Whistleblower

[Aglaopheme]

Barging into the SCIF is the most desperate of stunts.

 

[zipman]

Uh, no they didn't.

Nothing says "Uh, no they didn't" like purposefully editing out the part of her post that proves it.

Bwahahahahaha!!!!

 

[bigsly]

Lindsey Graham says he is going to introduce a resolution:



"This resolution puts the Senate on record condemning the House. ... Here's the point of the resolution: Any impeachment vote based on this process, to me, is illegitimate, is unconstitutional, and should be dismissed in the Senate without a trial,"



https://thehill.com/homenews/senate...solution-condemning-house-impeachment-inquiry

Puny little partisan cheerleader rah-rahing the Senate partisan majority side for doing exactly what he condemns the House partisan majority side for doing. You just can't make this childish shit up!

Too bad you're going to find that McConnell won't allow such a blatantly partisan, unconstitutional resolution to ever see the light of a Senate vote, huh?

Constitutionally, the House impeaches and the Senate tries those impeachments. Period.

It's purposely very simple...until repugnant partisans on both sides inevitably start intentionally end-arounding the Constitution, overtly perjuring their sworn oaths to "support and defend" it.

What McConnell should do is simply watch the repugnantly partisan House Democrats keep showing a significant portion of America how utterly partisan they truly are, not even comment if the House actually invokes articles of impeachment against Trump, always keeping a sure pulse on the votes of 2/3rds of the Senate and then, if articles are invoked by the House, immediately convene the constitutionally-mandated Senate trial and simply call for and up or down vote on every article of impeachment.

No matter how repugnantly partisan House Democrats arrive at articles of impeachment (if they, in fact, do), the 435-member House of Representatives is the only constitutional entity empowered to invoke, or not, any articles of impeachment. Whatever that simple majority decides, it is constitutionally the House deciding, repugnant partisanship constitutionally fading from relevant view.

And the Constitution charges the Senate with trying impeachments...it does not command how long, how thorough the trial must be.

 

[Aglaopheme]

....and then tweeting from a SCIF.

https://media.giphy.com/media/xThtaa7WtmxdtsTsuA/giphy.gif

 

[bigsly]

The Usual Suspects have trotted out virtually every single Fox 'n Friends "Deny, Deflect, Distort" talking points in record time this morning.

But, we now know they did know about it. Sorry, kitten.

Breaking via NYT: Top Ukrainian officials knew about the U.S. aid freeze before it became public, according to interviews and documents obtained by NYT, undermining a key argument in Trump's impeachment defense.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/...peachment.html#click=https:/*******MmN2rz9H5B

It's too bad all you partisan pukes of both political parties don't possess the natural sight to see how easily you ignorantly embarrass yourselves, because it truly is some badass comedy.

 

[Aglaopheme]

Keep limping along, eyesore.

https://media.giphy.com/media/6Mh3lbRdsIw8g/giphy.gif

 

[Rightguide]

Yes, yes they did in early August no matter how many times you cover your ears and scream “I can’t hear you!”

Yes dear, but guess what?

Ukraine Didn’t Realize U.S. Withheld Aid Until One Month After Trump Call: Report
By Zachary Evans

October 2, 2019 2:58 PM

https://www.nationalreview.com/news...-aid-until-one-month-after-trump-call-report/

 

[KeithD]

Pelosi covered it fully in a terse statement as she pointed the finger at Traitor Trump across the conference table: "All roads lead to Russia."

You need to know nothing more than that Donald Trump has been a blackmailed asset of Vladimir Putin since before the presidential elections to know why anything Trump is doing is happening.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Yes dear, but guess what?

Ukraine Didn’t Realize U.S. Withheld Aid Until One Month After Trump Call: Report
By Zachary Evans

October 2, 2019 2:58 PM

https://www.nationalreview.com/news...-aid-until-one-month-after-trump-call-report/

Yes dear, but guess what? Under oath, a different story emerges
Ukraine Knew of Aid Freeze by August, Undermining Trump Defense

The timing of the communications about the issue, which have not previously been reported, shows that Ukraine was aware the White House was holding up the funds weeks earlier than United States and Ukrainian officials had acknowledged. And it means that the Ukrainian government was aware of the freeze during most of the period in August when Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, and two American diplomats were pressing President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to make a public commitment to the investigations being sought by Mr. Trump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/us/politics/ukraine-aid-freeze-impeachment.html

 

[Rightguide]

Pelosi covered it fully in a terse statement as she pointed the finger at Traitor Trump across the conference table: "All roads lead to Russia."

