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As we await more facts to emerge with the whistle-blower news, let’s review the (sourced) timeline. This extremely long - but I think it’s important that we view everything in context.
Also, please note the pattern of doing crazy sh*t whenever something damaging happens. What do you remember more from that time period? The crazy sh*t, or all the moves happening within the government?
June 27-29: Trump at Group of 20 where he meets with Xi, Putin, MBS, Erdogan, and others
washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/…
washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/…
Also at G20, Trump jokes about Russian election meddling, and won’t make eye contact with Putin
motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
June 30: Trump visits Kim Jung Un at the DMZ
washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
July 8: NY Gov signs bill to allow release of Trump’s state tax returns
nytimes.com/2019/07/08/nyr…
nytimes.com/2019/07/08/nyr…
July 9: House announces it will subpoena Porter, Dearborn, and Lewandowski, along with Michael Flynn, Jared Kushner and many others.
judiciary.house.gov/news/press-rel…
judiciary.house.gov/news/press-rel…
July 11: House authorizes above subpoenas
thehill.com/homenews/house…
thehill.com/homenews/house…
July 12: Appeals court throws water on Trump’s attempt to keep his financials away from the House
washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
July 12: It’s revealed in court that Turkish gov’t was using Flynn to influence Trump campaign
washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
July 19: Trump meets with Ratcliffe to discuss taking the post of DNI
politico.com/story/2019/07/…
politico.com/story/2019/07/…
July 25: House subpoenas Jared + Ivanka’s personal emails and texts
pbs.org/newshour/polit…
pbs.org/newshour/polit…
July 26: House petitions for release of GJ materials from Mueller report
politico.com/story/2019/07/…
politico.com/story/2019/07/…
July 26: Massive arrests in Moscow protests
nytimes.com/2019/07/27/wor…
nytimes.com/2019/07/27/wor…
July 27: Trump picks fights with Baltimore
washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
July 28: Director of National Intelligence Dan Coates resigns
nytimes.com/2019/07/28/us/…
nytimes.com/2019/07/28/us/…
July 29: House Oversight releases report detailing how Trump, Russia, KSA, and UAE were scheming a pay-to-play
oversight.house.gov/sites/democrat…
oversight.house.gov/sites/democrat…
July 31: Trump calls Putin
reuters.com/article/us-usa…
reuters.com/article/us-usa…
The call is first reported by Russians
rferl.org/a/russian-army…
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August 2: it’s reported that Trump had asked for a list of top US spies
August 2: it’s reported Trump will defy statute stipulating that deputy DNI assume position upon resignation of Coates, and that he blocked her from intelligence briefing
nytimes.com/2019/08/02/us/…
nytimes.com/2019/08/02/us/…
August 2: US pulls out of INF
bbc.com/news/world-us-…
bbc.com/news/world-us-…
August 8: Coates interrupts meeting to urge Gordan to resign
cnn.com/2019/08/09/pol…
cnn.com/2019/08/09/pol…
August 8: Trump announces Susan Gordan will resign
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
August 8: Trump picks Maguire as acting DNI
chicagotribune.com/nation-world/c…
chicagotribune.com/nation-world/c…
August 8: mysterious nuclear explosion in Russia.
cnbc.com/2019/08/29/int…
cnbc.com/2019/08/29/int…
August 12: whistle-blower complaint filed
intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
August 15: last day for Coates and Gordan
August 20: Trump says that Russia should be re-admitted to G7
nytimes.com/2019/08/20/us/…
nytimes.com/2019/08/20/us/…
August 24: Trump leaves for G7, after reportedly saying he doesn’t want to go
cnn.com/2019/08/23/pol…
cnn.com/2019/08/23/pol…
August 26: House announces they have served subpoenas to Porter, Dearborn, and Lewandowski
judiciary.house.gov/news/press-rel…
judiciary.house.gov/news/press-rel…
August 26: Trump lies about calls with China
vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/d…
vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/d…
September 1: Trump tees up Hurricane Dorian debacle by saying it will hit AL
September 1: Trump also picks fights with celebrities
cbsnews.com/news/trump-fun…
cbsnews.com/news/trump-fun…
September 4: Trump trots out his Sharpie map, starting wall-to-wall coverage of…that…for days
vox.com/policy-and-pol…
vox.com/policy-and-pol…
September 8: Trump picks more fights with celebrities
nytimes.com/2019/09/09/us/…
nytimes.com/2019/09/09/us/…
September 9: Schiff is made aware of existence of whistle-blower complaint as IC IG transmits letter to HIPSCI about its existence
intelligence.house.gov/news/documents…
intelligence.house.gov/news/documents…
September 9: House Judiciary Committee announces vote on impeachment inquiry procedures
judiciary.house.gov/news/press-rel…
judiciary.house.gov/news/press-rel…
Sorry, backing up a bit because I forgot something important. September 5: RT runs narrative claiming Putin warned Bush about 9/11 in advance. September 6: Trump claims he invited the Taliban to the WH for 9/11 nytimes.com/2019/09/07/us/…
So just a quick recap: 24/7 coverage of Trump's insanity (Sharpies, fights with celebs, inviting Taliban to WH) while Schiff learns of whistleblower complaint, and Nadler announces vote on impeachment procedures. Bringing us to...
September 9, around 9 am: CNN reports that a high-level spy had been exfiltrated from Russia in 2017
September 9, 17:51 (5:51 pm) EST (12:51 am 9/10 in Moscow): Russian media publishes name and address of the person
September 9, evening: John Bolton and Trump discuss his resignation
September 10: Schiff sends letter to Maguire demanding the details of the whistle blower complaint
intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
September 10: Trump tweets that Bolton is out
rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
September 12: House passes impeachment inquiry resolution
cnn.com/2019/09/12/pol…
cnn.com/2019/09/12/pol…
September 13: Canadian mole - uncovered by US authorities who flipped a suspect and gave him up - arrested.
globalnews.ca/news/5899146/s…
globalnews.ca/news/5899146/s…
September 13: Schiff issues subpoena: "[we] can only conclude, based on this remarkable confluence of factors, that the serious misconduct at issue involves the President of the United States and/or other senior White House or Administration officials."
intelligence.house.gov/news/documents…
intelligence.house.gov/news/documents…
Dammit, sorry. Forgot another data point. On September 12, report emerges about Israel spying on WH.
politico.com/story/2019/09/…
politico.com/story/2019/09/…
Continuing...September 16: Yahoo reports that Russia had carried out “stunning” breach of FBI communications
news.yahoo.com/exclusive-russ…
news.yahoo.com/exclusive-russ…
September 16: Edward Snowden interview on CBS - from Russia - to promote his book + plead his case
cbsnews.com/news/edward-sn…
cbsnews.com/news/edward-sn…
September 16: White House orders Porter and Dearborn to defy subpoenas, tells Lewandowski to obstruct
cnn.com/2019/09/16/pol…
cnn.com/2019/09/16/pol…
Copies of the letters here:
judiciary.house.gov/story-type/let…
judiciary.house.gov/story-type/let…
September 17: DOJ files civil suit agains Snowden
September 17: one of the only two facilities in the world containing the small pox virus explodes in Siberia, Russia.
theguardian.com/world/2019/sep…
theguardian.com/world/2019/sep…
September 18: WaPo reports Trump’s interaction with the foreign leader included a “promise” that was regarded as so troubling that it prompted the whistleblower complaint
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
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