Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Fighter for DC voting rights, autonomy and women's rights; Lawyer, author on insurance coverage issues; Bar leader.
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Lorie Masters retweeted
Listen I will not profess to know much about golf but this ludicrous plan calls for a course that is over 8,000 yards. To put that into perspective, Augusta National is a bit over 7,500.
This course is meant in no way for beginners or even casual players. This is meant for one very specific type of person.
Truly shameful stuff.
Lorie Masters retweeted
Vanity should never stand in the way of valor.
nytimes.com/2026/11/10/us/po…
Lorie Masters retweeted
We’ve heard from runners, cyclists, golfers, regular picnickers, and now bird-watchers of Trump’s plan to expand the East Potomac Park golf course in a way that would eliminate all other uses of the park.
The Trump administration’s efforts to transform East Potomac Golf Links and the surrounding park have distressed D.C. bird-watchers, who stand to lose one of the DMV’s top birding locations to the proposed redevelopment.
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Lorie Masters retweeted
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
Lorie Masters retweeted
MAGA is working itself up into a lather because a Democrat said, "Lawyer up."
Can we take a quick trip down memory lane here?
So MAGA is having a meltdown because someone told Republicans to "lawyer up."
Seriously?
Let's review a little history.
Since returning to office, Donald Trump's administration has pursued criminal investigations, prosecutions, or official inquiries involving:
Letitia James
James Comey
John Bolton
Adam Schiff
John Brennan
Jack Smith
Christopher Krebs
Mark Milley
Lisa Cook
Jerome Powell
Tim Walz
Jacob Frey
And that's before counting the Democratic members of Congress who faced investigations or official reviews after reminding military personnel of their obligation to refuse unlawful orders:
Mark Kelly
Elissa Slotkin
Jason Crow
Chrissy Houlahan
Maggie Goodlander
Chris DeLuzio
Trump has also publicly threatened or called for criminal investigations of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Liz Cheney, and numerous other political opponents.
*Ronco Voice* But wait! There's more!
Let's talk about the Republican-led House Oversight Committee and its related investigative subcommittees.
Under Republican leadership, congressional investigations have scrutinized:
Joe Biden
Hunter Biden
James Biden
Dr. Anthony Fauci
Dr. Francis Collins
Tim Walz
Keith Ellison
Alejandro Mayorkas
Gavin Newsom
Karen Bass
JB Pritzker
Kathy Hochul
Michelle Wu
Brandon Johnson
Mike Johnston
Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton
And that's not even a complete list.
They've investigated ActBlue, COVID origins, pandemic research funding, the Biden family's finances, alleged censorship, immigration policies, and whether Biden's staff improperly used an autopen.
They've issued subpoenas, demanded testimony, examined financial records, and made criminal referrals.
And not ONE of these investigations has resulted in a conviction.
You can stop clutching your pearls now, MAGA.
Lorie Masters retweeted
After she was forced to flee Tennessee to receive essential abortion care, our client Allie Phillips sued the state over its cruel ban.
Now, she’ll serve in the Tennessee House, bringing her firsthand experience with the consequences of abortion bans to public office.
CLARKSVILLE — the @TNDemocrats announce ALLIE PHILLIPS, who had to flee Tennessee for abortion care in New York, is finally in the house 🎉
( 👋🏽 Rep. Lankford we hardly knew ye)
Lorie Masters retweeted
UNFORGIVEABLE: A Minnesota doctor just revealed Renée Good still had a pulse 8 minutes after she was shot by an ICE agent.
A physician on scene offered to administer aid and was denied.
In any courtroom, preventing medical aid after using deadly force isn’t just cruel, it’s an aggravating factor.
Lorie Masters retweeted
🚨 Georgia Democrats have now won every statewide race:
— US Senate
— Governor
— Lt. Governor
— Secretary Of State
— Attorney General
— Agriculture Commissioner
— Insurance Commissioner
— Labor Commissioner
— School Superintendent
Lorie Masters retweeted
instagram.com/reel/Dfc--9qhp… Thanks @alexwagner for supporting #DcStatehood! DC Statehood is democracy!
Lorie Masters retweeted
Big: Kris Kobach, the Kansas attorney general, one of the country’s most notorious far-right figures who charted the way for Trump’s election denialism well before Trump got to it, has lost his reelection bid.
Democrat Chris Mann will be new Kansas attorney general, AP
calls.
Lorie Masters retweeted
BREAKING: Judge Chutkan has blocked construction of Trump's proposed "triumphal arch" for at least 14 days while litigation against it remains pending.
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Lorie Masters retweeted
The D.C. Democratic Party says it appointed Jamal Holtz as the interim at-large council member to fill the seat once held by Robert White, and are asking that he be sworn in immediately. This could prompt a legal battle with @chenderson, who has also laid claim to the seat.
Lorie Masters retweeted
👏🏾This cancels approximately 1/4 of all death row sentences nationwide.
Abolish the Death Penalty.
Breaking news: California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he will commute the death sentences of all 548 of the state’s condemned inmates to life without parole. sfchronicle.com/politics/art…
Lorie Masters retweeted
The D.C. Preservation League and two golfers are asking for a restraining order to stop the Nov. 15 closure of East Potomac Park by NPS. They say the claim that the aging seawall is dangerous is a pretext for Trump's plan to re-do the golf course and get rid of other uses.
Lorie Masters retweeted
🚨BREAKING🚨
Democrat Eileen Laubacher has defeated Incumbent Republican Lauren Boebert in the CO-04 U.S. House Election.
This is a flip from 🔴 to 🔵.
Lorie Masters retweeted
There are 3,097 National Guard troops in D.C. as of this week, and Georgia has the single biggest non-D.C. contingent: 514. Mississippi has 349, and Florida 326.
NOW: @CMBrookePinto is calling on the 5 newly elected Democratic governors from Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas to withdraw their National Guard troops from D.C. on day 1.
Collectively, those states account for 628 troops in D.C.
Lorie Masters retweeted
JUST IN: The Trump administration notifies Judge Chutkan that a construction company has applied to maybe possibly begin construction of Trump's "triumphal arch" and is perhaps beginning to maybe prepare to possibly do it if approved tomorrow. Maybe.
Lorie Masters retweeted
In 1964, President Johnson waged that his campaign for Civil Rights legislation would lose the South for Democrats for a generation.
He was right.
Last night, his daughter Luci got to watch a Democrat elected to her father’s Senate seat for the first time since he held it.
Lorie Masters retweeted
After last night, a lot of people are asking what this means for East Potomac. Unfortunately, it doesn’t mean the fight is over. But we expect a Democratic Congress to actually use its power to stop this theft of a public park.
Block every dollar. No funding for East Potomac in any bill. Not one single cent. And write it so they can’t just ignore it and dare someone to stop them.
Pass a law protecting this park, specifically. Make the 1897 promise, “for the recreation and pleasure of the people,” mean something in black and white. Make Trump sign it or veto it in front of everyone.
Put officials under oath, on the record, in public. We’ve already seen what happens when this administration gets questioned under oath in court. Make them do it again and again.
Public lands belong to the public. They do not belong to any one person.
Now go protect public lands.
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