Graham: 'Imperative we find out which White House official talked to the whistleblower'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), one of President Trump’s most vocal allies in the Senate, on Thursday dismissed a whistleblower complaint that has led House Democrats to announce an impeachment inquiry but said it is “imperative” to determine which White House officials spoke with the anonymous whistleblower.

“It is imperative we find out which White House official talked to the whistleblower and why. Why didn’t they lodge the complaint?” Graham tweeted Thursday.

“As to the other matters in complaint: Clearly a coordinated effort to take second-hand information to create a narrative damaging to the President. When I think of whistleblower complaints I generally think of someone with first-hand knowledge of the events in question,” he added.

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Following the revelation of the complaint, which concerned a call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in which Trump discussed former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, the White House released notes summarizing the call Wednesday morning.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/463220-lindsey-graham-imperative-we-find-out-which-white-house-official-talked-to

[dalton99a]

1. "And do what we used to do in the old days"

[Takket]

2. do they really think this will work?

this was the strategy they tried early in the presidency. that the real issue wasn't horrible things, but people EXPOSING horrible things. Now they are at it again? "The issue isn't the president committing a felony, it is someone reporting it to the police!"

I just don't see that as resonating much with anyone other than the hard core deplorables, who don't need any convincing anyway

[Autumn]

3. Lindsay, just who do you represent? Trump or the people who elected you.

Fuck off.

[underpants]

4. The calls are coming from inside the house.

Honey, you are a Senator....you are supposed to be an advisory of the Executive Branch

[C_U_L8R]

5. They are petrified that more whistleblowers will blow their whistles.

Trump goes on the offensive to intimidate dissenters. He's such a crook.

[Iliyah]

6. There are a few . . .

If I were them, I would bypass Graham and any other Republican.

There are attorneys that will help them and provide protection for them.

[salin]

7. Lindsey - devoted to becoming a toady laugning stock for 3 years - just keeps improving

his toady-laughing stock performance. Think he can't get more absurd ... just wait a week and he will outdo himself.

[madinmaryland]

8. Hey Lindsey, don't you have consensual blow jobs to worry about??

Just shut the fuck up Lindsey

[bluestarone]

9. Fuck Graham

ALL whistleblowers need to go straight to the HOUSE!

[jcgoldie]

10. All this "second hand info" shit might work...

If they hadn't released the fucking notes from the call that basically corroborated everything the whistle blower claimed.

[CanonRay]

11. They are always more concerned with the leak

than the lawbreaking

[Roland99]

12. Listening to MTP on MSNBC on way home they mentioned a likely reason this guy filed it

That several people were involved and talking and perhaps wondering how to approach this with IC. The cia/whistleblower guy said he’d do it

Essentially, tasking the one with the best knowledge of how to do it

[Goodheart]

13. Answer me this, Limpsey

Why would trump call that person a "spy" and a traitor instead of a liar? Hmm? Hmm?