The Whelan Debacle. It Just Gets Worse.

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (L) shakes hands with US lawyer and former Justice Department official Ed Whelan before the US president's announcement of his Supreme Court nominee in the East Room of the Whit... Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (L) shakes hands with US lawyer and former Justice Department official Ed Whelan before the US president's announcement of his Supreme Court nominee in the East Room of the White House on July 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS

By Josh Marshall

September 21, 2018 6:11 p.m.

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Eliana Johnson has a new piece out in Politico on the full dimensions of the Ed Whelan Twitter debacle. There are a number of really damaging details, each of which require a lot more answers. Let me hit the key points.

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