**********Whistle blower Thread 1************

[bdamomma]

if anyone wants to watch

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/watch-live-acting-dni-testifies-before-congress-on-trump-ukraine-phone-call-69963333738

K&R

[Mike 03]

1. MaGuire is solid. His statement is lengthy but he's building a

wall of credibility that's going to be difficult to attack.

[qanda]

33. Well...

Schiff has found a way.

[still_one]

84. Don't be fooled, he is a trump loyalist

[cynatnite]

2. Sounds like he's saying since it wasn't an intelligence matter...

then the decisions were out of his hands.

[a kennedy]

3. I'm starting to get a tad of a sinking feeling.......

[Mike 03]

4. Ah, he fumbles on the first question. "It's not for me to decide..."

[bdamomma]

5. Maguire does not want to

answer Chairman Schiff's question. They are always pulling teeth with these jerks, answer the question.

[a kennedy]

6. Yup......Mueller Report all over again......JMHO

[PA Democrat]

7. He is covering his own a$$,

justifying why he did not turn over the report.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. And he's unable to do it

[malaise]

8. Maguire is trying way too hard to duck Schiff's questions

These people disgust me - do not let up Adam.

[MerryBlooms]

26. He's coming off like a complete weasel... Ducking and dodging.

Schiff is going to let loose on him if continues with this bullshit.

[malaise]

35. Schiff has him by the nuts

[MerryBlooms]

40. !

[malaise]

48. Why did you remain silent when the President attacked the WB

Go Adam Schiff!

I predict Maguire will resign by tomorrow

[MerryBlooms]

89. I can't even imagine what Friday's news dump will be...

So much going on this week!

I think we'll see several people retiring to spend more time with their families.

[nolabear]

9. He's protecting himself, not Spanky. This could get good.

[samnsara]

16. i agree.. hes got himself to protect..still its hard to watch.

..I want cut and dry slam bam hes guilty testimony

[dajoki]

86. So do I n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

10. STREAMS PLUS RUNNING ON ALL NETWORKS

https://www.cbsnews.com/live/

[Mike 03]

11. Shit... It's downhill fast. He doesn't want to offer an opinion.

[cynatnite]

12. He's going to strain himself trying to appear apolitical...

but will look impotent at the same time.

[JohnnyLib2]

14. Schiff is a tiger!

[JCMach1]

15. Acting DNI was over his head... was trying to cover a broken law(s) with

executive privilege...

[MoonRiver]

17. Maguire just ADMITTED the complaint was URGENT!

Thanks Chairman Schiff for forcing him into a corner!

[malaise]

28. Went to the WH first

He went to the subject of the wrongdoing - ah well - one more Con tool

[MoonRiver]

39. Yes, and even when he knew Barr was implicated, he consulted with him!

[Iliyah]

58. Whoa . . .

Chairman Schiff!

[Mike 03]

18. Dems should just ask him fact questions, then, if he's going to backpedal.

[Shell_Seas]

19. Who is the inspector general they keep referring to? Michael Horowitz ?

[Celerity]

56. Michael Atkinson, Inspector General of the Intelligence Community

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_General_of_the_Intelligence_Community

[Shell_Seas]

61. Thanks. Any chance he'll be labled as partisan?

[Celerity]

74. he is a Trump appointee, so good luck with that, Rethugs, but they will still try, I am sure

The intelligence watchdog at the center of Ukraine firestorm

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/23/atkinson-trump-ukraine-whistleblower-scandal-1508594


Whistleblower controversy thrusts little-known Trump appointee into the limelight

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/23/politics/ic-ig-michael-atkinson-whistleblower-complaint/index.html

[a kennedy]

20. "I AM NOT AUTHORIZED"

[bdamomma]

21. Executive privilege

BS. This guy is stonewalling.

[Shell_Seas]

24. If I had to drink everytime he said that, I'd already be out.

[grantcart]

55. Executive Privledge does not apply for 2 reasons

1 It has to be asserted

2 No Privledge covers illegal actions

[Mike 03]

22. They can't allow him to become a hostile witness.

Just ask him about the facts of the complaint!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

52. I just woke up...so behind on this. But already

Have an opinion. Lol. Agree with u...

[a kennedy]

23. So my lame brain......is he helping or not?? I don't think so.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

54. Don't think people care about this detail - just

Want to know what happened

[bdamomma]

25. who's in the office

of Legal Counsel. Answer the fucking question. hmm...Maguire is getting flustered.

[nolabear]

27. Spring that trap, Adam! Boom!

[budkin]

29. Why is this dude roasting himself for Trump?

All to admit that he didn't go to the White House?? "I'm nonpartisan."

[rufus dog]

30. schiff is kicking his ass

Taking a long time to get the fucking piece of shit to admit that he is a piece of shit, but he is coming a across as a piece of shit.

[Mike 03]

31. "We went to the White House first."

Schiff: So you went to the subject of the complaint to ask permission to pass on the complaint to us...

Schiff: The president is the subject of the wrongdoing... You went to him first...

[a kennedy]

32. Ugh......why is it so hard to pin these people down???

[Shell_Seas]

37. They are made out of slime.

[3catwoman3]

85. Like that old saw about trying...

...to nail Jello to a wall.

