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KatyBR

(183 posts)
Thu Sep 26, 2019, 02:07 PM Sep 2019

Here is the Whistleblower complaint

Source: House Intelligence Committee

...
In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. This
interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President's main domestic political rivals. The President's personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General Barr appears to be involved as well.

• Over the past four months, more than half a dozen U.S. officials have informed me of various facts related to this effort. The information provided herein was relayed to me in the course of official interagency business. It is routine for U.S. officials with responsibility for a particular regional or functional portfolio to share such information with one another in order to inform policymaking and analysis.
• I was not a direct witness to most of the events described. However, I found my colleagues' accounts of these events to be credible because, in almost all cases, multiple officials recounted fact patterns that were consistent with one another. In addition, a variety of information consistent with these private accounts has been reported publicly.

I am deeply concerned that the actions described below constitute "a serious or flagrant problem, abuse, or violation of law or Executive Order" that "does not include differences of opinions concerning public policy matters," consistent with the definition of an "urgent concern" in 50 U.S.C. §3033(k.)(5)(G). I am therefore fulfilling my duty to report this information, through proper legal channels, to the relevant authorities.

• I am also concerned that these actions pose risks to U.S. national security and undermine the U.S. Government ' s efforts to deter and counter foreign interference in U.S. elections...


Read more: https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/20190812_-_whistleblower_complaint_unclass.pdf

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Here is the Whistleblower complaint (Original Post) KatyBR Sep 2019 OP
Thank you for posting. I'm off to the link to read in full!!! lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #1
A dozen WH officials and Brechbuhl from State Dept all listened in, and many more were briefed. lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #5
"lock down...of...the official word-for-word transcript that was produced, as is customary..." lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #7
"If a classification marking is applied retroactively, I believe it is incumbent..." lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #2
One of the good things about working for Trump - his/her bulletpointing skills are on point. meadowlander Sep 2019 #3
I'm reading page 3 of the pdf canetoad Sep 2019 #9
Every single repug house and/or senate member that refuses to accept and ack these fact(s) ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2019 #4
Holy shit, Batman. CrispyQ Sep 2019 #6
The President issued instructions to suspend U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine KatyBR Sep 2019 #10
The WB said he heard about it 4 months ago. BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #16
Great reading--thanks n/t Lulu KC Sep 2019 #8
"Senior White House Officials had intervened to 'lock down' all records of the phone call." Perseus Sep 2019 #11
Subpoena everyone in the WH. lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #12
Had to be Mulvaney and one or more of Trump's personal lawyers. machoneman Sep 2019 #15
My money is on Jared CabalPowered Sep 2019 #20
Kick for visibility. Everyone should read this! lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #13
Thanks for posting this. I was just about to look for the PDF version to download. Vinca Sep 2019 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate Sep 2019 #17
Thank you so much! Got it, downloaded it to iBooks! Hekate Sep 2019 #18
Here's the audio version: greyl Sep 2019 #19
Thank you. nt zanana1 Sep 2019 #21
bump joost5 Sep 2019 #22

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
5. A dozen WH officials and Brechbuhl from State Dept all listened in, and many more were briefed.
Thu Sep 26, 2019, 02:24 PM
Sep 2019

Sounds like a great list of witnesses to subpoena right there!

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
7. "lock down...of...the official word-for-word transcript that was produced, as is customary..."
Thu Sep 26, 2019, 02:26 PM
Sep 2019

There you go: there IS a transcript. We need to get it, pronto.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
2. "If a classification marking is applied retroactively, I believe it is incumbent..."
Thu Sep 26, 2019, 02:18 PM
Sep 2019

"...upon the classifying authority to explain why such a marking was applied, and to which specific information it pertains."

Throwing down the gauntlet there!

canetoad

(17,135 posts)
9. I'm reading page 3 of the pdf
Thu Sep 26, 2019, 02:37 PM
Sep 2019

And it says:

"I was not the only NON-WHITE HOUSE official to receive a readout of the call."

I think that rules out Dan Coates or other White House staffers.

SWBTATTReg

(22,059 posts)
4. Every single repug house and/or senate member that refuses to accept and ack these fact(s) ...
Thu Sep 26, 2019, 02:21 PM
Sep 2019

and still refuse to do their duty to impeach and/or remove this president should be removed too from office. This is a serious breach and attack on the American election process and thus, trying to devalue the votes of every single American in this country. This alone, in trying to set the values of our votes to zero (w/o value given in exchange) is fraud and deception or worst. No other course of action is required as the path is clearly outlined ... the president and cronies are a clear and present danger to the constitutional governing of this country.

KatyBR

(183 posts)
10. The President issued instructions to suspend U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine
Thu Sep 26, 2019, 02:39 PM
Sep 2019

Prior to his call (on July 25th) w/the Ukrainian President:

...On 18 July, an Office of Management and Budget (0MB) official informed Departments and Agencies that the President "earlier that month" had issued instructions to suspend all U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. Neither 0MB nor the NSC staff knew why this instruction had been issued. During interagency meetings on 23 July and 26 July, 0MB officials again stated explicitly that the instruction to suspend this assistance had come directly from the President, but they still were unaware of a policy rationale.
As of early August, I heard from U.S. officials that some Ukrainian officials were aware that U.S..aid might be in jeopardy, but I do not know how or when they learned of it.


last page of Whistleblower complaint here:
https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/20190812_-_whistleblower_complaint_unclass.pdf

BigmanPigman

(51,562 posts)
16. The WB said he heard about it 4 months ago.
Thu Sep 26, 2019, 07:09 PM
Sep 2019

That makes it May. Isn't that out of this time frame for the activity?

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
11. "Senior White House Officials had intervened to 'lock down' all records of the phone call."
Thu Sep 26, 2019, 03:10 PM
Sep 2019

Who are these people? They are as guilty as the creature, they need to be made accountable.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
12. Subpoena everyone in the WH.
Thu Sep 26, 2019, 03:37 PM
Sep 2019

Blockade the building and only let them out to come to the Capitol to testify.

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