Posted on 09/21/2019 1:25:08 PM PDT by ransomnote
Washington—Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Friday called on Attorney General Barr to transmit the whistleblower report and any guidance provided to the Director of National Intelligence to Congress as soon as possible.
Senator Feinstein released the following statement today:
“If media reports are correct that President Trump delayed military aid appropriated by Congress in order to get Ukraine to investigate a political opponent, it’s difficult not to see that as an abuse of presidential authority, plain and simple.
“Withholding the whistleblower report that led to these allegations is also unacceptable. The president is essentially saying that Congress has no right to investigate the executive branch, which is a direct attack on the separation of powers. Oversight is a constitutional function of Congress.
“I sent a letter on Friday to Attorney General bar demanding that the whistleblower report be transmitted to Congress, which is required by law. I also requested any advice or guidance provided by the Justice Department to the Director of National Intelligence that led him to take this action.
“Covering this up will only make matters worse for this administration. I encourage them to clear this up as soon as possible.”
AG Barr to Sen. Feinstein: F*ck off.
Turn over Barry and Hillary first, DemonicRats.
They just stepped on another take, and they just don’t get it.
Whatever happened to the Chinese spy that worked for her for 20 years?
Be amazing if the President started dropping some stuff on Twitter about that. “Sen Feinstein wants to know about my privileged conversation with a world leader, I’d like to know what state secrets her Chinese spy driver was able to give the Chinese for over 20 years”.....mic drop
First report on her Chinese spy. Democrat troublemaker.
I did notice the slam of his name. Democrats are so small.
And then I think of Moochie talking about them going high.....and I can only figure she must’ve meant smoking dope.
What would the absolute best lawyers in the world demand?
What Feinstein said.
No authority to make this demand. Sit on it and spin.
I thought she was dead.
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She’s only mostly-dead.
hey Di -Fi..if you dont like it, make a criminal referral to the D.O.J....AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA......you have no power here witch...BE GONE!!
We should all send Diane a kite to fly.
Old hag.......she’s got nerve. How’s about investigating your Chinese driver, how’s about investigating why you held on to a letter from the faker Ballsey until the last minute......matter of fact why not investigate you since your wrinkled old butt has been in the Senate???
So many dirt naps I pray for.
DiFi is accusing Trump of what Biteme actually did.
Alinsky 101.
Faux outrage from the Conflict of Interest Queen
How much cash didja get for the hubby, Mrs. Bloom?
There may not be a “whistleblower” report .....
Gregg Jarrett wrote a really good piece (already posted on FR):
The Whistleblower May Not Be A Whistleblower At All
https://thegreggjarrett.com/the-whistleblower-may-not-be-a-whistleblower-at-all/
4. The ICWPA law defines the parameters of an “urgent concern” complaint as an abuse or violation of law “relating to the funding, administration, or operations of an intelligence activity involving classified information, but does not include differences of opinions concerning public policy matters.” The president’s conversation with a foreign leader does not seem to fall under this whistleblower definition.
5. It appears the acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) agrees with this assessment. His agency’s general counsel wrote a letter stating the complaint did not meet the ICWPA definition because it involved conduct “from someone outside the intel community and did not relate to intelligence activity”, according to a report by Fox News. This is why the DNI refused to forward the complaint to congress.
To put this in plain language, a spy who allegedly spied on the president does not have a legitimate whistleblower complaint against that president under the law. The ICWPA is a mechanism to report alleged misconduct by members within the intelligence community, of which the president is not. Yes, the alphabet soup of intel agencies ultimately report to the president, but that does not make Trump a member of that community and subject to its rules of conduct.
If media reports are correct ...The burden should be on Feinstein to establish the facts before bothering the administration.
"If media reports are correct, bigfoot ..."
"If media reports are correct ..."
Of course it doesn't work the way it is supposed to. The president has been jerked around by liars in Congress aided by their allies in the fake news media.
Otherwise she'd be the chairman.
“Barr should give this traitorous cow nothing.”
He has nothing to give her. The information contained in the report she is trying to get has not been proven to be confirmed as fact. The report request is for a serious or flagrant problem, abuse, violation of law or executive order, or deficiency relating to the funding, administration, or operation of an intelligence activity. Nothing within the description of what she is asking for is proven...therefore it’s called hearsay and remains a rumor. Now, when the information can be confirmed as true or false, then it can be supplied to the appropriate committees. But they can only work with facts, not guestimations.
One limitation on the power of inquiry that this cases should have discussed concerns the contention that congressional investigations often have no legislative purpose but rather are aimed at achieving results through “exposure” of disapproved persons and activities: “We have no doubt,” wrote Chief Justice Earl Warren, “that there is no congressional power to expose for the sake of exposure.” And at this time without the AG’s determination of the factual content of the whistle blower’s report, that’s all it is and doesn’t have to be transferred until complete.
rwood
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