Posted on 11/03/2019 1:37:38 PM PST by ransomnote
(CNN)Mark Zaid, an attorney for the anonymous whistleblower whose allegations about President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine ignited the House impeachment inquiry into the President, said Sunday he offered to have Republican lawmakers submit questions to his client directly without having to go through the committee's Democratic majority.
The whistleblower previously offered to answer lawmakers' questions under oath and in writing if they were submitted by the House Intelligence Committee as a whole. This new offer would be a direct channel of communication with the Republicans who are in the minority on that committee. Republican leadership has complained that the process is unfair and overly restrictive on their ability to question witnesses.
In a series of tweets, Zaid said Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have sought to "expose our client's identity which could jeopardize their safety, as well as that of their family." "Despite long standing policy of HPSCI to protect #whistleblowers, especially anonymity (btw, this was consistent with my efforts w/GOP on #Benghazi), GOP has sought to expose our client's identity which could jeopardize their safety, as well as that of their family," Zaid tweeted Sunday morning.
The lawyer continued: "We have offered to @DevinNunes, Ranking HPSCI Member, opportunity for Minority to submit through legal team written questions to WBer. Qs cannot seek identifying info, regarding which we will not provide, or otherwise be inappropriate. We will ensure timely answers. We stand ready to cooperate and ensure facts - rather than partisanship - dictates any process involving the #whistleblower."
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Written questions. That way he (?) will have plenty of time to get his marching orders and responses from the people really pulling the strings, and consult with legal counsel to ensure he’s not perjuring himself, at least not obviously and prosecution worthy.
If he/she/it really believes in what he/she/it has claimed then he/she/it should be willing to face the person he/she/it has broken the law or violated the oath of office which almost everyone in Congress has already done.
Who does this guy think he is?
-PJ
The dude is in the military for goodness sake, give him and order to be in the senate at a certain time to answer questions.
Written answers by a team of lawyers is not cross examination.
Notice FOX and the others wont identify him.
Just like they agreed not mention Seth Rich.
The collective censorship only applies to protecting Democrats.
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Why isn’t this seditious traitor in GITMO being eayerboarded prior to being hanged?
ALL traitors should “swing”...
But let me guess, he is afraid of flying. Are we really going to start playing this ridiculous game again?
GFY
You will be cross examined
The dead vote, the teleprompter speech and the invisible x, y and z accuse
That’s big of him. Uh, NO.
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He doesn’t want to be exposed as the imbecile of the democrats. You can’t go to cocktail parties without being the brunt of whispered jokes, the stooge of the world. All this education and he ends up like Monica Lewinsky, butt boy of the democrat party in their scheme for world domination. Yes, a price has to be paid, and he is it. No going back to irrelevance within a minor government position. No, butt boy has reached the full glamour of the world stage as butt boy supreme.
Only the President gets the respectful privilege of answering submitted questions in writing.
The person being accused doesn’t have to answer anything. The burden of proof is on the accuser. And in a sane world, the accuser doesn’t get to dictate how he testifies.
What a farce this is. The guy’s lawyers, and even Schiff himself, will be the ones “answering” the questions.
You dont get the spontaneity with written questions. .............................. That is so true. In fact you don’t know who put the answers there. The answers may be from a group conference of lawyers, but that’s what Kangaroo courts accept.
Oh, he KNOWs how to wipe his butt— if for not other reason for the next “friend” to visit there. Just sayin’ he and his 2 buddies who work with the queer pedophile Schiff are all butt pirates, in multiple roles. This is the “network” of “secret” world queers who are running this charade.
Yes. Of course if he signs the answer and later it turns out false then it would be interesting to see who he blames for writing the false answer.
This farce has gone too long. I ready to see the instigators of this coup hanging from trees lamp posts and scaffolds.
The House Republicans should:
1. Find someone to accuse Pelosi of something heinous (something related to her personal finances, where there is already smoke).
2. Start a secret impeachment process (no Dems allowed!).
3. Leak really bad stuff to the press.
4. Threaten to hold a vote daily.
That would make a mockery of these shenanigans and help put it all in perspective.
Perhaps the 25% of far left Dems would join in.
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