A year ago, House Democrats were gearing up to impeach Trump. Much talk about allegation Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and son Hunter. 1/12 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
So there was a clear Biden angle in impeachment. But almost no discussion of another, undeniably consequential Biden angle. And that concerned how the Ukraine investigation got started. 2/12 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
Remember the whistleblower? His anonymous complaint started investigation. Democrats did everything in their power to keep his identity a secret. They succeeded. 3/12 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
But in August 2019, Intelligence Community inspector general conceded whistleblower showed 'some indicia of an arguable political bias...in favor of a rival political candidate.' That candidate was Joe Biden. 4/12 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
On October 4, 2019, ICIG testified before House Intelligence Committee. Republicans asked: What were the 'indicia'? IG said whistleblower had a 'professional relationship' with 2020 Democratic candidate. Did not name Biden. 5/12 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
Later Republicans learned more about that 'professional relationship. Vice President Biden was Obama point man on Ukraine. Whistleblower worked closely with Biden on those issues. 6/12 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
Bottom line: A man with 'arguable political bias' for Joe Biden leveled the charge that grew into Trump impeachment, which Democrats hoped would cripple the president politically going into re-election campaign against...Joe Biden. 7/12 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
It was done under cover of anonymity that Democrats strictly enforced. Schiff forbade Republicans from asking any questions that might point toward whistleblower's political biases. Has kept ICIG testimony secret to this day. 8/12 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
There can be no matter of greater public import than an attempt to remove a President of the United States. Yet Democrats did it with the aid of a public official with a political motivation whom they insisted must remain anonymous. 9/12 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
And don't say that was the law. Despite Schiff's pronouncements, nothing in law forbade Congress from identifying whistleblower. 10/12 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
Now, the question is whether that anonymity should continue, even as voters decide whether to give the president another term -- or whether to elect the anonymous accuser's favored candidate, Joe Biden. 11/12 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
Link: The Biden angle in Trump impeachment. 12/12 End. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-…
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