’re overseeing criminal prosecutions — or you’re president of the United States, for that matter — you should speak in a particular voice, you should, I think, have a particular kind of restraint,” Bharara said pointedly.

In other words, “My personality hasn’t changed, my position has changed.”

That credo is in direct contrast to the undisciplined style favored by Trump, who has lately taken to blasting out freewheeling, multipart denouncements of the investigation into whether his campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.

Still, Bharara declined to say whether he would advise Trump to curb his Twitter usage.

“Given that there was a report that his personal lawyer who is advising him on these matters is a person who boasted about having me fired, I’m going to let Donald Trump keep his own wise counsel,” he said.

ProPublica, citing anonymous sources, reported that Trump’s lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, boasted that he told the president to watch out for Bharara, known for cracking down on Wall Street and New York state lawmakers.

Though it’s common for presidents to replace U.S. attorneys appointed by a predecessor of the opposite party, Bharara said Trump had agreed to keep him on after he visited the then-president-elect at Trump Tower. Their relationship apparently changed.

As for the revelation that the former prosecutor has the capacity for cracking wise, Bharara dismissed the suggestions that the two were incompatible.

“Most people I know in the world are not 100 percent serious or 100 percent glib or 100 percent funny,” Bharara said. “People have complex personalities and depending on the occasion, or the mood, or the subject matter, they can be one or the other.”

“And that’s also true of me. I’m a human being, too.”

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Feinstein: Trump ‘in for a rude awakening’ if he tries to shut down Russia probe

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., unleashed a blistering message in response to President Trump’s early morning Twitter tirade in which he both dismissed the Russia probe as a “witch hunt” and appeared to confirm he was being investigated as part of that inquiry.

Feinstein raised the possibility that Trump would try to dismiss Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller, the special counsel Rosenstein appointed to oversee the investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.

“I’m growing increasingly concerned that the president will attempt to fire not only Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating possible obstruction of justice, but also Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein who appointed Mueller,” said Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee

She went on to slam the commander in chief and specifically cited his errant tweets as the source of her suspicion. Feinstein also warned that Trump would be “in for a rude awakening” should he attempt to fire either Rosenstein or Mueller and excoriated him for “embark[ing] on an effort to undermine anyone with the ability to bring any misdeeds to light.”

Trump has repeatedly attacked the investigation as a “witch hunt,” and earlier in the day Friday he confirmed a Washington Post report that Mueller was investigating him for possible obstruction of justice. The Post said Mueller was looking into whether Trump attempted to obstruct justice by firing former FBI Director James Comey or by allegedly asking Comey to ease up an investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 16, 2017

Here’s Feinstein’s full statement:

“The message the president is sending through his tweets is that he believes the rule of law doesn’t apply to him and that anyone who thinks otherwise will be fired. That’s undemocratic on its face and a blatant violation of the president’s oath of office.

First of all, the president has no authority to fire Robert Mueller. That authority clearly lies with the attorney general—or in this case, because the attorney general has recused himself, with the deputy attorney general. Rosenstein testified under oath this week that he would not fire Mueller without good cause and that none exists.

And second, if the president thinks he can fire Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and replace him with someone who will shut down the investigation, he’s in for a rude awakening. Even his staunchest supporters will balk at such a blatant effort to subvert the law.

It’s become clear to me that the president has embarked on an effort to undermine anyone with the ability to bring any misdeeds to light, be that Congress, the media or the Justice Department. The Senate should not let that happen. We’re a nation of laws that apply equally to everyone, a lesson the president would be wise to learn.”

Feinstein was one of the senators on the Senate intelligence committee who last week questioned ousted FBI director James Comey about his interactions with Trump prior to being fired and the possibility that he was dismissed in order to impede the Russia investigation.

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‘Crooked H destroyed phones’: Trump tries to change the topic to Clinton after report of possible obstruction probe

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In a pair of tweets Thursday, President Trump decried the investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia and complained he was the subject of disproportionate scrutiny compared to his election foe from last year, Hillary Clinton.

The latest target of his Twitter ire: A Washington Post report the day before saying that the Justice Department special counsel is looking into whether he obstructed justice by firing FBI Director James Comey to interfere with the bureau’s Russia probe.

But Trump suggested that Clinton’s families and Democrats generally have had shady interactions with Russia, while he’s had none.

Why is that Hillary Clintons family and Dems dealings with Russia are not looked at, but my non-dealings are?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2017

Trump didn’t elaborate on what “dealings” he was referring to, but the president has previously attacked Clinton for a deal — approved by her State Department and other U.S. agencies — that allowed Russia’s state-owned atomic agency to get an ownership stake of a Canadian company that owns uranium mines in the U.S.

