Senate passes measure urging Trump officials to hand over whistleblower complaint

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Source: The Hill

The Senate passed a resolution on Tuesday urging the administration to hand over a whistleblower complaint reportedly tied to President Trump.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) asked for unanimous consent to pass the non-binding resolution.

The resolution urges the administration to hand over the complaint and states that the Senate and House Intelligence committees "should be allowed to evaluate the complaint in a deliberate and bipartisan manner consistent with applicable statutes and processes in order to safeguard classified and sensitive information."

The administration has so far refused to hand over the whistleblower complaint, which has led to mounting scrutiny of the president.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/462864-senate-passes-measure-urging-trump-officials-to-hand-over-whistleblower

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JUST IN: Senate unanimously passes resolution calling for the whistleblower complaint to be transmitted to the House and Senate Intel Committees.

[PJMcK]

1. This is curious and confusing

Why did McConnell encourage this to go through? What's his strategy?

My wild-eyed theory is that even McConnell has had enough of Trump and the Ukraine business was the last straw. Is he throwing Trump under the bus?

[True Blue American]

2. Let it begin with me!

[Raven123]

14. Trump threw himself under the bus when admitted to soliciting dirt on Biden

McConnell is just piling on. The info WILL come out regardless of the Senate resolution. They can get all out or get it drip, drip, drip. They are taking the least painful course.

[FirstLight]

3. The SENATE? whait, what?

My head is spinning... so the HOUSE launched an official impeachment inquiry, and the SENATE actually passed something and it was THIS?



Am I seeing things?

DAMN... I don't have TV, but I can't wait to see Rachel tonight!

[Reader Rabbit]

4. I want to be happy about this, but I don't trust the turtle.

I feel like this is part of a Republican plot to bury the truth.

[beachbumbob]

8. The situation may be so dire that McConnel had no choice, or a

fix is in place to stonewall everything. The question now will be are we democrats capable of playing hardball as ruthless as trump and McConnel do?

[Reader Rabbit]

11. Sweet Baby Jeebus, I hope so! - n/t

[yellowcanine]

5. Wow, no one objected? Not even effin Lindsey Graham? Smart of Schumer to do it this way.

Made it really hard for the Trumpers to object. The times they are achangin.

[Leghorn21]

6. YEP, and then McConnell says HEY, "I don't know nuttin about any phone calls, NUTTIN, I tells ya!!"

IT’S A GREAT DAY, MOM

[beachbumbob]

7. I believe the law states such whistleblower complaints must be

passed on the House and Senate Intelligence committees. So expect all the stonewalling and ignoring of subpoenas. Democrats better look at what their Sargent at Arms can do and act accordingly. I expect zero compliance from the Whitehouse and full scale vengeance by trump.

This is war, we democrats best be prepared.

[dhill926]

12. what you done said...

[Phoenix61]

9. If they have the complaint there is no reason for the whistleblower to speak.

Whatever is in that complaint is no where near as bad as what the whistle blower could say. That's the only reason I can for see the entire Senate agreeing to this.

[Thekaspervote]

10. I fear it's already been changed to a nothing burger. That's why Pelosi and Schiff are wanting

He/she to testify, which the attorney for the whistleblower says he will testify willingly

[DeminPennswoods]

13. Saw a news crawl/breaking news that

Trump's preparing to turn over the whistle blower complaint. I guess they figured out offering the transcript was going over like a lead balloon.