We shall see.
Some of it looks pretty weak on the surface.
For instance, Murphy was told to stop doing risk assessments on Russia and to instead do risk assessments on China and Iran. He refused to do so. On the surface, that looks a lot like plain old insubordination.
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Book sales will suffer.
Every time libs bring up Russia this comes to mind.
Itâs part of Rs theyâre running on. Racism, Russia and Recession.
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He probably wrote it.
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The complaint that was sent to the Congressional committees was written by Mark Zaid.
Until Schiff produces the âoverwhelmingâ evidence already in his possession on Russian collusion, He has zero credibility.
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Is it really a stretch to think that intel was changed to match whatever popped out Trumps cakehole? The stretch would be to believe it doesnât happen regularly .
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Youâre dear leader has just been proven a liar about the virus.
Itâs no surprise (in fact itâs in character) that you would want to talk about anything except how you were played by and promoted the lies Trump told.
Schiff is a tower of virtue compared to Trump.
Not sure if this whistle blowing is evidence that someone higher in the administration did something wrong, or evidence that there is indeed a remnant in these agencies that have their own agenda and believe they have the right to be insubordinate to enforce their ideas above those of the elected appointees.
The national security is at risk if they assign him to investigate China and Iran instead of Russia, like he wants? Hmmm⌠Recriminations or insubordination?
Do you think intel should be changed to match what the President tweets out and says?
Myself, I think it should be the other way around, if itâs intel that isnât secret. Some people let facts and data guide their decision making, some think you can just will that reality into existence. Or in this case, go back after the fact and change intel to prevent another presidential embarrassment.
Cuccineli, Wolf and Oâbrien are pretty high up in the administration. If you are referring to Trump himself and impeachment, the only person referring to that is the OP.
The top intelligence official at DHS was told to cease dissemination of intelligence regarding Russian disinformation. Yes, that sounds like a national security risk.
On July 7, 2020, DHS Chief of Staff John Gountanis (âMr. Gountanisâ) sent an e-mail to Mr. Murphy directing him to cease any dissemination of an intelligence notification regarding Russian disinformation efforts until Mr. Murphy had spoken with Mr. Wolf. The two men met on July 8, 2020, at which time Mr. Wolf stated to Mr. Murphy the intelligence notification should be âheldâ because it âmade the President look badâ. Mr. Murphy objected, stating that it was improper to hold a vetted intelligence product for reasons for political embarrassment
What does it say about Trump that thereâs been so much bull â â â â I forgot that the president of the United States altered a map with a Sharpie-not even had a fake map drawn up-to prove Alabama was in the path of that hurricane.
I think elected officials run bureaucratic agencies, not unelected bureaucratic agencies that run elected officials. Changing facts could be a problemâŚhaving a different interpretation of those facts not so much.
Youâre studiously avoiding having to answer in a way that reflect badly on the Trump.
No, intel shouldnât be changed and rewritten to back up whatever falls out of Trumps mouth.
Does Mr. Wolf concur that he told Mr. Murphy that the purpose of withholding âintelligence notificationâ was because âit made the President look badâ or was that Mr. Murphys interpretation? I will await the concurrence of Mr. Wolf on that subject. No, that would not be a legitimate basis for making an intelligence interpretation (whatever that is), any more than doing it to make the President look bad would be a good reason for making a determination in the first place.
So now we have a named whistleblower and the Trump Defense will predictably turn from âwhatâŚmore unnamed cowards?â to âohâŚheâs just a disgruntled Never Trumper Deep Staterâ.
Or the more innovative stretch of âwell he works for Trump soâŚâ
He was a Deep State Mole?
If that is appropriate, yes.
We shall see. Schiff is no doubt going to have the hearings as fast as he can. That should give us a clearer view of who is making what decisions in the intell community, and whyâŚif the hearings are not too controlled for political purposes.
Be interesting to see what actually happened.
