Patrick Philbin: reports of contact between the whistleblower and Schiff’s staff are “shrouded in secrecy.” VIDEO 1:41min. https://youtu.be/JN3hzQc239M
Posted on 01/29/2020 4:55:21 PM PST by jazusamo
Deputy White House Counsel Patrick Philbin shredded House Intelligence Committee Chairman and lead Impeachment Manager Adam Schiff (D-CA) for his contact with the Ukranian whistleblower, which led to the impeachment inquiry, and eventually the current trial. As it currently sits, we are still in the dark about what role Schiff and his staff played in the whistleblower's inquiry.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) presented the question on behalf of Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Josh Hawley (R-MO).
"Is it true that Shawn Misco and Abigail Grace and the alleged whistleblower were employed by or detailed by the National Security Council in the same time period of January 20, 2017 and the present? Do you have reason to believe they knew each other and have any reason to believe that alleged whistleblower and Misco did everything they could to 'take out the president'?
"Mr. Chief Justice, Senators, the only knowledge that we have of this comes from public reports. I gather that there is a news report in some publication that suggests a name for the whistleblower and suggests where he worked and that he worked at that time while detail of the NSC staff for Vice President Biden and others who worked there," Philbin explained. "We have no knowledge of that other than what is in the public reports, and I don't want to get into speculating about that."
"It is something, to an unknown extent, may have been addressed in the testimony of the inspector general of the intelligence community before Chairman Schiff's committees, but that testimony, contacts with the whistleblower, contacts with Manager Schiff's staff and the whistleblower, are shrouded in secrecy to this day," Philbin explained.
"We don't know what the testimony of the IC IG was. It remains secret. It has not been forwarded," he said. "We don't know what Manager Schiff's staff contact with the whistleblower have been and what connections there are there. It's something that would seem to be relevant since the whistleblower started this entire inquiry."
Philbin said Trump's defense team can't say they have "particular knowledge of the facts stated In the question."
"We know there was a public report suggesting connections and prior working relationships between certain people, not something I can comment on other than to say that there's a report there. We don't know what the IC IG discussed. We don't know what the IC IG was told by the whistleblower, other reports about inaccuracies in the whistleblower's report to the IC IG. We don't know the testimony on that" he explained. "We don't know the situation of the contacts' coordination provided by Manager Schiff's staff to the whistleblower. It all remains unknown."
"It's obviously something that, to get to the bottom of motivations, bias, how this inquiry was created, could potentially be relevant," he said.
Patrick Philbin: reports of contact between the whistleblower and Schiff’s staff are “shrouded in secrecy.” VIDEO 1:41min. https://youtu.be/JN3hzQc239M
The tactic of providing questions to the Democrat “managers” ahead of them actually having to answer them, whether Donna’s idea or some other LIEberal’s idea, is MOST CERTAINLY at play in the US Senate!
They ARE USING THEIR BRIEFING BOOKS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, AND THEY HAVE PERTINENT SLIDES READILY AVAILABLE!
POTUS’ attorneys are simply brilliant! Making the LIEberals look like LIEing kindergartners!
Ho ho say can you see Vindman brothers need to be the first to go.
“Philbin is everything you’d want in a lawyer-——vastly knowledgeable, professional......and calm cool and collected.’
and evidently lacking any nuance! How refreshing to hear someone call another person a liar and make it stick
He decimated dems so effortessly.
He decimated dems so effortessly.
Thank you, Travis!
He is very impressive.
Our side is so dignified.
Maybe we can have both of them when Ruthie and the other sick one kick off!
It’s getting old.
Dead meat on a stick.
SENATORS: If the Impeachment doesn’t fit....you must ACQUIT!
Eric Ciaramella is the traitorous CIA loser who worked hand-in-glove with Adam Schiff to, in his own words “take out” President Trump by initiating the impeachment HOAX! Eric’s own LAWYER announced in January 2017 that “The Coup has Begun!”.
Shifty figures when not under oath he has a license to lie as much as he pleases. Shifty might lie under oath too...Yet to be confirmed. If forced to call witnesses then make this low life a witness and lets see if he lies while sworn in.
Hunter Biden and Shifty will make great witnesses. But Biden must be the first witness. If all he does is take The Fifth then any witness deal with the Dems if off, null and void.
HAT TIP to TEXAS EAGLE
Interesting - thanks for the ping.
Philbin looks like Poindexter, but his monotone speaking and his tendency to stay within the lane of factual evidence has made a lethal weapon for the Trump defense. He has been especially effective in dismantling the Dems so-called impeachment case, and in particular Mr. Shiff For Brains
I agree, he’s done a stellar job as one of the Trump legal team.
It isn’t just the Bill of Rights, it’s about the whole Constitution. Their continued attacks against the Executive Branch in attempts to weaken the President’s Rights and Duties.(He is responsible for Foreign Affairs AND can hire or fire any of those serving at his pleasure.....remember the stink about firing Comey?) The attacks on the Electoral College which never cease as well as other attacks on our structure as a nation. The Bully tactics are pure Stalinist and must be destroyed!
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