Posted on 11/12/2019 1:38:12 PM PST by jazusamo
Full title: Schiff Threatens Republicans: Don't Criticize the Whistleblower During Public Impeachment Hearings or Else
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff is threatening Republican lawmakers ahead of the first public impeachment inquiry hearing on Wednesday and warning that any criticism of the whistleblower could prompt an Ethics Committee investigation. Schiff is also going out of his way to protect the Biden's from scrutiny.
"As explained in my November 9, 2019, response to the Ranking Member, it is important to underscore that the House's impeachment inquiry, and the Committee, will not serve as venues for any Member to further the same sham investigations into the Bidens or into debunked conspiracies about the 2016 U.S. election interference that President Trump pressed Ukraine to undertake for his personal political benefit," Schiff wrote in a memo to the Committee laying out the rules for the hearing. "Nor will the Committee facilitate any efforts by President Trump or his allies to threaten intimidate, or retaliate against the whistleblower who courageously and lawfully raised concerns about the President's conduct."
Whistleblower started Trump-Ukraine matter, framed issue in way House Dems have adopted for impeachment. Now Chairman Schiff orders GOP: Do not talk about whistleblower in impeachment hearings. If you do, you'll hear from Ethics Committee. http://ow.ly/MrCy50x8W76
Despite Schiff's assertions and threats, asking simple questions about bias or political connections of a whistleblower isn't "intimidation" or "retaliation." Further and as Matt has detailed , there is no law that prevents the name of the whistleblower from becoming public. There's certainly no law that prevents Republican members of Congress from talking about a whistleblower in broad or specific terms during congressional hearings. This is especially true given this "impeachment" inquiry was launched by a whistleblower -- who with second hand knowledge -- claimed a July 25 phone call President Trump had with Ukrainian President Zelensky was inappropriate.
Oh wait..
ERIC CIARAMELLA!
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What whistleblower? All the dems have is a traitorous seditionist leaker with no morals or sense of honor and decency.
They have no whistleblower. A fluffer maybe but no whistleblower.
I’ll look at clips and read analysis here and listen to Rush. I’m too busy to waste time watching a farce and it’s bad for my health, as well.
I’d make it a POINT to do every single thing aDamn Shit threatens us againt.
That’s excellent advice because he isn’t worth aDamn Shit.
Same here...I have a lot of paperwork to do and know I’d accomplish more right here than I would at the TV. That’s if I can get the people on the phone I need to talk to...
Bad for all our health for sure!!! Thank goodness, I still know when (and am able) to walk away from it for now. How many more years? Who knows?
[Each other GOP member should do the same thing when it is his/her turn to speak, until the entire process is only Democrats. Drag it out rather than have a singular, mass walkout. ]
[I’m too busy to waste time watching a farce and it’s bad for my health, as well.]
I’ll listen to Rush while doing some paid physical work.
Snap his pencil neck
FU Traitor
BTW, Eric Ciaramella Eric Ciaramella Eric Ciaramella Eric Ciaramella Eric Ciaramella Eric Ciaramella Eric Ciaramella Eric Ciaramella
PASS IT ON
The COMPLIANCE syndrome is getting a little stretched to the breaking point. I.Hope. We’ve got to Stop complying at some point.
The First Amendment is being tested and so are We.
Mega Ditto RitaOK!!!
Hello and hope you and yours are OK :)
since none of us know who the whistleblower is (the information has not been made public yet by the democrats), then it should be OK to mention the name “Eric Ciaramella” since we do not know that Eric Ciaramella is the whistleblower (at least, not yet).
“Snap his pencil neck”,P>
I always thought it would look good after an execution like for Saddam Hussein where they made the drop too far...
Start each Republican’s remarks with “blowy-boy is an a$$hole, now as for this witness I have a few questions, if it’s ok with your Bug-eyedness...”
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