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Ron Johnson says he was blocked by President Trump from telling Ukraine foreign aid was coming
With his comments Friday, the senator made clear that he was aware of allegations Trump was withholding aid to Ukraine weeks before the public knew.
www.jsonline.com
As a younger republican coming up during obamas terms, he could have been the start of change for the party. Instead, he gave the response to the state of the union in 2013 and immediately set the tone as being a mouthpiece for those above him. He's gutless.
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WASHINGTON — A second intelligence official who was alarmed by President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine is weighing whether to file his own formal whistle-blower complaint and testify to Congress, according to two people briefed on the matter.
The official has more direct information about the events than the first whistle-blower, whose complaint that Mr. Trump was using his power to get Ukraine to investigate his political rivals touched off an impeachment inquiry. The second official is among those interviewed by the intelligence community inspector general to corroborate the allegations of the original whistle-blower, one of the people said.
The inspector general, Michael Atkinson, briefed lawmakers privately on Friday about how he substantiated the whistle-blower’s account. It was not clear whether he told lawmakers that the second official is considering filing a complaint.
A new complaint, particularly from someone closer to the events, would potentially add further credibility to the account of the first whistle-blower, a C.I.A. officer who was detailed to the National Security Council at one point. He said that he relied on information from more than half a dozen American officials to compile his allegations about Mr. Trump’s campaign to solicit foreign election interference that could benefit him politically.
Additionally, a reconstructed transcript of a July call between Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky released by the White House also showed Mr. Trump pressuring Ukraine.
Because the second official has met with Mr. Atkinson’s office, it was unclear whether he needs to file a complaint to gain the legal protections offered to intelligence community whistle-blowers. Witnesses who speak with inspectors general are protected by federal law that outlaws reprisals against officials who cooperate with an inspector general.
WASHINGTON — A second intelligence official who was alarmed by President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine is weighing whether to file his own formal whistle-blower complaint and testify to Congress, according to two people briefed on the matter.
The official has more direct information about the events than the first whistle-blower, whose complaint that Mr. Trump was using his power to get Ukraine to investigate his political rivals touched off an impeachment inquiry. The second official is among those interviewed by the intelligence community inspector general to corroborate the allegations of the original whistle-blower, one of the people said.
The inspector general, Michael Atkinson, briefed lawmakers privately on Friday about how he substantiated the whistle-blower’s account. It was not clear whether he told lawmakers that the second official is considering filing a complaint.
A new complaint, particularly from someone closer to the events, would potentially add further credibility to the account of the first whistle-blower, a C.I.A. officer who was detailed to the National Security Council at one point. He said that he relied on information from more than half a dozen American officials to compile his allegations about Mr. Trump’s campaign to solicit foreign election interference that could benefit him politically.
Additionally, a reconstructed transcript of a July call between Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky released by the White House also showed Mr. Trump pressuring Ukraine.
Because the second official has met with Mr. Atkinson’s office, it was unclear whether he needs to file a complaint to gain the legal protections offered to intelligence community whistle-blowers. Witnesses who speak with inspectors general are protected by federal law that outlaws reprisals against officials who cooperate with an inspector general.
Nunes indicated that he would take issue with Trump and Giuliani if they purposely tried to pressure Ukraine, or other foreign governments, to unearth opposition research on Biden for political purposes. “If a president just randomly was parachuting his personal attorney down into countries where he thought he could get some dirt on political opponents … that might be questionable,” he said, but added, “That’s not what this is.”
Lmfao!!!!
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Trump Blames Rick Perry for 'Perfect' Ukraine Call
“I didn’t even want to make the call,” the president said while tossing the energy secretary under the bus
www.rollingstone.com
I didn't do it
I did it but its not illegal
I did it but her emails
I did it but its Rick Perry's fault
I did it but its not illegal
I did it but her emails
I did it but its Rick Perry's fault
Why does he have to blame anybody for a “perfect” call? Or is he saying perry is responsible for the perfectness?
November debate already up to 7. Biden, Warren, Bernie, Harris, Pete, Booker, and Steyer.
"This corrupt liberal fake news media is disgusting. Sure, he f***ed babies, but he didn't f*** American babies." -- Marco Rubio, November 2019 (alhough Rubio wouldn't know how to say f*** if it were his wife riding the pool boy).
I'd really like them to show what polls they included that show Steyer qualifying, that's pretty hard to believe.
They are out there. Its all early state polls. He got 4% in a South Carolina poll.
He is spending millions on ads for those states. Most of the country won't have a clue who he is when he takes the debate stage this month.
I used to see his impeachment ads a while back but I haven't seen a single one for him here in the LA area since he declared that he was running.
I have never seen one ever. Definitely fully focused on the 4 early states.
What a better way to distract from your crimes by giving thumbs up to genocide.
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