[bdamomma]

34. Chairman Schiff

get him! So it's unprecedented isn't everything

[Heron5]

36. Schiff masterful

Repeated inquiries finally get Maguire to state that he went to the White House FIRST.

[Mike 03]

38. Schiff: The second place you went to was the DOJ

Schiff: You knew that William Barr was a subject of the complaint...

[JCMach1]

50. Whistleblower is Male

So, is it Coats, or Bolton?

[uponit7771]

63. +1,

[Mike 03]

41. Schiff: Do you think it's appropriate to go to the subject of the complaint for advice?

Schiff: didn't that conflict of interest bother you?
McGuire: I thought it was prudent. I have to work with what I've got.
Schiff: You had the discretion to provide it but did not.

[mysteryowl]

42. This is a hearing format, not those stupid 5-minutes of questioning turns we most often see.

[a kennedy]

43. His mouth is REALLY REALLY dry.

[mysteryowl]

47. that is called fear

Why does that make you puke?

[bdamomma]

44. oh crap

answer the question.

Don't get arrogant with the chairman. You ass

Blah...........Nunes, fuck you. Nunes a loyalist. I hate these people. So arrogant.

[global1]

45. Did He Answer The Question That When He Went To The WH First.....

Did the WH invoke 'executive privilege'?

[Mike 03]

46. Schiff: You don't believe the whistleblower is a political hack, do you?

MaGuire: (No) I believe the whistleblower acted in good faith, did the right thing, followed the law every step of the way.

[MoonRiver]

49. I think Schiff has this guy's number.

He is not minching words.

[malaise]

62. I hope the next Dem follows up about the credibility of the WB report

Maguire is all over the place on this

[nolabear]

51. Oh God. Nunes. Time to walk the dogs.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

59. Yes. This is all obfuscation. All about how the info

Got out vs the info

[Mike 03]

53. Schiff: Why didn't you defend the whistleblower when the white house called him a political hack?

Now Nunes.

[bdamomma]

60. yeah for sure

I hate when repigs come on.... they use the excuse of being "political" on the Dems this is not political this is about the security of the country.

[Mike 03]

57. MaGuire is holding his own against Nunes, believe it or not (so far)

M: As I said, this matter is unprecedented...

Nunes is trying to argue that it's "wrong" that this was ever made public in the first place.

[uponit7771]

66. +1

[bdamomma]

68. I believe

it was going to come out anyway, and we the public need to know. Crap. I hate repigs.

[Mike 03]

64. Nunes is trying to shift focus to how it got leaked. Insinuating leaks from the DNI

MaGuire denies.

Nunes enumerating all the leaks that have plagued poor Trump. LOL. Poor baby!

[uponit7771]

67. +1,

[bdamomma]

78. Nunes is sticking

up for that POS tRump, they always play tRump as being the victim. I'm not listening to Nunes.

[nolabear]

65. Nunes is doing abominably. Maguire isn't letting himself be led.

[JPK]

69. Nunez is looking for something.....

...anything to get a hook. He has nothing.

[C_U_L8R]

70. Nunes is punking himself

He's got such a knack for boneheaded conspiracy.

[Roland99]

71. Nunes trying to blame leaking on individuals within the IC

Maguire stating it could have been an individual within the WH or other areas with whom the call transcripts were shared.

[Mike 03]

72. Nunes beginning to show anger, voice raised and cracking.

"Leaks, leaks..."

MaGuire says it might have been someone INSIDE the White House! But he can't say and doesn't know for sure.

[nolabear]

73. *snort!* Nunes is killing it. If by "It" you mean 45.

The fumfering and obfuscating is astounding. Maguire isn’t having it.

What a tool.

[bigbrother05]

75. Current GOP questioner is accusing IC of leaking

Walked through who in IC had access that could have leaked transcripts, but failed to mention that the DNI passed to DoJ OLC and that Trump said that everyone in the WH was having a good laugh about the complaint.

Everyone knows the WH and DoJ have leaked like a sieve since Jan 2017.

[The_Counsel]

76. ...So, According to Nunes, the LEAK Is the Problem and Not the Crime Itself?

Who am I kiddin'? Ain't a damn thing changed with these cretins...

[Mike 03]

77. Nunes witness tampering:

"Be careful what you say because it will be used..."

[bdamomma]

79. if anyone wants to

start another thread. I would welcome it.

[Mike 03]

80. Rep Jim Himes up.

Shooting down ridiculous conspiracy theories.

"The IG, an appointee of this president, it was his decision to pursue this."

[meow2u3]

81. Jim Himes on Devin Nunes

Rep. Himes just mentioned that Nunes is furthering fantabulous conspiracy theories. WTG!!!

KABOOM!

[bdamomma]

82. what an ass

okay here we go. Executive branch fuck you.

[bdamomma]

83. Starting a Thread Two

[nolabear]

87. Oh look. We've reached the "they should apologize" stage.

Jesus the right are pitiful.

[Mersky]

88. Much appreciation for y'all keeping tabs this morning

I can’t watch the hearing in full today, but will be sure to follow along with these threads when I can settle, and take it in tomorrow.