You need to know nothing more than that Donald Trump has been a blackmailed asset of Vladimir Putin since before the presidential elections to know why anything Trump is doing is happening.

Pelosi is mentally disturbed and needs to be stripped of her speakership, but Democrats like to be led by the insane.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Pelosi is mentally disturbed and needs to be stripped of her speakership, but Democrats like to be led by the insane.

Strong women like AOC and Nancy Pelosi scare the hell out of low-testosterone girlie men such as yourself and Conager.

 

[KeithD]

Strong women like AOC and Nancy Pelosi scare the hell out of low-testosterone girlie men such as yourself and Conager.

Yep.

 

[Rightguide]

Where did Algo go? Hiding under the bed?

 

[suurfer]

he never interacts with me but I read all eyer's posts, because he seems quite objective.
So based on his & from the perspective of a derpy-derp political poster:


Why would a president carry such a hugely important conversation with a FOREIGN COUNTRY, without being transparent about it and seeking the approval of the Congress or whatever? Especially given the conflict of interest - both Biden/Trump are running for election.

I don't understand why conservative posters don't ask themselves questions.

But on the other hand, Giuliani said that Obama? carried a similar conversation about JoeBiden, with the Ukrainian president at the time.

 

[icanhelp1]

Puny little partisan cheerleader rah-rahing the Senate partisan majority side for doing exactly what he condemns the House partisan majority side for doing. You just can't make this childish shit up!

Too bad you're going to find that McConnell won't allow such a blatantly partisan, unconstitutional resolution to ever see the light of a Senate vote, huh?

Constitutionally, the House impeaches and the Senate tries those impeachments. Period.

It's purposely very simple...until repugnant partisans on both sides inevitably start intentionally end-arounding the Constitution, overtly perjuring their sworn oaths to "support and defend" it.

What McConnell should do is simply watch the repugnantly partisan House Democrats keep showing a significant portion of America how utterly partisan they truly are, not even comment if the House actually invokes articles of impeachment against Trump, always keeping a sure pulse on the votes of 2/3rds of the Senate and then, if articles are invoked by the House, immediately convene the constitutionally-mandated Senate trial and simply call for and up or down vote on every article of impeachment.

No matter how repugnantly partisan House Democrats arrive at articles of impeachment (if they, in fact, do), the 435-member House of Representatives is the only constitutional entity empowered to invoke, or not, any articles of impeachment. Whatever that simple majority decides, it is constitutionally the House deciding, repugnant partisanship constitutionally fading from relevant view.

And the Constitution charges the Senate with trying impeachments...it does not command how long, how thorough the trial must be.

Spot on, let the process play out. When the Senate is at bat then play hard ball when it's their turn. Spouting off now could alienate senators that are on the fence. Sooner or later the house has to make public articles of impeachment.

The actions certain committee chairs are taking with their secret testimonies followed by the drip drip leaking and cherry picking of only one side of witness testimony in an attempt to shape public opinion before an election will not go unnoticed this time around. It's a dual edge sword, if the impeachment fails at the senate trial their hope is they put out enough negativity to possibly impact the election in favor of the Democrats. The Dems are hoping that lightning can strike twice. That is the tactic they used for the 2018 elections and it worked! Won them the house using the Mueller investigation as a campaign rallying cry.

The senate advantage is that the trial phase will be the last thing the electorate will experience. The Senate needs to appear fair and balanced to the american people and use their time wisely and send the right message exposing the house for their inability and ineptness to legislate. USMCA is ready and the house Dems are sitting on a great bill, immigration is another issue people want fixed.

 

[SpeareChucker]

Much ado about nothing...

 

[bellisarius]

Spot on, let the process play out. When the Senate is at bat then play hard ball when it's their turn. Spouting off now could alienate senators that are on the fence. Sooner or later the house has to make public articles of impeachment.