“I didn’t do anything for Russia. I’ve done nothing for Russia. Hillary Clinton gave them 20 percent of our uranium. Hillary Clinton did a reset, remember? With the stupid plastic button that made us all look like a bunch of jerks,” Trump said in February of this year, several months after defeating Clinton in the election.

On Thursday (even more months after that), Trump also went after Clinton for her campaign-era email scandal.

Crooked H destroyed phones w/ hammer, 'bleached' emails, & had husband meet w/AG days before she was cleared- & they talk about obstruction?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2017

The tweets were a continuation of an early-morning Twitter burst in which the commander in chief derided the investigation as “the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history – led by some very bad and conflicted people!”

They made up a phony collusion with the Russians story, found zero proof, so now they go for obstruction of justice on the phony story. Nice

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2017

You are witnessing the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history – led by some very bad and conflicted people! #MAGA

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2017

Trump has repeatedly dismissed allegations that his campaign colluded with the Kremlin in the presidential election as a “hoax” and a “witch hunt.” After firing Comey, who was at that time overseeing the investigation, however, he told Russian diplomats in the Oval Office that “great pressure” had been relieved.

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Gabby Giffords, Steve Scalise's House colleagues show support after Va. shooting

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After House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., was shot Wednesday, reactions poured in from his former and current colleagues in Congress and the president and vice president.

The No. 3 Republican in the House was one of five people injured at an Alexandria, Va., baseball field, where were practicing for Thursday’s Congressional Baseball Game. Capitol Police were there as part of Scalise’s security detail, and took down the shooter, who died as a result of his injuries.

Scalise’s office released an update on his condition shortly before he entered surgery, saying he was in “good spirits.”

Update on the Condition of Majority Whip Steve Scalise https://t.co/Lfna1fgHLL pic.twitter.com/BVGXbOKRMY

— Rep. Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) June 14, 2017

Former Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a gun-control advocate who survived an attempted assassination at a 2008 event with constituents, and tweeted a message of support and praised the Capitol Police.

My heart is with my former colleagues, their families & staff, and the US Capitol Police- public servants and heroes today and every day.

— Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) June 14, 2017

President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Scalise’s leadership colleagues, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy also tweeted effusive messages of support.

Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with him.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 14, 2017

This morning the hearts of the whole House are with @SteveScalise, the brave Capitol police, staff, and all those who were in harm's way.

— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) June 14, 2017

Judy and I are praying deeply for our friend Steve, the members of Capitol Police, and staff who were wounded.

— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) June 14, 2017

This is a tragic moment for their families, loved ones, and the entire community on Capitol Hill.

— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) June 14, 2017

As we pray for full recoveries, we know we have witnessed again the incredible bravery of the Capitol Police.

— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) June 14, 2017

Several of Scalise’s Republican teammates, some of whom were also attending practice when the shooting occurred, tweeted messages clarifying the status of themselves or their staff.

Dismayed by the instance of violence at practice this a.m. for the Congressional baseball game. Prayers are with @SteveScalise and injured.

— Rep. Jack Bergman (@RepJackBergman) June 14, 2017

I was on scene, but I'm blessed to be safe, and I want to thank the security forces who were so quick to respond. They're the heroes here.

— Rep. Jack Bergman (@RepJackBergman) June 14, 2017

We're learning more about motive, but this is a good time to reflect on division and unity. We're all human. We're more the same than not.

— Rep. Jack Bergman (@RepJackBergman) June 14, 2017

Charity baseball practice this AM when a loan gunman open fired on members of Congress and security. Several down – please pray for them.

— Mike Bishop (@RepMikeBishop) June 14, 2017

I was present at practice, as well as a member of my staff. Both of us are okay.

— Mike Bishop (@RepMikeBishop) June 14, 2017

Please pray for @SteveScalise and four others who were sent to area hospitals.

— Mike Bishop (@RepMikeBishop) June 14, 2017

I am praying for the full recovery of my roommate @SteveScalise and others wounded this morning. Official release: https://t.co/eF4qkSr3Fj

— RepKevinBrady (@RepKevinBrady) June 14, 2017

Praying for those injured at this morning's practice. I'm especially thankful to the US Capitol Police who risked their lived to protect us.

