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shraby

(21,946 posts)
Sat Sep 21, 2019, 09:31 AM Sep 2019

Why aren't barr and the DNI under fire for pulling a blatantly illegal act in mishandling the

whistleblower complaint. It was supposed to go directly to Congress but they confiscated it.

They should be in the crosshairs of some kind of punishment, or are they above the law too?

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Why aren't barr and the DNI under fire for pulling a blatantly illegal act in mishandling the (Original Post) shraby Sep 2019 OP
Whoever turned in the complaint should have known blueinredohio Sep 2019 #1
That would be against the law. Can't argue to break the law dem4decades Sep 2019 #6
The entire administration is lawless...nt comradebillyboy Sep 2019 #2
Be patient. FoxNewsSucks Sep 2019 #3
But not too soon - we don't want to rush into these things... COLGATE4 Sep 2019 #14
I give us about a 20% chance of surviving Trump/Barr/McConnell. CrispyQ Sep 2019 #4
CNN reporting the whistleblower did not have first hand knowledge of the call... 4139 Sep 2019 #5
This is interesting Mike 03 Sep 2019 #9
"Everybody's read it." Tanuki Sep 2019 #7
do you think Barr realizes he is on a par with Benedict Arnold. kentuck Sep 2019 #8
He doesn't give a flying fuck COLGATE4 Sep 2019 #15
Because corporate America has put its whore in the WH. TruckFump Sep 2019 #10
Bringing barr under the gun for his part in this fiasco will tie up one of trump's shraby Sep 2019 #11
By whom? 33taw Sep 2019 #12
Because Trump has placed his own capo/fixer Golden Raisin Sep 2019 #13
Whistleblower? matt819 Sep 2019 #16

blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)
1. Whoever turned in the complaint should have known
Sat Sep 21, 2019, 09:34 AM
Sep 2019

it wouldn't go anywhere. If the whistleblower really wanted something done they would have went straight to congress.

dem4decades

(11,296 posts)
6. That would be against the law. Can't argue to break the law
Sat Sep 21, 2019, 09:50 AM
Sep 2019

In a thread about how someone shouldn't break the law.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,433 posts)
3. Be patient.
Sat Sep 21, 2019, 09:35 AM
Sep 2019

The proper selection of stern words is being collected right now, and will soon be assembled into a two page letter which will surely cause the criminals to cease, desist, repent and behave in the future.




4139

(1,893 posts)
5. CNN reporting the whistleblower did not have first hand knowledge of the call...
Sat Sep 21, 2019, 09:40 AM
Sep 2019

Last edited Sat Sep 21, 2019, 10:34 AM - Edit history (1)

...therefore does not qualify as a whistle blower.

BUT WAIT UNTIL ITS VERIFIED! The cnn report could be bs.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
9. This is interesting
Sat Sep 21, 2019, 10:05 AM
Sep 2019

Still, the actual source of the information might be a jaw dropping name, like say John Bolton or some of the other names that have been conjectured. The whistle blower could be a "nobody" but we have to learn the actual source.

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
7. "Everybody's read it."
Sat Sep 21, 2019, 09:52 AM
Sep 2019

Traitor45 claims he hasn't read it, but then said "Everybody's read it. They laugh at it." I know that nothing at all that he says is credible, but if he has been showing it around to "everybody" (with the notable exception of Congress), he is guilty of mishandling what should have been confidential. He should have to answer for this and so much more.

TruckFump

(5,812 posts)
10. Because corporate America has put its whore in the WH.
Sat Sep 21, 2019, 10:08 AM
Sep 2019

That's why nothing is happening, IMO. Money is the mother's milk of politics. Look who and what (read Koch Bros) are supporting the evil that runs our government today. One cannot run a campaign unless one has big bucks. And while we the little guys contribute, since Citizens United, we are nothing compared to what the bastards with "Inc" after their names can contribute.

And...the fucking Evangels are too stupid from drinking Jeebus Kool-Aid to see it what the hell is happening. They are too damn busy restricting women's healthcare rights to see beyond that the RW Evangel leaders are getting rich off of using them.

JMHO

shraby

(21,946 posts)
11. Bringing barr under the gun for his part in this fiasco will tie up one of trump's
Sat Sep 21, 2019, 10:18 AM
Sep 2019

legs to his shield. He did an illegal act, among others and if he's called to account it will weaken trump. I'm thinking like Watergate's Mitchell.

Golden Raisin

(4,608 posts)
13. Because Trump has placed his own capo/fixer
Sat Sep 21, 2019, 10:34 AM
Sep 2019

as Attorney General in charge of the "Justice" Department and complicit Congressional Republicans are silent or actively abetting as the rule of Law, our Constitution and our Democracy are burned to the ground in plain sight. Democrats are busy taking the "High Road", issuing strongly-worded memos, and initiating court cases which will drag on and still not be resolved by the time Trump, aided by McConnell and Putin steals the next election.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
16. Whistleblower?
Sat Sep 21, 2019, 11:19 AM
Sep 2019

What whistleblower? That’s so Monday. It’s now Saturday. New crisis. New scandal.

Oh, and there’s this. We’re sending troops to die in Saudi Arabia. I’m sure their families will be so proud as they look at their folded, framed flag and know that their children died to protect a murderous regime on behalf of a petulant child.

But next morning Monday we won’t even be thinking about those troops because there will be more lies and crises and scandals.

I long for the days of Dijon mustard-gate.

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