BREAKING: Ukraine Whistleblower has reached out to House Intel Committee

[brooklynite]

Link to tweet

[leftieNanner]

1. OMFG

This is HUGE! We don't want to see the stupid transcript. With Sharpie in hand, that can be altered. But testimony from the whistle blower? That would be big news.

[lagomorph777]

2. Give us the fucking tapes.

NOW.

[leftieNanner]

3. Yep

And from what I understand, there's more in this whistle blower complaint than just one phone call. To whom did The Orange One make a "promise"? Was this connected to his requesting a list of the spies we had placed in the Kremlin?

It's all coming out now! YIPPEEEE!

[H2O Man]

12. Correct.

[olegramps]

48. Let's see how Trump and his gang of gangsters will attempt to block this.

[Backseat Driver]

61. In light of the issues I like to see the same

consequences of impeachment for machievellian Pence as both the re-enforcer of the extortion of threat. There's no way he should EVER acquire the Office of the President. I'd also like DT's other messengers and obstructors removed and dis-Barred, tried, and jailed, and any future benefits of their offices forfeited, for their parts, all possible though probably not probable, if both are removed.

Transcript? Bleh: "But if I really say it; the radio won't play it; unless I lay it between the lines..."

Nevermind all that: He sent and encouraged his ring-kissing goons!

And they have obstructed and disrupted the business and oversight in the co-equal branches of American government, corrupted by GOP members drunk on dreams of power and corporate money.

How can that possibly be reflective of their oaths to uphold the Constitutional rule of law and values??? How?

[MFGsunny]

4. Only in TAPES and TESTIMONY we trust .... all else will reek of set-up, cover-up, stink-up. n/t

[ffr]

5. BOOM! Better start working on your excuses Moscow Mitch!

YOU FUCKING TRAITOR!

[calimary]

32. Looks like Trumpty-Dumpty's about to have a great fall.

[flibbitygiblets]

36. And all the king's whores, and all the king's yes-men...

I count Moscow Mitch, Leningrad Lindsay in the "whores" category. Pence is more of a "yes" man.

[calimary]

42. A bigger smarmier sycophant never crawled on his knees across the earth.

That’s trump’s boy, pence.

[Volaris]

57. Insofar as hes a man at all...and not mothers little angel.

[EleanorR]

6. Highly likely this is not limited to the Ukraine nt

[Buckeyeblue]

15. That's what I think too.

This was more than withholding aid to get an investigation on Hunter Biden.

[friend of m and j]

64. "URGENT concern" That is the key word in used to describe the report.

Extorting a foreign power to help Trump win an election has been "normalized" by Trump. I don't think that the corrupt act that we know of would be considered a "urgent concern" by the Inspector General.

There has to be more in that whistle blower report than just a phone call by Trump. The news today that the Whistle blower has contacted the Intelligence Committee saying he/she wants to testify. Hopefully he/she will answer questions about other abuses of power by Trump.

If the rumors about Trump wanting a list of undercover US agents in Russia are true and that comes out in the upcoming hearings it may be evidence of Trump committing treason. If he were convicted of treason the penalty for treason is "is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000;"

[Hoyt]

7. It's big if whistleblower doesn't wimp out like Mueller.

[kentuck]

8. This puts the new DNI on the spot.

Since he has already broken the law by not sending the complaint to the Intel Committee as required by law.

He already has an obstruction of justice charge against him. How much more is he willing to gamble for Donald Trump??

[OliverQ]

9. My suspicion is the Whistleblower is Dan Coats.

[Poiuyt]

19. I think it's Mark Felt

[calimary]

33. Lol!

“We know who donald trump is. It’s time to let the world know who WE are.”
- Biden just now. The quote of the week!

[Zambero]

69. Deep Blower???

[dawg day]

52. And maybe also his assistant Sue Gordon backing him up?

I think it was clear they were a source for the WaPo reporting. That would mean they knew about the WB complaint if they weren't that person.

Will Know Soon!

l wonder if they'll try to disguise the WB like they sometimes do when getting testimony from intel agents.

[Corgigal]

10. A brave patriotic person.

Who needs to do the right thing.

Everything Trump is not.

[Marcuse]

11. Stay safe.

[AllyCat]

39. No kidding. Hope this person has good security

[panfluteman]

67. Yeah - Like a whole squadron of armed guards, knowing Trump and his master Putin.

[tblue37]

13. DNI says, "No!". nt

[skip fox]

14. Can the DNI thwart a meeting if he is only being asked by the whistle-blower how

to contact the Committee?

[Botany]

16. We're in touch with counsel and look forward to the whistleblower's testimony as soon as this week.

[budkin]

17. It's happening!

Finally, the pieces are moving!

[MontanaMama]

18. Wow.

The whistleblower is probably sick and tired of the MF lying about the Ukraine phone call and the MSM lapping it up without question. Stay safe patriot whistleblower.

Looking forward to StarfishSaver weighing in on this.

[RobertDevereaux]

20. AND to Senate Intel as well!

[RobertDevereaux]

21. Just now...

Senate Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) "told reporters that the whistleblower’s counsel has also reached out" to his committee, per the New York Times' Catie Edmondson.

[Fan of Da Bearse]

22. ". . .and has requested guidance from the Acting DNI as to how to do so."

