Intel Committee Member Muses Why Schiff Is Blocking IG Atkinson's Transcript

Townhall.com ^ | December 2, 2019 | Cortney O'Brien

[jazusamo]

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff is supposed to provide the witness testimony from his panel's closed door depositions to the Judiciary Committee, as the latter prepares to host their own set of hearings this week into the ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Trump. But, there's one transcript yet to see the light of day - that of Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson. Atkinson, the official who brought the whistleblower complaint about Trump's call with Ukraine to Congress, testified behind closed doors on Oct. 4 for over 8 hours, reportedly claiming the complaint was of "urgent concern." Why is Schiff hiding the transcript?

Intelligence committee member Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) has a pretty good guess why.

Paul Sperry@paulsperry_

· Nov 29, 2019

DEVELOPING: Why is Schiff still withholding transcript of ICIG Michael Atkinson's Oct 4 closed-door testimony which lasted 8+ hours? He's released 15 witness transcripts but is still hiding Atkinson's. Also, what's Atkinson's connection to Obama officials including David Laufman?

John Ratcliffe

✔@RepRatcliffe

I know why @paulsperry_ It’s because I asked IG Atkinson about his “investigation” into the contacts between Schiff’s staff and the person who later became the whistleblower. The transcript is classified “secret” so Schiff can prevent you from seeing the answers to my questions

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7:31 AM - Nov 30, 2019

Ratcliffe's colleague, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), asked Schiff a similar question at last month's impeachment inquiry hearings and was promptly silenced by the chairman.

"Mr. Chairman, will you be prohibiting witnesses from answering questions as you have in the closed-door depositions?" she asked.

Schiff said he'd only intervene during the Q&A if he felt the whistleblower's identity was about to be revealed.

Other Judiciary Committee members, like Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), said the whole process is "ridiculous to the extreme." The Schiff report, he added, is "a half-baked report" filled with hearsay. He and his colleagues will have little time to look it over on Tuesday before they kick off hearings Wednesday morning, Cline complained. He predicts it will be "a short set of hearings."

As for who the Judiciary Committee wants to hear from first, Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) suggested Schiff would be an ideal candidate.

"If he chooses not to, then I really question his veracity in what he's putting in his report," Collins said.

"It's easy to hide behind a report," Collins continued. But it's another thing "to have to answer questions" on what he knew about the whistleblower and the report.

At last month's Intel Committee hearings, Schiff claimed to not know the whistleblower's identity, which raised several eyebrows.

[Verginius Rufus]

Isn’t Atkinson the one who changed the rules so that Ciaramella would be considered a whistleblower (despite lack of first-hand knowledge)? Atkinson is one of theirs, but he must have told the truth about something.

[Triple]

Schiff might only know the whistleblower’s CIA cover identity, not his true identity.

Is that right mr Ciamerella?

[Triple]

Or he was exposed as a DS operative.

[gibsonguy]

“Isn’t Atkinson the one who changed the rules”

Yes he is. He is a deep stater but he must have said something that hurt little Adams case.

[lastchance]

I want to know, how is President Trump even subject to Intelligence’s purview regarding whistle-blower complaints? Especially a complaint based on hearsay and opinion by biased employees of that (or those) departments.

[jazusamo]

I’ve read he’s deep state so that’s probably right.

[ClearCase_guy]

Clearly something bad is here. Normally the identity would not be protected, but Schiff treats this info like the nuclear codes. What could be so sensitive?

[jazusamo]

I have a hunch we’re going to find out relatively soon and Schifty and his Rat buddies know it.

[jazusamo]

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[mj1234]

“”Normally the identity would not be protected, but Schiff treats this info like the nuclear codes. What could be so sensitive?””

WHEN the “fake whistle -blower” is outed...that will lead to quite a few of his traitorous Toadies- that are still lurking
in the white house- or close by- state dept.,pentagon,Fbi,
AND especially the CIA- remember Brennan HAS ADMITTED to VOTING! for the COMMUNIST Party usa- the swamp runs deep with Anti Christian, Anti U.S.A. types

[Souled_Out]

Atkinson is total Deep State, just more of the doj spying on the sitting President and getting a pass from their internal “investigators”. The doj is constantly working to destroy America.

[Harpotoo]

They probably have his toilet videoed to make sure he wipes according to “their” preference:-)

[JohnnyP]

How can president Trump communicate securely with AG Barr?

[upchuck]

How can president Trump communicate securely with AG Barr?>/i>

Face to face inside a SCIF.

[WaterWeWaitinFor]

yes......... Brennan is the key,

Clapper........ “not wittingly”...... UGH. scumbuckets all.

Then dear Lisa darling, playing the victim. UGH this is so disgusting.

We need President Trump for at least 12 years to continue to straighten things out. Soros must be on his list somewhere, right? Praying for Justice to be done.