— Mo Brooks (@RepMoBrooks) June 14, 2017

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— Rep. Ryan Costello (@RepRyanCostello) June 14, 2017

Please pray for Steve and all those injured. https://t.co/HsRN1Zm9kn

— US Rep Rodney Davis (@RodneyDavis) June 14, 2017

Praying for my friend @SteveScalise

— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) June 14, 2017

I was not present. https://t.co/2eXdV4zlRW

— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) June 14, 2017

Please join me in praying for those shot at baseball practice this morning. Major thank you to the Capitol Police officers who were there.

— Bill Johnson (@RepBillJohnson) June 14, 2017

I am on the team but left prior to the shooting to head to the office. I am unharmed.

— Bill Johnson (@RepBillJohnson) June 14, 2017

I am safe. We continue to pray for my colleagues and their families.

— Trent Kelly (@RepTrentKelly) June 14, 2017

My prayers are with @SteveScalise this morning as he's treated after this morning's shooting & will continue to monitor developments closely

— Darin LaHood (@RepLaHood) June 14, 2017

I was on the field, but I’m okay. This was a senseless act of evil. @thehillbaseball

— Barry Loudermilk (@RepLoudermilk) June 14, 2017

Please pray for those who were shot and their families. There were a lot of heroes here today. @thehillbaseball

— Barry Loudermilk (@RepLoudermilk) June 14, 2017

I am alright. Please pray with me this morning.

— Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) June 14, 2017

JUST IN: Statement from Congressman @RogerMarshallMD regarding the shooting at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, VA. pic.twitter.com/OTFFOIrYdn

— KCTV5 News (@KCTV5) June 14, 2017

My thoughts and prayers are with my colleagues, the staffers and the U.S. Capitol Police officers involved in this morning's shooting.

— Patrick Meehan (@RepMeehan) June 14, 2017

This morning, Rep. Moolenaar attended baseball practice. He was uninjured in the shooting. Please keep those injured in your prayers.

— Rep. John Moolenaar (@RepMoolenaar) June 14, 2017

I am safe and fine. Please pray for my colleagues and any staff and their families who were involved in this morning's shooting.

— Cong. Steven Palazzo (@CongPalazzo) June 14, 2017

I was on the field 20 yards away from the shooter. I am okay. Please join me in praying for @SteveScalise and the others who were injured.

— Gary Palmer (@USRepGaryPalmer) June 14, 2017

My statement on the shooting this AM in Alexandria. pic.twitter.com/jrZxdqTchD

— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) June 14, 2017

My heart goes out to my friend and roommate @SteveScalise, as well as staffers and @CapitolPolice involved in this morning's shooting

— Rep. Erik Paulsen (@RepErikPaulsen) June 14, 2017

I wish everyone a speedy and full recovery and am relieved that this was not worse

— Rep. Erik Paulsen (@RepErikPaulsen) June 14, 2017

Thank you to the @CapitolPolice for their courage and bravery, and acting so quickly

— Rep. Erik Paulsen (@RepErikPaulsen) June 14, 2017

Rep. Pearce Statement on events that unfolded at this morning's GOP baseball practice: https://t.co/kN0xGcOGk8

— Steve Pearce (@RepStevePearce) June 14, 2017

Praying for my dear friend @SteveScalise & heartfelt appreciation to #CapitolPolice

— Dennis Ross (@RepDennisRoss) June 14, 2017

Please pray with me for my friend @SteveScalise, USCP and all those there. https://t.co/ugvaL6n0kY

— John Shimkus (@RepShimkus) June 14, 2017

Walker is safe. –Staff

— Rep. Mark Walker (@RepMarkWalker) June 14, 2017

Please pray for Rep. Steve Scalise and others shot at our baseball practice this morning for our charity game tomorrow evening.

— Rep. Mark Walker (@RepMarkWalker) June 14, 2017

The Capitol Police saved many lives this morning from a shooter who had obviously planned to kill many Republican members. Shaken but OK…

— Rep. Mark Walker (@RepMarkWalker) June 14, 2017

You never expect a baseball field in America to feel like being back in a combat zone in Iraq, but this morning it did.

— Brad Wenstrup (@RepBradWenstrup) June 14, 2017

Capitol police and emergency responders reacted swiftly and courageously – we are grateful for their presence.

— Brad Wenstrup (@RepBradWenstrup) June 14, 2017

I urge the nation to keep Rep. Scalise and all injured in their prayers today.

— Brad Wenstrup (@RepBradWenstrup) June 14, 2017

Please keep the member of my staff and all members of the congressional baseball team in your thoughts and prayers pic.twitter.com/wH4b6wXQhs