Schumer says releasing transcript of Trump call falls short

[riversedge]

Source: The Hill





September 24, 2019 - 02:58 PM EDT


Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday said releasing the transcript of a call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky doesn't go far enough and says Congress needs to see the whistleblower complaint the administration has held back.

"We need the complaint. We need the complaint of the whistleblower as sent to the IG," Schumer said, referring to a complaint filed by an unnamed whistleblower to intelligence community Inspector General Michael Atkinson.

"It's nice to have the transcript. We don't even know right now if the complaint is about the transcript, in part or in whole," Schumer added. "And without the complaint, we don't know what the IG thought was so urgent. We do not know what the whistleblower thought was so urgent."

"So simply releasing the transcript does not come close to ending the need of the American public and the Congress to see what actually happened," Schumer said.

He also questioned whether the administration would withhold portions considered classified....................................

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[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. I agree with Joe... there's already enough evidence to start impeachment hearings.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!! or
Elizabeth & Bernie 2020!!
Either way, welcome to the revolution!!!

[RockRaven]

2. There is no reason to believe the transcript is even accurate. Trump's WH has released transcripts

in other instances in which the text plainly. does. not. match. clear audio/video recordings of the same event. If they falsify transcripts WHEN THEY KNOW WE HAVE IT ON TAPE ALREADY, why should anyone believe they faithfully transcribed an extraordinarily controversial heretofore secret conversation?

[Marcuse]

4. Releasing a so-called transcript is a diversion that's been tried before.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. nonbinding sense of Senate resolution on transmitting whistleblower complaint to Intel committees

Link to tweet

[lagomorph777]

6. Release the effing TAPES or face impeachment.

Failure to release them is plenty of grounds to impeach.

[zentrum]

7. There you go. It will be

.....Redacted.

[ffr]

8. Scorched Earth!

YES! Bow to legal congressional demands.

[They_Live]

9. We need to hear the recording

every second of it.