The actions certain committee chairs are taking with their secret testimonies followed by the drip drip leaking and cherry picking of only one side of witness testimony in an attempt to shape public opinion before an election will not go unnoticed this time around. It's a dual edge sword, if the impeachment fails at the senate trial their hope is they put out enough negativity to possibly impact the election in favor of the Democrats. The Dems are hoping that lightning can strike twice. That is the tactic they used for the 2018 elections and it worked! Won them the house using the Mueller investigation as a campaign rallying cry.

The senate advantage is that the trial phase will be the last thing the electorate will experience. The Senate needs to appear fair and balanced to the american people and use their time wisely and send the right message exposing the house for their inability and ineptness to legislate. USMCA is ready and the house Dems are sitting on a great bill, immigration is another issue people want fixed.

Their problem is all of the build up of the Mueller investigation and then "nothing." The networks that were banking on that fiasco for ratings have all tanked and this latest BS isn't bringing the viewers back. Unless those ratings come back they've shot their wad.

 

[KeithD]

Much ado about nothing...

So, one wonders why the jackasses pulled the stunt--oh, yes, it's because they were joking with Trump about doing it and he told them too--so, they frog marched right into their silliness.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Where did Vette go? Hiding under the bed?

 

[Rightguide]

Their problem is all of the build up of the Mueller investigation and then "nothing." The networks that were banking on that fiasco for ratings have all tanked and this latest BS isn't bringing the viewers back. Unless those ratings come back they've shot their wad.

One Democrat "bombshell" after another exploding in the bomb maker's face starts to tell you something.

 

[Rightguide]

It's time to identify the "Whistleblower." The law gives him protection but it does not afford him anonymity.

REVEALED: ‘Whistleblower’ Acknowledged to IC Inspector General Additional Anti-Trump Bias, For a THIRD Previously Unknown Reason

" The whistleblower at the center of Democrats’ impeachment inquiry acknowledged to the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG) that bias against President Trump might be alleged against him or her for a third, previously unreported reason, sources familiar with the ICIG investigation tell Fox News.

Fox News has previously reported the whistleblower is a registered Democrat and had a prior work history with a senior Democrat.

Though Fox News has learned that an additional element of possible bias was identified by the whistleblower, its nature remains unclear."

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...p-bias-for-a-third-previously-unknown-reason/

 

[RoryN]

^^^^
Meltdown Mode, all over the forum.

Tough times for you Deplorables.

 

[Aglaopheme]

https://media.giphy.com/media/l4FGuhL4U2WyjdkaY/giphy.gif

ICPWA also includes a provision protecting the whistleblower’s identity from disclosure, a protection also found in the Inspector General Act of 1978. However, aside from that provision, ICPWA does not offer whistleblowers protections from retaliation and does not provide mechanisms for challenging retaliation.

https://www.whistleblowers.org/the-intelligence-community-whistleblower-what-you-need-to-know/

https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr3829/BILLS-105hr3829rh.pdf

The primary law that governs intelligence whistleblowers is named the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998. It lets whistleblowers report wrongdoing through a specific system in exchange for protection from retaliation by Congress.
Under the law, the intelligence community inspector general is not allowed to disclose the identity of the whistleblower, except if it’s unavoidable. The whistleblower was revealed to be a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer, and CIA employees are protected by a 2014 amendment.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisett...tects-the-ukraine-whistleblower/#40400991511b

 

[Rightguide]

^^^^
Meltdown Mode, all over the forum.

Tough times for you Deplorables.

^^^
The virtues of the left conceal their fears. Here Rory is clearly projecting the fears of the left onto his political enemies.

 

[BoyNextDoor]

Their problem is all of the build up of the Mueller investigation and then "nothing." The networks that were banking on that fiasco for ratings have all tanked and this latest BS isn't bringing the viewers back. Unless those ratings come back they've shot their wad.

That, and Trump withheld congressionally appropriated foreign aid to defend the Ukraine again Russian aggression up for a "favor" to get political help where the Ukraine President was not going to get the aid or a White House visit until he declared an investigation into the Bidens.

Oh, and he had to meet with "Rudy".