Whistle-Blower Is Said to Allege Concerns About White House Handling of Ukraine Call

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — The intelligence officer who filed a whistle-blower complaint about President Trump’s interactions with the leader of Ukraine raised alarms not only about what the two men said in a phone call, but also about how the White House handled records of the conversation, according to two people briefed on the complaint.

The whistle-blower, moreover, identified multiple White House officials as witnesses to potential presidential misconduct who could corroborate the complaint, the people said — adding that the inspector general for the intelligence community, Michael Atkinson, interviewed witnesses.

Mr. Atkinson eventually concluded that there was reason to believe that the president might have illegally solicited a foreign campaign contribution — and that his potential misconduct created a national security risk, according to a newly disclosed Justice Department memo.

An early portrait of the intelligence officer began to take shape on Wednesday as the White House released a rough log of a July 25 phone call between Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, the latest extraordinary revelation set off by the whistle-blower’s complaint.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/us/politics/trump-ukraine-whistleblower.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

[Miguelito Loveless]

1. So, already the NYT is picking this story apart to give Trump cover

Lovely.

[Trumpdumper]

2. Give Trump cover? Don't think so.

No. The story makes Trump and minions look worse.

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. They are now saying

the story is second hand, and the source had partisan motives.

Limbaugh/Hannity/Fox will be all over this.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. The "they" who is "saying" this is Steven Engel who is in charge of the DOJ OLC

who is running interference and who had also illegally withheld the complaint from Congress. His ass needs to be in the witness chair in a hearing.

[brooklynite]

4. If you're going to throw out lazy conspiracy theories, provide some evidence...

[Miguelito Loveless]

15. Is the NYT undermining case against Trump

How about representing hard core Trump partisans as "swing voters" who oppose impeachment, and telling Dems that alienating them will cost them dearly in 2020?

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/9/26/1888015/-The-Truth-About-Those-NY-Times-Swing-Voters-Who-Don-t-Favor-Trump-Impeachment?utm_campaign=trending

[Miguelito Loveless]

16. NYT now working to expose identity

of whistle blower, which endangers the man, discourages future whistle blowers, and gives Trump a target. Also, by irresponsibly printing information pointing to his identity, they give Trump ammunition to discredit the media.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

6. I guess we didn't read the same article.

I see one that’s pretty fucking damning...

And you see... Well, I dunno what the fuck you see, but it’s clearly not this article.

[Cetacea]

9. I read it. it clearly states that the whistleblower was most likely not supporting trump's campaign

and worse," the officer heard about the call secondhand from unidentified White House officials'.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

13. "not supporting Trump's campaign"

Oh, I didn’t realize to be a real whistle
blower you had to be a Trumper.

[Cetacea]

14. you saw what they did to mccabe

[orangecrush]

7. Welcome to DU

It's always nice to see new posters here.

[Miguelito Loveless]

8. Thanks!

[Wellstone ruled]

5. So if Trump was

soliciting or doing a shake down,wow,and others can verify this,we do have a national security issue at hand.

A Corrupt President who can not be trusted with National Security Issues.

[MFGsunny]

11. YES. Exactly. It's all about national security at the core by a pResident who betrayed us.

Plus a massive cover-up.

The similarities in election motives, M.O. and outcome should equal Watergate's.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Like an inner-city developer looking to bribe his way past zoning regulations

NO idea of what this country stands for. MAGA has proven to be a hollow slogan to dupe the people. Predictable.