If Nunes and his aide out the whistleblower, there's just one thing to do.

[MineralMan]

The whistleblower should step forward and blow the whistle loudly and publicly on Trump.

Once the name is known, there's no point in hiding any longer. Go public, whistleblower! Lay it all out in the media. Tell your story to the television press person of your choice, on camera, and leave nothing out.

[dchill]

1. It do seem to be the only option.

[pangaia]

16. Yes it do.

Sorie- having my lat mourning confeve after a lat nigt....

[spooky3]

2. You would think that someone with a cow would understand about

when to close the barn door.

And isn’t it a crime to out a protected whistleblower?

[MineralMan]

4. The brain power available to Nunes is equivalent to that of a slug.

If he thinks revealing the whistleblower's name in public will cause that person to go into hiding, he's wrong. Instead, it will serve only to blow the GOP's case to smithereens.

So, please proceed, Representative Nunes. Go right ahead. You are an idiot, so let's see some idiocy in action!

[Firestorm49]

8. Don't hold anything back, MineralMan.

Couldn’t agree more.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Hope he isnt Epsteined...

I still shake my head that we have accepted the LIE that he killed himself.

FFS

Stay safe whistle-blowers, you are fucking with murderers...all GOP are now murderers or accomplices to murder.

[MineralMan]

6. Once the cat is out of the bag, the story is over.

That's why it will be important for the whistleblower to get his story out as quickly as possible if he is doxxed.

Once it is public, the threat level will be somewhat reduced. He will need some protection, of course, but the story is the thing that needs to be shared. Once shared, it cannot be put back into a box.

Nunes is a moron. He simply doesn't understand how any of this works.

[Eliot Rosewater]

14. I am unaware of the Nunes story, he is a piece of shit.

These traitors are hard to keep up with.

[dchill]

31. What Nunes understands is what Trump wants.

He already proved that breaking the law is no problem for him.

[redstatebluegirl]

5. And Nunes should be held in contempt of Congress.

[MineralMan]

7. He should be jailed.

Then, he should be expelled from the House of Representatives by unanimous acclamation. That's my opinion.

[dewsgirl]

15. He has a whole huge rich corrupt history himself.

I am confident one day he will. There was a leak account that was amazing, that laid out his history. I can't believe he is suing a fake cow on Twitter, but never even touched that account.

[MineralMan]

18. Yes, he is slime. I look forward to the day when he is brought low,

along with his buddy, Duncan Hunter.

[bluestarone]

9. AGREE, and NUNES should be pressured to

FIRE his aid immediately!

[MineralMan]

11. Nunes is encouraging this. He should be expelled from the House

by a unanimous acclamation vote. It is his idea, the smarmy little asshole.

[bluestarone]

13. Again FULLY AGREE!

[jcgoldie]

10. What difference does it make who the whistleblower is anymore

After multiple people from different departments in the Trump administration with direct knowledge of the situation have been deposed, does it even matter who the whistleblower is? It seems like we are well past that at this point.

[MineralMan]

12. One more nail in Trump's rhetorical coffin.

[MineralMan]

17. That's why Nunes's action is so deplorable.

The whistleblower's identity DOESN'T matter at this point. His/her report led to others testifying about the incident and what surrounds it. So, his or her testimony is no longer needed. Nunes, in his stupidity, does not understand that, and thinks that naming the person will somehow lead to bad consequences for that person.

Nunes is simply acting maliciously and with contempt for truth. His action, through his aide, is transparent and should bring him to complete shame from everyone of any honor at all.

What he is doing is so incredibly stupid that it's almost unbelievable.

[Whiskeytide]

30. Nunez (sic) is very, very stupid. But ...

... in this instance he really just wants the name out there so the attack machine can go on the offensive and undermine the impeachment at its origin - much like they did and are doing with the Steele Dossier and more recently the entire Russia investigation itself.

We have trouble following the logic because our critical thinking skills hinder us in such an endeavor. But it's republican scandal control 101 to them.

