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Schiff Says Congress May Not Need To Interview Whistleblower After All
The Daily Caller ^ | October 13, 2019 | Chuck Ross

Posted on 10/13/2019 6:02:30 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Rep. Adam Schiff said Sunday that the House Intelligence Committee might not need to interview the CIA analyst who filed a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump, a reversal for the Democrat, who has come under fire for failing to disclose the whistleblower’s contacts with his office.

Schiff acknowledged he initially supported the whistleblower testifying about the Aug. 12 complaint, which centered on a July 25 phone call Trump had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“Given that we already have the call record, we don’t need the whistleblower who wasn’t on the call to tell us what took place during the call, we have the best evidence of that,” Schiff said on “Face the Nation.” “It may not be necessary to take steps that might reveal the whistleblower’s identity to do that, and we’re going to make sure we protect that whistleblower.”

The Democrat has slowly pulled back his preference for the whistleblower to testify after it was revealed Oct. 2 that the CIA analyst had contact with a Schiff aide prior to filing the complaint Aug. 12. (RELATED: Read The Whistleblower Complaint)

In interviews leading up to the release of the whistleblower complaint, Schiff implied he had no insight into who the whistleblower was, or what they were alleging.

WATCH:

Margaret Brennan, the host of “Face the Nation,” did not ask Schiff questions about his office’s interactions with the whistleblower. She asked Schiff in the closing seconds of her show if he regretted saying in an interview Sept. 17 that “we have not spoken directly with the whistleblower.”

“We would love to talk directly with the whistleblower,” Schiff said in that interview.

Schiff said Sunday he should “have been much more clear” about his office’s contacts with the whistleblower.

Schiff acknowledged Sunday that he initially wanted the whistleblower to testify, but that he has changed his mind after Trump “started threatening the whistleblower and threatening others.”

Schiff noted Trump has referred to the unidentified whistleblower as a spy and traitor.

“Our primary interest right now is making sure that that person is protected. Indeed, now there’s more than one whistleblower, that they are protected,” Schiff said.

House Democrats have given indications that they were shifting away from pushing for the whistleblower’s testimony.

House Democrats were considering disguising the whistleblower during any potential interview in order to prevent Republicans from leaking the whistleblower’s identity, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

A Republican source familiar with the matter told the Daily Caller News Foundation in response to that report that it appeared Schiff was “laying the groundwork” to announce the whistleblower will not testify, “and to blame that on Republicans.”

“Schiff may not want the whistleblower to testify anymore because the whistleblower would have to reveal more details about this cooperation with Schiff,” the Republican source told the DCNF.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Schiff: Do we not know where the witch lives? How we not seen him? What need have we of evidence? What need have we of a trial? Burn the witch!


61 posted on 10/13/2019 10:54:20 PM PDT by servo1969
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To: RoseofTexas

Democrats are LAW-LESS because Republicans are BALL-LESS!


62 posted on 10/14/2019 3:25:15 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

“I should’ve been much more clear.”

“....but if I had, then I wouldn’t have gotten my way and, well, I really wanted my way so I chose not to be more clear” ~ Schiff, given truth serum

Short answer here: Trump outplayed Schiff, who figured Trump wouldn’t release the full transcript.


63 posted on 10/14/2019 4:46:30 AM PDT by Personal Responsibility (If we disarmed democrats gun violence would decrease by 90%.)
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To: Hattie
There is no whistleblower.

There is no whistleblower in the legal sense. There was certainly no law broken to blow a whistle. The fake WB also lied on the form about prior contacts. But there is undoubtedly an actual person behind this. There are 10,000 deep state junior brownies who would volunteer in an instant. The book deal alone will be worth seven figures.

64 posted on 10/14/2019 5:57:14 AM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways to Sunday)
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To: nobamanomore
There is no whistleblower

There is a person who filled out a form. In no way a WB. But a real person.

65 posted on 10/14/2019 5:57:49 AM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways to Sunday)
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To: laplata
It’s probable that there is no whistleblower.

There is a fake WB. See my previous posts.

66 posted on 10/14/2019 5:58:28 AM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways to Sunday)
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To: Tammy8
Several people have posted they don’t believe there is a whistle blower- at all...that the whole thing is made up.

See my previous posts. There was obvkously a real person who filled out a form that landed in the IG office. That person is real and they really filled out a form. They might have done it from Trump hatred, but more likely they did it for the money.