Isn't that the same guy who illegally blocked the testimony to Congress in the first place?

[reACTIONary]

63. According to the whistle blower law....

... the agency head is supposed to pass the complaint to congress AND inform the whistle blower that s/he can contact congress and how to do it. So this request is something of a strategic dare. They are staying within the bounds of the law and daring the director to, once again, step outside of the bounds. Sort of like opening the ports on a listing ship.

[shenmue]

23. YAAAAASSS

[Johnny2X2X]

24. They had to know this was coming

Trump releasing the transcript is to get out in front of this.

[ecstatic]

46. Yep. Releasing the fake transcript

was his attempt to get out in front. The problem is, he's used the same sorry ass routine too many times. I would have been apoplectic if Democrats and the media fell for it again.

[jb5150]

25. What if the whistleblower is

… Melania!

[flibbitygiblets]

37. I think she's more of a mushroom blower, if you will.

[FakeNoose]

26. None of us should be surprised by this move

The whistleblower is obviously a patriot, and he or she sees no benefit in saving Chump's butt. If the whistleblower has already left government employment, that's all the better!

I just hope they are careful to preserve anonymity to protect the person. Otherwise nobody will ever stick their neck out again for this whistleblower program.

[grumpyduck]

27. Is this going to be one more huge build-up

to nothing? Like the Mueller report and hearing, the Kavanaugh and Barr hearings, the Lewandowski hearing, and many others?

[MyOwnPeace]

45. I have the same reservations...........

I REALLY hope we are both SO wrong!

[Meadowoak]

55. No, this is different, you can sense the nervousness in the administration.

And suddenly, Trump is willing to hand over the transcripts. Trump is going down and he knows it.

[LanternWaste]

70. You should find out and let us know...

[LovingA2andMI]

28. Got a Feeling...

The Whistle-blower is Dan Coats or his Deputy who resigned with him.

[FloridaBlues]

29. Yes I feel it might be his assistant as well. Forgot her name

Can trump block this person from testifying?

[LudwigPastorius]

40. I think it's more likely that the person works for the CIA or NSA.

...a mid-level agent whose job it is to monitor the calls of foreign leaders.

If this scenario is true, there may be another set of tapes besides the ones recorded by the White House.

Getting them could prove to be difficult though, as I'm sure that any House Judiciary Committee subpoena would be refused by the White House under the guise of 'executive privilege'.

[SWBTATTReg]

30. Boom! Someone who's actually been on the ground, watching this piece of garbage do his ...

crap and so forth, testifying to Congress/The House of Rep.

[duforsure]

31. They should be watched over and protected

Or end up being murdered like Epstein was, and do anything to stop them. Trump will say they're liars and threaten them using Barr, again.

[Locrian]

51. serious protection....

end up "silenced" or made an "offer he can't refuse"...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

34. Rep. Schiff didn't say "Ukraine" in that tweet

Has there ever been official confirmation by anybody that the whistleblower complaint is, in fact, about Ukraine? Or is that still just the conclusion based on 'preponderance of evidence'?

[lagomorph777]

43. I think that's actually an open question.

This might be an ADDITIONAL gigantic scandal.

[JCMach1]

35. Inherent Contempt if DNI defies Congress... arrest him at the end of hearing

[ecstatic]

47. Exactly! No more nice guys/gals!

LOCK THEM UP!

[uponit7771]

66. +1

[Hekate]

38. I'm whistling. Zippidy doo dah, zippidy aye, my oh my what a wonderful day...

[UTUSN]

41. K&R but the acting DNI is going to give guidance?!1 Ha.

[Amimnoch]

44. Must be the right time, with the right evidence.

I've been saying all along, through all the ridiculous hyperbolic attacks on speaker Pelosi that when the time was right, and the best chance for results would be supported by evidence, and when it made the most sense.. she'd make her move.

Hope all those of lessor faith in our House Speaker chime in now.

[duforsure]

49. Trump now says he'll release the transcripts

which means by him trying to prevent the whistleblower from going before Congress telling their story, he knows it's a lot more then the phone call. I fear for their safety with trump, Putin, and Barr involved.

[zentrum]

50. I'm surprised Schiff

...announced this so quickly without knowing what it's about.

For all we know the Whistle is going to tell them it's not the way it's being described and the wholer thing ends in another big poof.

Gotta control the roll-out.

[jcgoldie]

53. How do you know Schiff doesn't know what its about?

[zentrum]

56. Of course. I don't.

Just feel we've been in this position before with the Mueller investigation.

Schiff is one of our best.

[pangaia]

54. why ask the DNI? Why not just show up?

fuck 'em...

[Viz]

58. To keep what we know straight......

Whistle blower is not a Ukrainian Whistle blower....but a high level member of the US Intelligence Community and possibly a Republican appointee from the Trump Executive Branch whose full report we have yet to see, stalled by a crooked Attorney General.
Quiet a different framing.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

59. About fucking time the House Dems grew a spoine. No more games. The truth is going to come out.

The American people are behind the Dems. The corruption has gone on long enough.

[Karadeniz]

60. SUBPOENA????

[gibraltar72]

62. We are the constitution party. Those other guys??

[warmfeet]

68. Exactly.

They claim to be the party of law and order. In reality, they are a national crime syndicate.

[uponit7771]

65. Oooooooooohhhhh, shit !!!