[jberryhill]

28. It makes none

Since the relevant committees have the witnesses to the Ukraine call and its context, the whistleblower is of absolutely no consequence at all.

It's like someone calling 911 to report a burglary, and the cops showing up to find the burglar attempting to escape the building. The 911 call has nothing to do with anything at that point.

[Whiskeytide]

32. Unless you can float a theory that the 911 caller was ...

... actually the real burglar all along, and is trying to frame your arrested neighbor for the heist. (This is where you'll need your tin foil hat)

They just want the name out in the public to allow Fox-n-em to assassinate his/her character and undermine the impeachment.

[Hortensis]

19. The whistleblower is following legally prescribed procedure

to make as sure as possible that it succeeds and to protect him or herself.

Behavior suggests abandoning that track to run off to the press is not something that person believes is the only thing to be done.

[MineralMan]

20. I understand what you are saying. However, if a member of Congress

doxxes you, all of that procedure goes out the window, it seems to me. Such a nefarious act by a member of Congress subverts the entire process, which is designed to protect the whistleblower from retaliatory actions. Nunes appears to be inviting harm to be done to the whistleblower.

Once the identity is known, public disclosure by the whistleblower is one way to add a certain level of protective cover. Since no benefit will come from trying to silence the person, there is little anyone can do to harm his or her reputation. Public disclosure of the full story is the best protection in such a circumstance.

That's not to say that the whistleblower will not need physical protection, since some of Trump's supporters have the potential to take violent action against that person. So, yes, he or she will need protection for a time. That can be arranged.

Still, outing the person is a shameful, malicious act. Nunes should be expelled from the House if he countenances or aids that disclosure.

[Hortensis]

21. If "A member of congress doxxes you" (or A party)

would seem to me to be one of the highly expected actions. Only a matter of time.

This person knows the Republicans' first action will be to try to smash his or her credibility through massive, ongoing swiftboat attacks as a political tactic.

The second standard reaction will be to try to destroy the whistleblower's life, both out of the extreme punitive viciousness typical of them and as a warning to others.

But the job this person set out to do isn't completed. This would change nothing as far as that's concerned, and the high ground held by approving colleagues, the Democrats and the judiciary is definitely still the safest, and almost certainly only, place to finish it.

[SWBTATTReg]

25. You're absolutely correct in Nunes' actions are pathetic and totally undeserving in being done to...

a veteran no less. As you so well put it...

Still, outing the person is a shameful, malicious act. Nunes should be expelled from the House if he countenances or aids that disclosure.

[Mike 03]

22. Much easier for him to emerge now than three, four weeks ago.

His story has been backed up and at this point the identity of the whistleblower is almost an afterthought. He/She's probably safer coming forward and has the implicit support of everyone who has thus far testified.

I would do it subtly, though.

Still, I wonder at the legality of outing a whistleblower. I've read several threads on this subject and only saw one or two people ask if it was legal to out a whistleblower.

[MineralMan]

24. I'm not sure about the legality.

I am sure, though, that the House of Representatives has the power to expel a member of that body. That should be done forthwith, if Nunes took action to reveal the name of the whistleblower. Nancy Pelosi can bring such a resolution to the floor and call for a vote. She should do so, and put House members on the record with their votes.

[Cyrano]

26. Yes, Nunes should be expelled -- and sent to Siberia

[bigbrother05]

27. Not likely that a member of the Legislative Branch is covered by that WB law

It was written to provide protections within the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch seldom includes themselves in such laws.

You are correct that the House writes it's own rules and if there isn't anything specific outlawing the practice, they could move to toss him based on his overwhelming assholery.

[guillaumeb]

23. Valerie Plame.

She is just one example of how far GOP politicians will go.

They have no boundaries, and no integrity.

[Phoenix61]

29. I don't think this has anything to do with

the current situation. I think this is Nunes pathetic attempt to threaten anyone who may be thinking about blowing a whistle. Whatever he’s trying to keep from coming out must be really, really bad.