67 posted on 10/14/2019 6:00:32 AM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways to Sunday)
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To: palmer

Agreed.


68 posted on 10/14/2019 6:02:12 AM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
“Given that we already have the call record, we don’t need the whistleblower who wasn’t on the call to tell us what took place during the call, we have the best evidence of that,” Schiff said on “Face the Nation.”

LOL, after weeks he finally realizes this? I guess they don't want questions about the leakers partisan pro-Democrat activities.

69 posted on 10/14/2019 6:34:24 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Schiff has been behind the curve ever since Trump released the transcript.

He wasn’t supposed to do that. Instead, Demos we’re going to use the WBs accusations to demand the transcript and then charge obstruction when Trump withheld them.

Schiff had already written his opening remarks to the intell subcommittee and knew he had nothing. He made up Trump’s conversation because that was there was no plan B.

It would have worked perfectly but Trump released the transcript. Of course, since Trump had to ask Zelensky for permission to release the transcript, Trump now owes him a favor. So in the end, it was Schiff’s tricks which undermined US foreign policy.


70 posted on 10/14/2019 6:46:03 AM PDT by 5by5 (ad)
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To: nobamanomore

“There is no whistleblower, guys, the whole thing was written by Schiff’s staff lawyers! He doesn’t exist! It’s looking more and more like that every day.”

I think you may be right.


71 posted on 10/14/2019 7:51:02 AM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

I suggest we all substitute the word “Schiff” for the word sh*%

Example: “Oh Schiff!”

“I’m not putting up with any more bull Schiff”

“Hey Schiff for brains!”


72 posted on 10/14/2019 7:59:36 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: Jack Black

They’re still trying to decide who gets to be the ‘whistleblower’ that they invented.


73 posted on 10/14/2019 8:30:30 AM PDT by allwrong57
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To: Texas Eagle

And also has no right to privacy/hidden identity. Which is is PencilNeck?


74 posted on 10/14/2019 10:34:39 AM PDT by matt04
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Sixth Amendment:

The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you. It has been most visibly tested in a series of cases involving terrorism, but much more often figures in cases that involve (for example) jury selection or the protection of witnesses, including victims of sex crimes as well as witnesses in need of protection from retaliation.

Amendment VI:

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.


75 posted on 10/14/2019 10:45:20 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (The line that separated satire, Democrats and Stupidity has vanished. (thanks to jonascord)!)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Schiff said Sunday that the House Intelligence Committee might not need to interview the CIA analyst who filed a whistleblower complaint

Isn't that what we said all along? Does he even have a brain?


76 posted on 10/14/2019 10:46:57 AM PDT by Brown Deer (America First!)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

The whistleblower told his cousin and his best friend so, they are going to be able to tell his story. No need to be there if they are coming.


77 posted on 10/14/2019 10:49:35 AM PDT by kempster
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To: nobamanomore
There is no whistleblower, guys, the whole thing was written by Schiff’s staff lawyers! He doesn’t exist! It’s looking more and more like that every day.

Deep State Unnamed Sources and Multiple’ whistle blowers are such busy he/she/its.

The unnamed He/she/its and unnamed Multiple’ whistle blowers work 24/7 for all the liberal tv stations and major fish wraps lying about our President and having those lies pose as news!

Of course this occurs/happens only in the drugged out and AIDS/STD infected gay minds of the so called reporters and their editors writing/editing the newest serious anti Trump fake news from Multiple’ unidentified whistle blowers and unidentified sources.

Question of the day: What else are these Deep State Unidentified Whistle Blowers and Schiff, blowing/snorting?


78 posted on 10/14/2019 10:49:59 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (The line that separated satire, Democrats and Stupidity has vanished. (thanks to jonascord)!)
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To: catnipman
under no circumstance can the Dems allow the Whisteleaker to be interrogated under oath by the Pubs...,

Agreed. IMHO, Schiff will be thrown under the bus. He's just a tool of the intel community/deep state anyway. They'll not let the extent of their criminal activities be exposed when they can contain the fallout to this one, very expendable player. Easy narrative. Lone wolf, over-zealous, went off the rails. Just snapped. So sad. Schiff himself obliges the narrative by completely looking the part.

79 posted on 10/14/2019 12:02:05 PM PDT by Eroteme
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget; LucyT
YouTube: Adam Schiff Reads Nursery Rhymes


80 posted on 10/14/2019 2:15:14 PM PDT by Brown Deer (America First!)
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