Posted on 10/07/2019 3:27:53 PM PDT by ransomnote
House Democrats are looking to prevent the whistleblower from being identified by holding the person's testimony at a remote location and potentially changing their appearance and voice.
Democrats are going to great lengths to hide the whistleblower's identity out of fear the Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee could leak their identity, according to The Washington Post, which cited three people familiar with the discussions.
Democrats are considering holding testimony outside the Capitol as well as a staff-only session that would bar lawmakers from questioning the whistleblower, according to the Post.
Democrats are also weighing options to distort the whistleblower's appearance and voice, including through a video camera or audio-only testimony or by placing the person behind a screen, the Post reported.
These meetings could occur "within the next couple of weeks," though the date has not been decided, an official told the Post.
The whistleblower's allegations that President Trump sought to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden led Democrats to start an impeachment inquiry.
Trump has requested to know the identity of the whistleblower and has called the person "close to a spy."
The lawyer representing the whistleblower has expressed concern for his client's safety. A second whistleblower has hired the same legal team.
Bingo! There is no “whistle blower”
“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right 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.”
I miss the rule of law. I even miss the days when the democrats were sane enough to try not to look as insane as they have always been.
Given Adam Schiffhead's inclination towards blowing things, I wouldn't be surprised in the least.
***What will stop them?***
What stops a spoiled child’s temper tantrum?
I’m sure a good mother knows.
It's easy to see through this contrivance if you think about it.
Hes dirty and they know it
They haven’t found a big enough idiot to be their whistle-blower yet ,LOL
Hmmmm .... John Bolton?
Well, they don’t seem to have any trouble finding each other’s butts.
I agree, they’ll slip up and it will come out, if one exists at all.
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All Dem Theater... we already have a transcript of the call. Who cares. The reason they are keeping the person secret is to hide their democratic biases and social media history.
It’s probably hillary.
Why would the Republicans want to stop them? A true RINO probably supports this farce. A true conservative probably wants these idiots to continue only to fall flat on their face in failure.
The more these idiot Democrats try underhanded, illegal and unconstitutional impeachment tactics the more President Trumps polling numbers increase, and his campaign contributions increase.
I could be wrong, but don’t you have a right to face your accuser in court? I think there is a constitutional thing about it.
I thought leaks were a good thing.
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