BREAKING: NYT has identified the whistleblower...

[brooklynite]

WASHINGTON — The whistle-blower who revealed that President Trump sought foreign help for his re-election and that the White House sought to cover it up is a C.I.A. officer who was detailed to work at the White House at one point, according to three people familiar with his identity.

The man has since returned to the C.I.A., the people said. Little else is known about him. His complaint made public Thursday suggested he was an analyst by training and made clear he was steeped in details of American foreign policy toward Europe, demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of Ukrainian politics and at least some knowledge of the law.

The whistle-blower’s expertise will likely add to lawmakers’ confidence about the merits of his complaint, and tamp down allegations that he might have misunderstood what he learned about Mr. Trump. He did not listen directly to a July call between Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine that is at the center of the political firestorm over the president’s mixing of diplomacy with personal political gain.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/us/politics/who-is-whistleblower.html

[Freethinker65]

1. So Trump's only shot is to scream DEEP STATE over and over.

I do not think that will work to save his Presidency, but he should be able to scam lots more $$$$$ from loyalists for as long as it takes to make "retirement"/escape plans.

If that happens, the next question is will Trump burn the entire GOP down with him. He is a vindictive SOB, so I certainly hope so.

[catbyte]

3. Maybe Vlad will reserve a nice dacha on the Black Sea for MF45 unless he has a .

polonium-laced Diet Coke planned for him. Perhaps both.

[Stuart G]

2. Yes, the "whistle-blowers expertise will likely add to confidence about the merit of his complaint"

....that is incredible. He is an analyst by training, ...and steeped in details of American foreign policy.."

Guess who else is an expert in knowing what spying is, and how giving secrets away is against the law?..
Nancy Pelosi. Many experts on the right side of this story.

[Poiuyt]

4. I hope he/she stays away from small airplanes.

[DBoon]

6. and hotels with windows that can be opened

[pangaia]

5. this is terrible that the nyt would publish info like this.. !!

how hard could it now be for anyone to find out the name

dymb dumb dum,b

[customerserviceguy]

11. I'm sure

that Trump has already ordered the CIA to figure it out. They're probably going to be able to do so, but will they turn that information over to the Dotard, knowing that there'd be a firing squad waiting for him/her?

[nolabear]

7. Crap. I'm not happy. They'll suss him out in no time.

Male, was at the WH, analyst, Ukraine knowledge, returned to the CIA...that’s not going to be that hard. I guess it would happen anyway but I hope he’s got both hands on his ass and a good rear view mirror.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

8. Karna? Remember trump's speech at CIA's Memorial Wall.

[dewsgirl]

9. This is the worst by far of the questionable decisions NYT

has made this week.

[customerserviceguy]

12. There are so many news outlets

that would love to break the story of the name of the whistleblower, somebody is bound to find it out eventually.

We're not living in the world where Deep Throat can take the secrets to his grave.

[ecstatic]

13. Then just let the shitty/ small outlets out the guy. No need to

lend the NYT's name and credibility to the story! SMH

[customerserviceguy]

14. Once some shitty small outlet

figures it out, the rest will all cover it. My example for this is the National Enquirer's reporting of John Edwards' dalliances. Now, there's a shitty outlet.

Chances are, Fox News has assets in the CIA that would have figured it out and broken the story to them.

[Gothmog]

10. From the Hoarse Whisperer

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