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shraby

(21,946 posts)
2. He's quoting fauxsnooze when he saw the report himself?
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 01:24 AM
Sep 2019

Is that what mrs. gish gallop calls alternate facts?

Midnight Writer

(21,780 posts)
3. I'm not convinced the whistleblower is reporting the Ukraine call. I suspect there is something else
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 01:27 AM
Sep 2019

The Ukraine call could be dangled by the Administration as a "limited hangout", an intelligence strategy for derailing an investigation by "being caught" for one crime to cover-up the greater offense.

Congress needs to see the whistleblower report. The phone transcript may be a diversion.

dlk

(11,574 posts)
6. We don't know what the whistleblower saw or heard
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 01:41 AM
Sep 2019

Time for Trump to put up or shut up. Release the complaint!

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
14. It will be interesting to hear the background on this
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 08:33 AM
Sep 2019

The Russian and Ukrainian side. Supposedly trump pressured Ukraine 8 times? And Russia probably didn't want them to get US aid. So they may have been discouraging them to not invent dirt on Biden.

 

TidalWave46

(2,061 posts)
10. This is wild.
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 05:01 AM
Sep 2019

They are hiding the complaint and creating a public defense for it. Beyond corrupt. Pretty powerful position. The potentially guilty party is hiding the evidence all while publicly mounting a defense. Let’s go Congress.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
12. Definitely a gamer. And he has played it well. In retrospect,
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 08:20 AM
Sep 2019

I see two events that have really helped him. Underestimating the potential damage in appointing Barr, a crony. And allowing him to cease answering to the American people in proper press conference settings.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
13. Yes! But see what's coming...trump knows the WB
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 08:26 AM
Sep 2019

Heard him, but he is thinking "phew" no transcript? So his plan is to smear the hell out of him. With Barr in charge, we know one thing...trump already knows everything there is to know about this whole episode.

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